Illinois Festivals

Welcome to 2camels' special take on the festivals, fairs and celebrations of Illinois. We've got a ton of info on Illinois festivals in articles, snippets, videos, photo galleries and links to festival websites.

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Illinois Festivals

AleFest - Chicago (Chicago, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Beer, Party
Month: July

BagelFest (Mattoon, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Food and Drink, Food, Bizarre
Month: July

Chicago Festivals (Chicago, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Local, Traditional
Month: June

Chicago Jazz Festival (Chicago, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: September

Chicago Marathon (Chicago, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance
Month: October

Chicago Underground Film Festival (Chicago, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Film
Month: September

Chicago Underground Film Festival Website

Crossroads Guitar Festival (Chicago, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Music - Guitar, Music - Blues, Music - Rock
Month: June

Farm Aid (Chicago, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Charity, Music - Country, Music - Rock
Month: September

Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative
Month: August

Milk Drinking Contest (Harvard, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Food and Drink, Bizarre
Month: June

Old-Time Piano Playing Championship (Deactur, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Music - Traditional, Bizarre
Month: May

Old-Time Piano Playing Championship Snippet

Punkin' Chunkin' Contest (Morton, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: October

STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Races (Mendotta, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Motor Sport, Bizarre
Month: September

STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Races Snippet

Superman Celebration (Metropolis, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Fan Convention, Local, Bizarre
Month: June

Turkey Testicle Festival (Byron, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Food, Party
Month: October

Weird Al Yankovic Fan Convention (Chicago, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Fan Convention, Bizarre, Convention
Month: May

Weird Al Yankovic Fan Convention Snippet

World Freefall Convention (Quincy, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Sport - Extreme, Convention
Month: August

World's Largest Catsup Bottle Summer Fest (Collinsville, IL, USA)
Festival Types: Automobile, Street Parade
Month: July

World's Largest Catsup Bottle Summer Fest Website

Illinois Festivals By City

American Festivals by State

Finished with Illinois Festivals? There's 49 states to go! Below is a breakdown of festivals in America by state. Click on any of the following US states to get a listing of local festivals and events.