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Average daily hours of sunshine Sunshine
More than 50 days a
Hours year on average have
10 clear skies, whereas
240 are overcast.
8
Night descends early
6 during the winter
months, but the days
4 can be brilliantly
clear. December is the
2 cloudiest month of the
year, with an average of
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec just four cloud-free days.
Wells Street Art Festival music festival featuring
(second weekend), Wells St. alternative bands and artists.
between Division and North South Shore Jazzfest (late Jul/
aves. Crafts and fine art on early Aug), South Shore Cultural
display and for sale. Center, 7059 S Shore Dr. Top jazz
Ravinia Music Festival (mid- musicians perform.
Jun–mid-Sep), Ravinia Park. Chinatown Summer Fair (mid-
Dozens of performances in all or late Jul), Wentworth Ave.
musical styles (p166). between Cermak Rd and 24th
Chicago Pride Parade (fourth St. Fabulous food, art, and dance
Sun), from Lakeview (p116) to displays to admire.
Lincoln Park, celebrates the gay Celebrate Clark Street Festival
and lesbian community. (end Jul), Rogers Park. Top world
music acts and a diverse range
July of food vendors.
Chicago Gospel Festival (first Taste of Lincoln Ave. (end Jul), Air maneuvers over the North Side as part
week), Millennium Park. A Lincoln Ave. The street is closed to of the Air and Water Show
two-day free event featuring traffic for a weekend street festival
gospel composers, singers, with live bands and a kids carnival. Northalsted Market Days
and musicians. (mid-Aug), Halsted St. Gay
Taste of Chicago (first week), August festival, with market
Grant Park (pp86–7). Concerts Lollapalooza (first weekend), stalls, comedians, and
and cooking lessons Grant Park. Massive alternative pop groups.
accompany the cuisine of some rock festival held in Chicago Ukranian Festival (mid-Aug),
of the city’s finest restaurants. since 2007. Ukranian Village. An authentic
Kwanzaa Summer Festival (first Bud Billiken Day Parade ethnic festival with crafts,
Sat), Abbott Park, 49 E 95th St. (second Sat), King Dr. from 35th food, and dancing.
Musical entertainment, food, to 55th sts. One of the US’s oldest Chicago Air and Water Show
and activities for children. African-American parades (late Aug), North Ave. Beach.
Chicago Country Music culminates with a huge picnic Planes perform maneuvers in
Festival (early Jul), Grant Park in Washington Park (p106). the sky and boats do stunts on
(pp86–7). Part of the Taste of Chicago Carifete (mid-Aug), the water.
Chicago Festival. Midway Plaisance (p106). Music, Bucktown Arts Fest (late Aug),
Rock Around the Block (mid- dance, and food from the N Oakley Blvd (p116). Local
Jul), Lakeview (p116). islands of the Caribbean. artists display their work.
Annual weekend-long
neighborhood festivities.
Chicago Folk and Roots
Festival (mid-Jul), Welles Park.
A mix of musical styles from
around the world.
La Fiesta del Sol (late Jul),
Pilsen (p118). Carnival rides, arts
and crafts, local and visiting
musicians, and Mexican cuisine
are featured at this festival, one
of Chicago’s largest.
Pitchfork Music Festival (third
weekend), Union Park. Three-day Visitors sampling delicacies of dozens of restaurants at Taste of Chicago

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