I've been coming to the fest on and off for 20 year, always a summer highlight! The neighborhood is always inviting with new crafty and fun things, so many good restaurants and a joyous festival affirming life. Sometimes it can be quite crowded at night but that's part of the sweaty fun. read more

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Even though I've lived three or four blocks away from Midsommerfest for a decade and a half, I've never been. I could be wrong--maybe it's just that it's in such close proximity--but this seems like one of ht major festivals in the city but I've never wanted to brave the crowds. I'm really glad I did this year because it was a good time. I walked over with the baby and when we arrived the Chicago Spirit Brigade was performing at the stage on Foster & Clark. Of course Chicago has a co-ed adult cheer team. And they were great! I am following them on Insta because I'd love to see them perform again. There were lots of vendors, both merchandise and food. One booth I liked a lot was the Floriography Fellows, who were making flower crows. I bought one for the babe and it was truly adorable. They also had a place for folks to sit and color to decompress since there's so much sensory overload happening all around. There was a water company of some sort that sponsored a water station. I wish I'd known because I'd have brought a water bottle. Luckily they had some cups there for those of us who didn't come prepared. I also stopped at the booth with glogg slushies (I think it was Simon's booth) and that was probably my biggest disappointment, because they were cash only. They had an ATM by the booth, but I was not about to spend $3 to have one. So rather than buy multiple I just got the one. I'm always pretty disappointed when places are cash only nowadays, unless it's like a single person doing a craft booth at a small fair or something. The band Sonic Healing was playing at one of the stages on a side street and we stopped to listen for a little while. They were really great. Dancing with my babygirl to some great music in the greatest city in the world really made for a pretty perfect Sunday evening. read more

My first visit to Andersonville! I got lucky enough to stumble upon the Midsommarfest:) Three live stages, lots of food and drink, arts and crafts, fashion, community info, etc. filled the streets. I wish I could have stayed longer. Next year! read more

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I loved Andersonville Midsommarfest and it accomplished it's goal with me making me fall in love with Andersonville. I didn't realize how many of the stores and shops I had been to right along this main strip on Clark Street. This fest had SO many vendors - everything from crafts to a lot of arts vendors (paintings, hand drawings, etc) to a ton of pet booths (including Treehouse my favorite animal shelter that gave me the best cat in the entire world) to a ton of equality in marriage booths (rock on) selling shirts and just spreading the word to face painting and puppet shows. There was a bit of everything here and I was down with it all. Aside from all the great vendors, there were quite a lot of food options. They had booths with cevapcici, bacon wrapped everything, gyros, pizza, thai food - something for everyone. Plus all the bars & restaurants along Clark were open and PACKED to the brim. Then there was the music! I thought there were just 3 music stages but there ended up being 5 or 6 with great acts everywhere. A cute little kid group was rockin on the kids stage - they were really good! Hyping the crowd and all! I saw some of my favorite groups on the Out Rock stage personally. But I was also down with a reggae band on one side, cover band on the other. Just totally loved all the music. Highlight of my day at Andersonville Midsommarfest (and I'm talking full day from 330ish until 1130ish)- a close call between hanging with some super amazing Yelpers sippin' on Crispin (thanks CG) and discovering Eric Himan.Eric Himan was on the Out Rock stage last night and he was just a dream and I was entranced by his voice and music. I'm his new groupie. http://youtu.be/zCRiSgzHCts read more

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Great music, great food, great environment and great crowd! What an awesome festival! I love the midsommarfest in this chic neighborhood, where the traffic is stopped and you can enjoy a great festival with great food and music, while walking along the roads to enjoy what this neighborhood has to offer. There are a lot of cafes, restaurants, clothing boutique stores, souvenir shops, even a Swedish museum, and etc. Hence, something for everyone. read more

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Enjoyable street fair but lacked anything of much interest. Attended on a Sunday afternoon and have to say the food vendors were meh... the entertainment was well...NOT and non-food vendors were slim pickins and not very interesting (unless you are a dog...lots of dog cookies). I will say they do a nice job promoting and supporting the LGBT community. So thanks to all the sponsors and vendors for their support during pride month. Maybe I need to come back in the evening but for me my Sunday Funday was more a sunday...zzz! read more

Andersonville Midsommarfest - These bitches are FOOTLONG. Corndog dildos - Festivals Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

