
CHICAGO BLUES FEST @ Millennium Park : FREE! at Millennium Park in Chicago, IL on Sunday, June 7, 2026. CHICAGO BLUES FEST @ Millennium Park : FREE! performing live.
The largest FREE Blues festival in the world, the festival features top tier talent performing in Chicago’s Millennium Park. There are 4 stages but here are the schedules for 3 of them: 👉🏽Visit Mississippi Crossroads Stage (South Promenade) Noon - 1:15 p.m. - Libby Rae Watson with Bill Steber 1:30-2:45 p.m. - Fred T and The Band 3-4:15 p.m. - Mzz. Reese & Reese’s Pieces 4:30-5:45 p.m. - Jaye Hammer 👉🏽Rosa’s Lounge (North Promenade) 12:30-1:45 p.m. - A Patch of Blues 2-3:15 p.m. - Dan Souvigny Band with Carlos Johnson 3:30-4:45 p.m. - Bob Stroger: Windy City Blues Legend 5-6:15 p.m. - Rick King’s Royal Hustle 6:30-7:45 p.m. - Gerald McClendon (The Soulkeeper) & The A-Team Band 👉🏽Wrigley Square - Next Generation of Blues Noon - 12:45 p.m. - Wendy and DB 1-1:45 p.m. - King College Prep 2-2:45 p.m. - Jones College Prep 3-3:45 p.m. - Will Carter Music 4-4:45 p.m. - Alex Olson 5:15-6:15 p.m. - Knott Us Band 6:45-7:45 p.m. - The Chicago Academy for the Arts IMPORTANT : When I get there at 1pm I will be at one of the stages ( I will notify you where) and we can enjoy music, and even bounce around from stage to stage until the 4 th stage opens: THE GREAT LAWN Pavilion at 3 pm . At that time I will set up on the lawn with a tall green pole with pink streamers on it . Here is the schedule : Jay Pritzker Pavilion (THE GREAT LAWN ) 3:30-3:45 p.m. - Emcee Intro Remarks + National Anthem + Lift Every Voice 3:45-5 p.m. - Women in Blues Tribute to Mama Yancey and Big Mama Thornton with Mary Lane, Deitra Farr, Katherine Davis, Nora Jean Wallace, Melody Angel, Lee Kanehira, and Lynne Jordan & the Shivers 5:15-6:15 p.m. - Sue Foley 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Chris Cain 7:45-9 p.m. - Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band IMPORTANT- Please bring : Your chair Your umbrella ( in case it rains) I will have blankets to sit on as well on “the great lawn” at 3pm (but from 1pm-3pm you will need your chair). You can bring food into the park so bring whatever snack you want, although alcohol…
Sunday, June 7, 2026
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM CDT
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