{"id":729909,"date":"2026-04-15T14:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/729909\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:46:18","slug":"chicago-releases-lineup-for-2026-blues-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/729909\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Releases Lineup for 2026 Blues Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"single__subtitle\">The citywide music and cultural festival is back with four days of free programming from June 4<strong>\u2013<\/strong>7. Here&#8217;s a look at the schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chicago-Blues-Festival_Walter-S.-Mitchell-III-City-of-Chicago-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Chicago Blues Festival\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource\/Walter S. Mitchell III, City of Chicago<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a data-force-follow=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secretchicago.com\/author\/elena-smentkowski\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776264376_518_5e7e51bebcc538d8129d521052d57f8e9321552d82efc67239fb0d02c048e40c.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tStaff Writer\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\tApril 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Summer festival season is almost here, and so is the <strong>official lineup for Chicago Blues Fest 2026!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The city Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) has released the <strong>official schedule<\/strong> for the 2026 event, including <strong>free programming cit<\/strong>ywide.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a<strong> breakdown<\/strong> of <strong>everything on the books!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blues Fest returns June 4<strong>\u2013<\/strong>7<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/JazzFest2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Music festival at Millennium Park\" class=\"wp-image-59138\"  \/>Photo\/DCASE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blues Fest 2026 <\/strong>will take place <strong>across multiple venues, <\/strong>beginning with an <strong>opening night celebration at the Ramova Theatre.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From there, the festival will cover <strong>three back-to-back days of music <\/strong>across multiple stages at <strong>Millennium<\/strong> <strong>Park.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bid-name performers include <strong>Ruthie Foster, Chris Cain, Taj Mahal<\/strong> <strong>and the Phantom Blues<\/strong> <strong>Band,<\/strong> and dozens more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/depts\/dca\/provdrs\/chicago_festivals\/news\/2026\/april\/blues_fest.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/depts\/dca\/provdrs\/chicago_festivals\/news\/2026\/april\/blues_fest.html\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a> <\/strong>to view the <strong>full lineup<\/strong> and <strong>learn more information.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The citywide music and cultural festival is back with four days of free programming from June 4\u20137. 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