How do you not love any festival that is in your own hood!! Gay men, gay women, gay dogs, gay kids, gay gay gay... If you have to ask, by gay you mean HAPPY?!?! Yes, yes I do!! So I've missed this every year and was extremely excited to go, so much so that I went both days and I wasn't disappointed on either day. I'm really not for the packed in like sardines feeling but with this festival thankfully I didn't have to worry so much about that; between all the side streets and ally's I had plenty of ways to get in and out under the radar or from getting smushed. Super friendly crowd, great food (not just from vendors but most restaurants were open and doing something for the crowd), great music (I've been sad about the lack of good bands this year at all the fests but having different cover bands on different stages was PERFECT), Puppet bike (yep Puppet bike was making bank this weekend!!), and good friends, this has easliy become my favorite festival. My only regret is that I didn't have a chance to scope out all the vendors or all the food that was being served (deep fried twinkles!?!? :( I missed then) but there is always next year. read more

Andersonville Midsommarfest - Festivals Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Still one of the best fests of the summer! 2013 visit cemented Midsommarfest with the following observations: - It's huge. It's long. (the Fest!) - good food. You have your gyros and hot dogs, but also your Cevapcici, Reza's, and other local food vendors - Good music. Reggae, kids rocking out, mambo, rock 'n' roll cover bands. It's all good here - Good people. (see original review below- a great mix! Probably the least douchey festival in Chicago!) This will be an annual start to summer for me! read more

Still my favorite fest to date. A-ville really pulls out all the stops to make this a great time! Here's what I think makes it special: *Plenty of local vendors serving food and booze, not the cookie cutter, overpriced food options like many other fests * Diverse crowd that seems to contain a negligible number of douchebags * Plenty of entertainment - 5 stages including one for family friendly stuff and a Swedish stage * Lots of people, but not overcrowded * Nice selection of arts, crafts, organizations, etc. with tents. For the past two years this event has set the bar for all other street fests to follow and none have come close to outshining it! read more

I definitely enjoyed myself, but this festival did have a few flaws that I didn't notice at the other festivals that I've attended this year. They had four entertainment stages--too many. Consequently there were no spaces of relative quiet in the festival. I don't come to a street fair to converse with my friends via shouting and multiple repetitions. I can do that at half of the bars in town. I will say that down the side streets were sonic refuges (such as the unofficial Yelp HQ at Ranalli's), but in the fair proper it was very loud. Also, it seemed dirty, at least by Sunday afternoon, not to mention cluttered and haphazardly arranged. However, this festival has a more relaxed and friendly feeling than some others, and that goes a long way. With good company and plenty of shade, I spent far more time here than I had intended. I appreciated the selection of food and beverages, as well as the fact that all the restaurants were open and doing their damnedest to entice patrons (e.g. $3 Guinness at Reza's). The best thing was the $5 entry fee. Oh, and as Lauren H. mentioned, parking was impossible. I ended up over half a mile southeast of the southern entrance, near Argyle and Broadway. For heaven's sake, take the el. read more

Hanging tough as one of the few DOUCHEBAG FREE festivals in Chicago. Uber diverse crowd, full of love! My favorite fest, and the only one I reliably hit, year after year of living in this fantastic neighborhood. read more

A good time happened here this past Sunday! frozen glogg from Simon's and cevapcici set the tone for my fun Sunday afternoon with friends! Will place this in the annual festival rotation going forward! read more

This was my first Midsommarfest and my first time checking out Andersonville and I had a blast! I heard that in the past, the booths spanned further down Clark, but maybe this was due to the fact that we went Friday night and maybe Saturday and Sunday are larger. I still thought the festival was huge! 16 Candles played on the north stage Friday night and they put on a great show!! People of all ages were rocking out to their rendition of some wonderful songs! There were so many vendors! Plenty of arts and crafts and even a plumber stall (??that one confused me!) and countless food vendors!! I tried my friends cheese curds and had some pizza at Johnny Brown Bag so by the time I was done (add that to the beers), I was too full for the funnel cake I was craving the whole day! But, there's plenty of food options! All of the bars and restaurants are open on this street, too and we spent a good amount of time at Jerry's. The only bad experience I had is that some idiot tried balancing a full beer on his head and started walking causing the entire beer to spill all over me (and he bolted!) - but that's obviously not the festivals fault! I loved this festival and can't wait to come back in years to come!! read more

One of the best street festivals in the area. Great food, drinks, friends and bands. Also, an area for families to enjoy. Just wish the parents would keep their kids in that family area. Looking forward to next year festival. read more

