Summer on Southport is a unique event taking place this summer in Chicago and includes the 8th Annual Children’s Festival. There will be a large kids area that includes a balloon artist, face painting, a rock wall, an inflatable obstacle course, a jump house, and even mini golf! (All activities will start when the event begins, and run until 5:00 pm). It’s a guaranteed good time for the whole family!

Southport gives attendees a delicious, eclectic mixture of the culinary, visual, and performing arts. This two-day community festival is located at 3700 N. Southport at Waveland near Wrigley Field – home of the Chicago Cubs. Southport is one of the city’s mecca shopping/nightlife districts and includes beautifully maintained tree-lined streets, with rows of lovely houses in all manner of architectural styles.

Local artisans will showcase their wares and local restaurants and eateries will offer your favorite summer food. Our Sunday Gospel Brunch will provide an early morning opportunity to join us in this celebration of community.

Summer on Southport has always featured Chicago’s favorite entertainers, including Ralph Covert, Edwin McCain, Justin Roberts and many more. This festival always offers an exciting array of live music on our main stages and lots of other interactive activities and entertainment opportunities.

Our beverage sponsor for Summer on Southport  is MillerCoors. Their flagship brand, Miller Lite, is the great tasting, less filling beer that defined the American light beer category in 1975. Today, Miller Lite is the ultimate light beer, known for its inherent quality of great taste. Miller Lite is the only beer to win four gold awards in the World Beer Cup® for best American-Style light lager.

Special thanks to our sponsors at CertaPro Painters. CertaPro is based on your certainty of a job well done. They focus on every detail of every project. Co-creating the best possible painting experiences with you, CertaPro is known as the Certainty Service System.

This event takes place on Saturday from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm and Sunday from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. providing great live music, incredible food, and an upscale art show. For more information go to StarEvents.com or call (773)665-4682.

Entertainment Schedule

Children’s entertainment includes:

NORTH STAGE

Saturday from 11am-2pm

Sunday from 11am-1pm

SOUTH STAGE

Saturday from 11am-12pm

Sunday at 1pm

North Stage

South Stage