The following is a list of upcoming, but not ongoing, free Chicago area events of note.
AUG. 25-26
VIVA! CHICAGO
Petrillo Music Shell
Columbus and Monroe Drives
312-744-3370
AUG. 25-26
BUCKTOWN ARTS FEST
Senior Citizens Park
2300 N. Oakley Ave.
312-409-8305
AUG. 25
CARIFETE
Midway Plaisance Park
Midway Plaisance between Cottage Grove and Stony Island Avenues
773-509-5079
AUG. 28
CHICAGO OUTDOOR FILM FESTIVAL
Grant Park’s Butler Field
500 S. Columbus Drive
312-742-7529
AUG. 30-SEPT. 2
CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
Petrillo Music Shell
Grant Park, Columbus and Monroe Drives
312-744-3370
AUG. 31-SEPT. 3
SEPTEMBERFEST
101 Schaumburg Ct., Schaumburg
847-923-3636
AUG. 31-SEPT. 3
THE LAST FLING
Naperville Riverwalk
Jackson Street between Main and Eagle Streets, Naperville
630-961-4143
SEPT. 2
FIESTA BORICUA
Division Street between California and Western Avenues
312-421-5272
SEPT. 8
STARS OF LYRIC OPERA
Petrillo Music Shell
Columbus and Monroe Drives
312-332-2244, ext. 5600
SEPT. 8
COMMUNITY SING!
South Shore Cultural Center
7059 South Shore Drive
312-294-3075
SEPT. 8-10
WORTH DAYS
107th and Oak Park Ave., Worth
708-787-4570
SEPT. 15-16
CHICAGO CELTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL
Petrillo Music Shell, Columbus and Monroe Drives
312-744-3370
SEPT. 19-20
ARGENTINE VOCAL A CAPPELLA NIGHT
Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
773-728-6000
SEPT. 22
MARSHALL FIELD’S DAY OF MUSIC
Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.
312-294-3000
OCT. 16-17
ZURICH BOYS’ CHOIR
Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut St.
312-787-4570