I actually volunteered for this event at Balmoral 2, as part of "Friends of Swift". I had a blast even though all I did was serve alcohol, but it was great to see having a good time without any violence; just happy drinkers. I had fun slapping "Friends of Swift" stickers on everyone that came up to our booth for alcohol. It caught most of them by surprise, but once they made eye contact with me I pointed at my stickers and smiled. That put them at ease, and a few requested another sticker to be placed on their chest, or arm. I had a great time at Midsommarfest, and look forward to next year, and also "Edgefest" which should be coming up soon. Edgefest is also in my neighborhood : ) Enjoy! This event is awesome! read more

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Cevapcici Chicago! Yes, that grilled garlicky, spicy Eastern European Beef, Pork and Lamb Sausage served on a warm pita with roasted red pepper sauce. Yes, it is great and delicious, but it is not all the fest offers. There are great bands, other delicious things to eat and boozy things to drink. The bands are your traditional rock bands with some local bands thrown in. Good for the outdoor atmosphere. They also offer pizza, wings, gyros, churros and other great eats. And you can wash it all that down with a cold craft beer, wine or Frozen Glogg (an Andersonville specialty). Yes Cevapcici Chicago is the king of this festival, but the Frozen Glogg and other great eats come in a close second. So grab a cold one, some Cevap and meet me at the stage. Next Andersonville Midsommarfest: June 9-11, 2017. read more

If you're going to donate $5 to a Chicagofest, this would be totally worth it. Whether it's checking 5 different stages of music, to antique furniture, art shopping, streetfoodin, boutique clothing, handmade jewelery or hat shopping, even faux boulder hot tub and gutter coverings, Midsommerfest has a lot going on! It's also one of the larger festivals stretching across Foster to Bryn Mawr. Noteworthy crowd - LGBT, some drag queens, shirtless buff gay men, and funky hairdo - props goes to person with the 4ft long mohawk. read more

I'm still feelin' festive after a weekend of Midsommarfesting! Andersonville hosts one of my favorite fests - it's filled with friendly people, great food, a variety of beer/cocktails, and awesome local businesses. Highlights for me included: Getting in on the World Cup action at Simon's early Sat. afternoon $3 beers (any kind!) available at Reza's Potent sangria! (also from Reza's) Seeing Andersonville community pride on full display (it's so refreshing to see such passionate community support!) Watching the band Ode rock the Simon's-sponsored south stage on Saturday (cheers to supporting local music! I understand cover bands provide reliable entertainment for the masses, but let's do our part to keep our vibrant local music scene alive and kickin'!) I'm just sad it's all over... 'til next year! read more

As a newbie to the city, this is my first Chicago festival I've been to since I moved here...and OMG, it was so much fun! 2 full days of drinks, food, people watching, meeting people, great store sales, awesome vendors (including a Yelp booth), outstanding bands, provided me with an experience full of awesomeness. Oh, and I did stay for the full two days :) Whenever I got tired from being outside, I was able to enter any of the bars to relax, get drink specials, play pool, etc. The people who frequent this festival are awesome and there's no need to put up a front. Everyone is accepting of everyone! There are so many great aspects about this festival that I could write a book about them, but for now, my advice is, Just Go!!! For sure I'll be there every year I can... read more

I wear my sunglasses at night. After missing last year, I went this year on Saturday. Fortunately the weather cleared up and it turned out to be a nice afternoon and evening. I had some meat on a stick, which is a street festival staple. And it was actually pretty good! There are some options for drinks at the festival itself, but most of the bars along the strip were open selling drinks in plastic cups, so you could pretty much get anything you wanted to drink and walk up and down the street with it. There are the usual assortment of vendors and organizations and three stages with bands. There is a nice diverse crowd, and there is always good people watching here. The highlight for me this year was 16 Candles, which is always a favorite of mine. (They're a local 80s cover band for those not in the know.) They played an excellent show... 2 solid hours of your favorite 80s hits. They drew a big, fun crowd. There was lots of dancing and singing along! Do the Safety Dance! read more

This fest was in an article as one of the summer fests not to miss, I had never gone so I thought well yea let's go! I also had a groupon and therefore had a double reason. All I can say is thank goodness I had a groupon at least. The fest is tiny and had nothing in it. I was done in about 15 minutes (minus my groupon beers), and went over to Hopleaf. :( quite sad after it sounded so good. read more

