ILLINOIS

Blues Festivals Food Festivals Jazz Festivals

Festivals of the Arts

Ravinia Festival. [November] Box Office. P. 0. Box 896. Highland Park, Illinois 60035. Tel: (847) 266-5100; Fax: (847) 266-0641.
Since 1904, Ravinia has been Chicago’s “sound of summer,” a place where you can meet up with your friends, have a wonderful time and hear some of the greatest music in the world. We’ve got stars on the stage and stars in the sky, and it’s all within your reach.

Blues On The Fox. [June] FVBS, P.O. Box 797, Oswego, IL - 60543. USA. Tel: Phone: 773-259-1202.

Illinois Blues Festival. [September] Peoria, Illinois.

Riverside Blues Music & Arts Festival. [July] [The Murphysboro Blues Festival is held annually in Murphysboro, Illinois. Located 7 miles west of Carbondale, home of Southern Illinois University]

Chicagoland Brewpub & Microbrewery Shootout. [January] PO Box 1057. La Grange Park, IL 60526 USA. Tel: (847) 692-BEER. FAX: (773) 878-9313.
The Chicago Beer Society was founded in 1977 as a nonprofit educational association dedicated to the appreciation of beer. Today, we are one of the country's largest beer organizations. Our membership includes a diverse group of people united by a love for craft beer and the art of brewing.

Jazzfest [July - August] 2255 E. 75th St., Chicago IL 60649-3228. Tel: 773-734-2000 Fax: 734-2167

Knox–rootabaga Jamm Jazzfest. [March] Box 4, Knox College, Galesburg IL 61401. Tel: 309-341-7265 Fax: 309-289-2823

Ravinia Jazz Festival. [June] 800 Iris Lane, Highland Park IL 60035. Tel: 847-266-5143

Quad-Cities Jazz Festival.[May] P.O. Box 399, Moline IL 61266. Tel: 309-762-0736 Fax: 309-762-5123.


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