Professional musicians, many of them world-famous, offer free concerts nearly every evening in Millennium Park's beautiful Pritzker Pavilion. This year's schedule includes Bernstein's West Side Story, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Broadway Sings America.
The longtime festival is at Henry Maier Festival Park on the lakefront with food, music, dance, Italian Idol, a bocce ball tournament and fireworks. Admission is $18.
This town on Lake Michigan attracts half a million people to events that include air shows, an arts fair, music, races, the big Cherry Royale Parade and many contests, including pie-eating and pit-spitting.
This easy-going, family-friendly festival features more than 70 performers from eight countries, food and hand-made art from around the world plus a fun play area for children. There's camping on-site and at Birds Hill Provincial Park.
Look for the four R's in this western Wisconsin town: roping, bull riding, steer wrestling and barrel racing. A parade is on Saturday.
This show and swap meet brings up to 130,000 people to this village east of Stevens Point.
This year, performers at this big fest include Neal McCoy, Brothers Osborne, Old Dominion and Nate Smith.
This Mississippi River town celebrates summer with a car show, pie-eating contest, Friday fireworks and noon parade on Sunday.
This northern town near Grand Rapids offers a powwow Friday, wild-rice lunch, bike rodeo, sawdust scramble, singing competition and fireworks Saturday and a parade Sunday.
The festival in this western Minnesota town revolves around the show "Chasing the Dream.''
This big festival celebrates its 90th year with a sand-castle contest, water fights, ship-building (in less than 30 minutes), beer tasting, watermelon feed, bike tour and more. On the last day, there's a big parade at 1 p.m.
This family-friendly folk and roots festival on a farm includes reggae, country, zydeco, jazz and Celtic music on three stages and four workshop areas. There's also a juried arts and crafts fair. Rustic camping is available.
This town in Chippewa National Forest, between Walker and Grand Rapids, calls itself the Home of Bigfoot. There will be a Bigfoot Olympics, a Bigfoot-calling contest, Bigfoot storytelling, a scavenger hunt and a petting zoo.
This family-friendly festival on the Crow River, west of the Twin Cities, features folk, blues, jazz and other grassroots music on three stages, including one for children. There's onsite camping and food.
This festival at Fort William Historical Park includes a fur-trade reenactment with artisan workshops, contests and a grand canoe arrival.
Look for minstrels, cancan dancers, French lessons, a Mardi Gras parade and a 43-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower in Cathedral Square Park.
This festival at the Rock Island County Fairgrounds includes balloon glows, launches, tethered rides and a play area for children.
The city's big food-sampling festival returns to Grant Park, with free dance lessons and free performances on two stages.
The music festival in this Upper Peninsula town on Lake Michigan also features food, dance, kids' games and arts and crafts vendors.
The Old Town School of Folk Music presents this Lincoln Square festival, which includes more than 70 acts on four stages plus 30 local and regional craft beers and food from neighborhood restaurants.
The festival in this Swedish town just north of the Twin Cities features fireworks, a car show, children's activities and a parade.
There's a Music Fest, carnival, beach bash, car show and fireworks in Petersen Park the first weekend. The second weekend, there's an art and street fair Saturday and a 1:30 p.m. Sunday parade on Main Street.
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