I don't go to many street fests in the city for lots of reasons, but I'm never disappointed with Midsommarfest! It's enormous- stretching from Foster to Bryn Mawr on Clark, with big several stages at crossroads, and plenty of room to stretch out. I usually feel a bit crammed in to most fests, with little opportunity to find a quiet place to sit down or just let the ringing in my ears subside. This is not that kind of fest! The food and drink are top-notch and interesting; my must-haves are frozen Glogg from Simon's, white sangria from Reza's (it's the cheapest!), and cevapcici with eggplant sauce and onions. You won't be sorry! Shopping is awesome in this neighborhood, too, and all the shops are at their best during the festival. Lots of antiques, local artists, handmade, imported, whatever you enjoy. My favorite brick-and-mortar shop is Galleria, featuring booths for probably fifty local artists and artisans. Protip: Stop in to the Swedish American Heritage Museum for a quiet, well curated little bit of history (and gloriously clean bathrooms!). There's contemporary Scandinavian art on the ground floor, historic vignettes with lots of genuine antiques on the 2nd, and interactive history for the kiddos on 3. The best part is admission is free on Fest days, and a kindly Swedish gentleman or woman is always thrilled to show you around. Pick up a unique Swedish souvenir here, or make a donation to keep them going. While you have the chance, buy some Lars mustard. Take your picture with the Maypole, usually set up by Simon's just north of Foster Ave. Get some fried potatoes and a glass of sangria, and enjoy the relaxed vibe. read more

I think this is one of the best Chicago summer fests, I have always had fun. Great people watching, high spirits, friendly folks, good selection of food and drink, and the restaurants are open and offer a variety as well. Crowded, but not uncomfortably so, you can walk around pretty easily and don't have to fight the double strollers or drunken college (or just out of) kids. My only regret is that this year I didn't walk around and explore as much as I usually do, but that is my own lazy fault, everything was there for the taking. one note: do not even try to drive to this fest, parking in that neighborhood is nearly impossible on those days. [Special thanks to Jennifer at Ranalli's for letting us occupy her patio] read more

Ok, yes, I'm biased. I live in the 'hood. But in my defense, I've been to most of the other street festivals in Chi and I'm still convinced that Midsommarfest is the best. Why? 1. NO TICKETS. Whoever thought that using tickets instead of currency was a good idea? Isn't this just adding a needless middle man? Things seem to run much smoother in the absence of the annoying ticket line. There are lots of banks around for getting out cash. Other street fests could learn a valuable lesson here. 2. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. Kids, Adults, Gays, Straights, Old, Young -- seriously, I saw them all at Midsommarfest. It was quite refreshing to see such a diverse crowd in a small area. 3. AWESOME FOOD. I personally consumed BBQ pulled pork tacos, a horchata, a fried twinkie from Mary's, some bites of my fiance's gyro, a strawberry bubble tea.....lots of local food vendors mixed in with the "state fair food" as I like to call it. 4. COOL BANDS. I would know, I had the pleasure of listening to them allllll weekend -- while at the fest and while in the comfort of my cozy apartment. 5. PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ALL. There was no elbowing or shoving here. There was plenty of room to walk around and browse the booths and chat with your friends. One more reason to love living in Andersonville... read more

Eh. I mean, at some point you realize you just paid $5 to get in and another $5 for each beer to essentially stand on the street and drink. The bands are the same bands that play at most of the festivals in Chicago. Most of them are cover bands, which is cool, I love a good cover band - but when they all play the same songs (as was the case on Sunday), it's just... not good. I'm kind of wishing either the organizers or the bands themselves would cross check setlists before the show. If I heard another Rob Thomas/Matchbox 20 song I was going to gouge my eyes out. Some of the businesses were cool about letting you come in and browse, others were not. Thumbs down to the ones that were not - I will remember that next time I'm in the 'hood. Props to @mosphere for letting me use their restroom anytime I needed to. The guy working the door was super cool. Parents - if you're going to bring your children, do us all a favor and control them. Letting them run amok when it's that crowded is just not okay. Someone will be get hurt, and I promise you it won't be me. The people who brought their dogs had better control over their dogs. Overall, it's a good time but if this is your first fest of the summer you need to realize most of the others are carbon copies. So choose the street you'd like to drink on wisely. read more

