Overview
- DCASE released a full 2026 calendar spanning Memorial Day weekend through year-end city holiday events.
- Chicago Blues Festival runs June 4–7, the Millennium Park Summer Music Series returns June 15–Aug. 6, the Air and Water Show is Aug. 15–16, and the Jazz Festival is Sept. 3–6.
- Taste of Chicago is set for Grant Park from Wednesday to Sunday, July 8–12.
- The return to July follows NASCAR’s choice to forgo a downtown street race in 2026.
- Lineups and other programming details remain unannounced, and the city has not clarified whether neighborhood Taste editions will return.