Taste of Chicago, the largest free-admission food and music festival in the United States, is a 10-day party with everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area restaurants.
This summertime tradition spices up Chicago with free live music performances, cooking demonstrations, gourmet food pavilion, 5k run (Race to Taste) and, of course, plenty of fun for the entire family! Grant Park hosts the event (situated between Monroe St., Balbo Dr., Lake Shore Dr. and Michigan Ave.) running from June 27 - July 6.
It's been 20 years since Stevie Wonder last played Taste of Chicago, and he's returning this year to the event's opening weekend.
The confirmed music line-up for the main stage so far includes:
- June 27: Chaka Khan
- June 28: Stevie Wonder
- June 29: Plain White T's
- June 30: Broadway in Chicago
- July 1: Joss Stone
- July 2: Fantasia
- July 3: Grant Park Orchestra
Admission into the Taste of Chicago festival grounds and concerts is FREE!
You do not need a ticket to see the concerts. A limited amount of tickets for reserved seating at the Petrillo Music Shell are only given to Taste of Chicago sponsors, guests of performers and members of the working press. However, the seating area opens up to the public a half hour before each concert and is available to the public on a first come-first served basis from the entrance gate on Jackson Blvd. between Columbus and Lake Shore Dr. and we encourage you to please arrive early.
- The Taste of Chicago opens at 11:00 a.m.
- Ticket sales end at 8:30 p.m.
- Taste of Chicago closes at 9:00 p.m.
- July 3rd & 4th ticket sales end at 9:00 p.m. and the event closes at 9:30 p.m.
- On the final day, July 6th, the 2008 Taste of Chicago tickets sales end at 5:30 p.m. and closes at 6 p.m.
For your dog's protection and for the public's safety, all dogs are restricted from the festivals and you will be asked to leave the festival with your dog.- Alcoholic beverages are not allowed into the festival grounds. Coolers are NOT allowed in the seating area of the Petrillo Music Shell.
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