September is an odd month; it’s kind of summer and kind of fall. Who knows if these blue skies and 80 degrees will follow us into the next month, or if the leaves will be turning before we know it. As I laid out in the grass on campus today, I knew I should appreciate what’s left of summer, but- I’m excited for Fall.
Either way, September is full of enjoying the last remnants of summer (and the last street festivals!) and welcoming Autumn (Oktoberfest!).
Items marked with a * mean I think they are particularly interesting.
Music:
*North Coast Music Festival– Sept 2-4
Andrew Bird– Sept 7
James Blake– Sept 9
*Blink 182– Sep 9
Explosions in the Sky– Sept 10
Blake Shelton– Sept 15
Gold Panda– Sept 16
*Riot Fest– Sept 16-18
Florida Georgia Line– Sept 17
*M83– Sept 20
KT Tunstall– Sept 21
*Lake Street Dive– Sept 23
*Chance the Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring Day– Sept 24
AAHH! Fest– Sept 24-25
*Local Natives– Sept 26
Mowgli’s– Sept 28
*Purity Ring– Sept 29
Sigur Ros– Sept 30
Street Fests:
Midnight Circus in the Park (ongoing)
Chicago Jazz Festival– Sept 1-4
*Taste of Polonia– Sept 2-5
Windy City Wine Festival– Sept 9
Festival de la Villita– Sept 9-11
*German American Fest– Sept 9-11
*Renegade Craft Fair– Sept 10 (continuous)
Roscoe Village Oyster Fest– Sept 10
Windy City Dub Fest– Sept 12
*Lakeview Taco Fest– Sept 17-18
*Chicago Gourmet– Sept 23-25
Oktoberfest Chicago– Sept 23-25
Edgewater Arts Fest– Sept 24
Runs:
Run Mag Mile- Sept 10
Oktoberfest 5k- Sept 15
Bucktown 5k- Sept 18
Chicago Half Marathon- Sept 25
O’Hare 5k on the Runway- Sept 25
Other:
Cubs v Giants- Sept 1
*Oddball Comedy Fest with John Mulaney (!) and others- Sept 2
Labor Day Weekend White Party– Sept 3
*Adults’ Night Out at Lincoln Park Zoo– Sept 8
Chicago Women’s Expo– Sept 10-11
*Activate– Sept 15
Let me know what you want to or are planning on going to! Also, let me know if I left anything important out! There are a million events lists in Chicago, but so many of them are so cluttered and full of uninteresting events to sift through. I hope you enjoy my little collection of what I think is interesting this September. However, this list is in no way complete! There are always secret, awesome events going on around the city!