Mind if I review Midsommarfest 2009, even though it's 2010? Thanks! Midsommarfest actually epitomizes the "local flavor" that all Chicago festivals tend to string on to the end of their descriptions, but never actually achieve. Andersonville either houses some very friendly people, or only friendly people are allowed to enter. I don't care which way, but it made the festival so much more fun than most others. Great bands, really great food that doesn't necessarily come on a stick, and plenty of bars for extra drinks after the festival winds down (which wasn't until well after midnight for me). The testament to this being a successful festival: Two very witty and fun gay guys found me cradling a bottle of tequila on a curb by myself and escorted me to my waiting party. Thanks guys : ) read more

This was my first Midsommarfest outing, and I was IMPRESSED. After being sorely disappointed by Maifest, Midsommarfest really made my weekend. The $5 to get in is semi-annoying, but as we spent over 4 hours there, I can't say I minded. A few of the area restaurants (at least Calo's and Reza's) were offering $3 beers and a couple $5 drink specials - mojitos & sangria I definitely saw. I will say I was disappointed in my gyro (giant pita, and too dry!), but most of the food looked scrumptious. There were so many stages! I didn't stay and listen to many of the bands (except Steven Leonard), but they provided a really nice soundtrack to browse the artisan booths. We also saw street performers up from Key West (oil spill) who performed fire tricks, body-contact juggling, and contortion. They were very charismatic, and weren't aggressively pushing for tips. For the kiddies - inflatable rock climbing wall. I'd never seen one before, how cool! They also had a booth playing with goos and gels - let's hear it for science. :) I was impressed with the artisan and sales booths they had. Probably because of the rain, some of the booths were in prime discount form. This is nice when, like me, you like to support independent artists but don't have a ton of discretionary spending $. If you're susceptible to prize spinny-wheels like me, you would have had an awesome time. I got a plastic cup, a drawstring bag (canvas - woohoo!), a compact lint-roller, AND a T-Shirt. I made out like a bandit. Does anyone else wonder if they even draw winners for cars, iPods, and whatever else they promise? read more

This is my new very favorite summer festival - there wasn't a darn thing I didn't like. The crowd was diverse, awesome, and so much fun!! Lots of scantily-clad men (we girls can enjoy looking, can't we?) There were oh-so-many booths, supporting great local organizations like Tree House Humane Society, Howard Brown, and of course, Yelp (!). There were so many vendors too, furniture, bags, apparel; basically everything I could ever want and can't afford. Many yummy food and drink options were present; free pizza samples from Ranallis, free condoms, stickers, pens, and lip balm a-plenty. The music also rocked (literally) - Mike & Joe, Wedding Banned, and Trippin Billies - quintessentially fantastic summer bands, all made Midsommarfest one of my best fest experiences and I'm excited (already) for next year! Now why can't there be two or three of these a summer?? read more

Had a friend introduce us to this fest last year and just had to go back for more! I love going to Andersonville and will take any excuse to. I could have been covered in stickers from head to toe by the time I walked out of there. And any fest that has Goose Island Summertime on tap gets my vote! And thank you Charlie's for providing to-go cups for our beers as we finished our salad. What a great way to spend a weekend, a nice bike ride to Andersonville, donate $5 and meet new people. And come on - where else can I see a tiny Hispanic guy in a denim speedo? Wait, Pride...Market Days....I *love* Chicago!! read more

The Midsommarfest was one of the high points of an incredible weekend. I went on Saturday, despite the rain, because I love Andersonville. And lots of my friends live there. My friend and I decided to get a hefty brunch in at Charlie's before meeting another friend (and eventually the lovely Emily L. and her fiance!). As soon as we finished eating (which turned out to be somewhat of a mistake, as much as I love all things Charlie's), because the food at the fest looked so good. So yes. I ate alot that day. I love a good festival with that sort of hippie and relaxed vibe. I thought that all of the crafts were great and fun, and I loved the food. The fried twinkie from the Hamburger Mary's was AWESOME, and I also loved the bubble tea with tapioca balls. There was a great crowd, but it wasn't overwhelming in the same way that Ribfest (later that day) was. I ended up seeing all kinds of people I know, and just really enjoying myself. I'm kind of sad that this only happens once a year. Because it was awesome. But I'll be back! read more

The absolute best summer festival in Chicago. Everyone is just so excited and ready to start the festival season and enjoy the warm weather. Plenty of great tents with great sellers. You have to check out the Maypole and the Swedish museum to get the Swedish experience but what is absolutely clutch is the frozen glögg. As far above the gay scene this is the first event to kick off Pride month. Be sure to bring your dogs for the dog competition. read more

