Sept. 5 – 7, 2025
Free admission • Grant Park and citywide

Taste of Chicago has been a foodie staple for more than 40 years. This year, the annual food and music extravaganza will include the return of the iconic lakefront festival, alongside neighborhood pop-up events throughout the summer.

In September, the classic food festival will take over Grant Park with dozens of Chicago’s favorite food vendors, live music performances, community dance lessons, and so much more. Plus, find neighborhood pop-up events bringing a Taste of Chicago to parks across the city all summer long.

Taste of Chicago 2025 schedule

Taste of Chicago in Grant Park will take place from Friday, Sept. 5 to Sunday, Sept. 7 2025. Check back for the full day-by-day schedule.

Taste of Chicago pop-ups

Leading up to the main event in downtown Grant Park, foodies can also enjoy Taste of Chicago pop-up celebrations in neighborhood parks throughout the summer. This year’s events include:

  • Saturday, June 28: Marquette Park
  • Saturday, July 19: Pullman Park
  • Saturday, Aug. 9: Albany Park

Taste of Chicago restaurants

Each year, food vendors will dish out not just tastes of Chicago classics — like hot dogs, pizza, and cheesecake — but also bites that represent the international influences tied to the city’s history as a melting pot of cultures.

Check back for the full line-up of Taste of Chicago 2025 restaurants and vendors. Here are some fan favorites from last year’s event:

  • 90 Miles Cuban Café
  • African Food Palace
  • Arepa George
  • Arun’s Thai Restaurant
  • Badou Senegalese Cuisine
  • Banato
  • Billy Goat Tavern
  • BJ’s Market & Bakery
  • Chicago Eats Market
  • Chicago’s Doghouse
  • Churro Factory (Xurro)
  • Connie’s Pizza
  • Cumin Club Indian Kitchen
  • Donut Dudes
  • Doom Street Eats
  • Eli’s Cheesecake
  • Esperanza Kitchen Delights
  • Franco’s Ristorante
  • Frannie’s Café
  • Gaby’s Funnel Cakes
  • Harold’s Chicken
  • JJ Thai Street Food
  • Josephine’s Cooking
  • Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria
  • Mano Modern Café
  • Moore Poppin Chicago Gourmet Popcorn
  • Oooh Wee It Is Restaurant
  • Ponce Restaurant
  • Porkchop
  • Robinson’s No. 1 Ribs
  • Sapori Trattoria
  • Seoul Taco
  • Star of Siam Thai Restaurant
  • Tacotlán
  • Tandoor Char House
  • The Original Rainbow Cone
  • The Sole Ingredient Catering
  • Yum Dum
  • Yvolina’s Tamales
  • Zeitlin’s Delicatessen

The Taste of Chicago line-up also includes more than a dozen local food trucks, plus a designated beer hall and cocktail lounge featuring a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage offerings.

Taste of Chicago concerts

Alongside a mouth-watering selection of local restaurants, the Taste of Chicago schedule also includes a diverse mix of national and international artists at free nightly concerts. Grab a spot at the Main Stage and dance the night away under the stars. Or check out the Goose Island Stage for a showcase of local and up-and-coming artists.

Check back for the 2025 Taste of Chicago music lineup.

More things to do at Taste of Chicago

A family at Taste of Chicago food festival

Chicago SummerDance
Celebrate summer and Chicago’s vibrant dance community with live music, dancing, and more in Grant Park. Each day will cover a variety of dance styles, including several Chicago-born genres. This year’s SummerDance schedule includes salsa, flamenco, footwork, bachata, Afrobeats, hip hop, line dancing, K-pop, house, and more.

Lifeway Foods Family Village
This kid-friendly area will feature games and activities for all ages, including interactive art provided by Somos Arte and inflatables by A Moon Jump for You.

Eli’s Cheesecake Birthday Celebration
On the SummerDance Stage, Eli’s Cheesecake hosts the annual Eli’s Cheesecake Birthday Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 7, carrying on the longstanding tradition of cutting a ceremonial 1,000-pound Eli’s Cheesecake Attendees will receive a free piece of cake following the ceremony.

Taste of Chicago

Getting to Grant Park

Street closures: The following streets will be closed during the Taste of Chicago:

  • Columbus, from Monroe to Balbo and from Balbo to Roosevelt (Balbo remains open to traffic)
  • Jackson, from Michigan to Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive
  • Congress, from Columbus to Congress Parkway semi-circle

Public transportation: Visit www.transitchicago.com 

Parking: Park right near the action at Millennium Garages

Biking: Bike parking is available on the perimeter of Grant and Millennium Parks.

Grant Park, 337 E. Randolph St.