Events in East Chicago, Indiana

Wicker Park Festival: Top-notch fun for seven years
From the parks to the streets, Chicago’s summer festivals are anything but dull. Taking a cue from other neighborhood fests like Do-Division, Wicker Park Fest has been attracting top-notch bands, vendors and neighborhood friends for over seven years now.

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Taste of Chicago offers more low-cost options
As many feel the economic pinch, the Taste of Chicago rolls out wallet-friendly alternatives that will have visitors sampling more and saving dough.

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Theater on the Lake offers beautiful sets and setting.
Theater on the Lake is a great way to place to spend a warm summer evening.

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Highland Games bounce back from big storm
Oak Brook's 23rd annual Highland Games saw significant damage from storms, but thousands still turned out for this yearly festival dedicated to all things Scottish.

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Devo at the Congress Theater: A pre-Lollapalooza show of mythical proportions
Akron, OH quintet Devo may best be known for their ubiquitous 1980 hit Whip It, but throughout the past 30 years, they’ve demystified the one-hit wonder status through touring and releasing a new album of chart topping songs.

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Pavement at Pritzker Pavilion
After an acrid breakup over a decade ago, one of the most influential bands of the ‘90s, Pavement, decided to reunite for a world reunion tour this summer. The Stockton, CA quintet recently played their first Chicago show in 11 years at Pitchfork Festival on July 18, but will touch down again and perform more of their beloved classics on September 13 at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.

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North Coast Music Festival: Chicago's newest and brightest music celebration
In its inaugural year, the North Coast Fest acts as a means to close out the summer concert season with one last hurrah. Taking place in Union Park over Labor Day weekend (September 3-5), bands and artists from all over the world will make “summer’s last stand” a reality.

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Lollapalooza: The world is listening this August
Every August, approximately 100,000 people flock to Grant Park in downtown Chicago to hear over 100 international buzz and established bands perform outdoors. Since its inception in the early ‘90s and since its advent in Chicago in 2005, Lollapalooza’s become one of the foremost and exhilarating music fests on the continent.

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