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Upcoming Festivals & Events

90 days of live music, food, art, and community across the South Side — from Pilsen to Beverly to Oak Lawn.

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23 MAY · FRI–SUN
Pilsen
Mole de Mayo Festival
11am – 10pm · 18th Street

Three days of mole, mariachi, lucha libre. The People’s Choice Award turns Pilsen restaurants into legends.

30 MAY · SAT
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Art Crawl
5pm – 11pm · Multiple Venues

Open studios, galleries, and food vendors across Bridgeport’s working-artist scene. Walk it, don’t drive it.

06 JUN · SAT
Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn Summer Kickoff
12pm – 9pm · 95th & Cicero

Food trucks, cover bands, kids’ zone, beer garden. The unofficial start of southside summer.

13 JUN · SAT
Beverly
Beverly Art Walk
11am – 7pm · 95th Street

Local artists open studios, restaurants spill onto sidewalks, the neighborhood becomes one big gallery.

21 JUN · SAT
Bronzeville
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