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Where can you get Crab Rangoon Chimney Cake Deep Fried Cookie Dough 10" Sausages Sangria all in the same place? Andersonville Midsommarfest! The weather kind of sucked this year. It was 50 degrees on Saturday with rain, BOO. However, it was nicer on Sunday and everyone came out to enjoy the festivities. As well as food, there were also lots of jewelry/adopt-a-dog/cooking demonstration/etc tents. It was a good time this year - it's definitely worth checking out! One of the better street festivals, for sure. read more

Here's why I'm giving it a "Meh. I've experienced better." Once upon a time -- oh say about 5+ years ago -- the bands that played Midsommarfest were actually good, solid local bands. Generally no one big, but definitely not the festival schlock they have now. I avoid festivals with bands with kitschy cover bands like the plague. Sadly, I read somewhere that someone from Simon's (a bar that has one of the top 3 jukeboxes in town) is responsible for booking the Foster stage. This is disturbing because it belies the quality that the Simon's jukebox has. Unfortunately, Midsommarfest has started to look like all of the other festivals. Same food. Same music. The only thing beneficial is that the crowd is a bit more interesting, but not by much. read more

Love. Love. Love! Partly I love it because I'm Swedish, but a bigger chunk of my love for this festival is that it's truly a great time! This was my second time at Midsommarfest and I had a fun time yet again! I talked some friends into going and they had a blast too. Some things we loved about it: Tons of great food selections! I know people mentioned the fried twinkie, I only had a bite of my husband's but it was pretty good. For my dessert option, I went with the frozen banana dipped in nuts and sprinkles. SO good!! I kinda want one right now just talking about it. :0) Crowded but not too crowded that you couldn't stop and eat your food with friends. Great vendors with mostly reasonable prices. Friendly and fun people attending, all ages! Bottom Line: A really fun and easy way to support a wonderful neighborhood! One of the best festivals around! read more

Midsommarfest how I love thee! You popped my Chicago fest going cherry! And I must say you're devilishly handsome good looks and personality didn't hurt either! I wish I had more time to simply walk around and view all of the booths but there was drinking, eating and dining alfresco that I had to partake in. I have always wanted to dine alfresco and listen to live music at one of the many fests in Chicago and on Saturday I got my chance. I cooked under the sun for a good 4 or 5 hours and cooled off with some wonderful vodka lemonades. I could hear from of the bands perfectly from where I was sitting and didn't even have to deal with the hassle of the crowd. Nope my ass found a nice chair and sat for most of the day! Midsommerfest as definitely set a bar for all the other fests of the year! Bring it on! read more

I use to love this fest but it just gets worse every year. Too much drunkenness. People stand around and block the vendors even though they are not shopping. It's very hard to browse. Many are rude and self absorbed. In the last couple years I've had drinks spilled on me. A dog pee on me. People fall into me. I've been physically pushed by grown men trying to get past. Plus I saw men taking flowers off the maypole to make flower wreaths for themselves. This is a family festival. There is no need for the over the top drunkenness that has taken over in the last couple years. read more

One of the best festivals in Chicago, and the best fest that invites and showcases our beloved pets! Lots of interesting vendors, both free stuff for the pampered pooch and tempting stuff to buy. Good music, good festival food, always fun for all. A little uncomfortable when the temps reach well into the 90's, but that's not the fault of the fest. read more

Progressive Neighborhood! I remember when this area was less than appealing in the early 90's but the Mayor dedicated a large sum of money into repairing all the streets, sidewalks, lamp posts, streetscaping. The people came back in a big way, today its one of the hottest places to live, eat and play. As you can see by the incredible attendance at the festival. Great restaurant scene, bars, nightlife its all good in Andersonville. Congratulations on a great festival. Sixteen Candles was the best! read more

This is a great festival. They have good food stands and good music stages and good merchandise booths in the fest. Also the shops, bars and restaurants in the area are so cool to explore. It's a big fest going from Foster to Bryn Mawr on Clark street. read more

Festival spans only one street, which means it's straightforward and simple to navigate--or, you may think it's not as much bang for your $10 donation. In any case, my experience in 2015 was that it is pet friendly, and there are many pet products vendors giving out freebies for your pets, including a doggie caricature artist doing free portraits. It also has a few LGBT booths and local business booths. The food stalls were pretty generic and lacking though. We found ourselves dining al fresco at Hamburger Marys, which is on the festival path. I can't imagine spending more than a couple hours here unless you're staying for the all-day music, because you can experience everything else pretty quickly. read more