Taste of Chicago Grant Park

Friday, September 6 – Sunday, September 8, 2024

11am–9pm

Grant Park, Buckingham Fountain (Jackson & Columbus)

FREE Admission

Credit cards are accepted by all food vendors, No food tickets will be sold

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Once again taking place in its Grant Park home near Buckingham Fountain, the 2024 edition of Taste of Chicago will spotlight the city’s incredible breadth of culinary talent alongside some of the music industry’s top hitmakers. In addition to 40 food vendors and more than a dozen food trucks, guests can also relax in a designated beer hall as well as a cocktail lounge both featuring a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage offerings.

For street performer information, download the Street Performer Instructions and the Street Performer Map.

Visit our Plan Your Visit page for more information to help you plan your visit to the Taste of Chicago Grant Park.

Food Vendors & Food Trucks

There are no food tickets. All food and beverage vendors take credit cards.

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  • Arepa George
  • Arun’s Thai Restaurant
  • Badou Senegalese Cuisine
  • Banato
  • Billy Goat Tavern
  • BJ’s Market & Bakery
  • Caseras Sabor Real (Food Truck)
  • Chicago Eats Market
  • Chicago’s Doghouse
  • Churro Factory (Xurro)
  • Connie’s Pizza
  • Cumin Club Indian Kitchen
  • Cynthia's Gumbo Express (Food Truck)
  • Decadent Flavor (Food Truck)
  • Donut Dudes
  • Doom Street Eats
  • El Azteca Sanchez (Food Truck)
  • Eli’s Cheesecake
  • Esperanza Kitchen Delights
  • Franco’s Ristorante
  • Frannie’s Café
  • Gaby’s Funnel Cakes
  • Haire's Gulf Shrimp (Food Truck)
  • Harold’s Chicken
  • It's Just So Delicious (Food Truck)
  • JJ Thai Street Food
  • African Food Palace
  • Josephine’s Cooking
  • La Cocinita (Food Truck)
  • Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria
  • Mano Modern Café
  • Monster Dogs (Food Truck)
  • Moore Poppin Chicago Gourmet Popcorn
  • Mr. Quiles Mexican Food (Food Truck)
  • Ms Tittle's Cupcakes (Food Truck)
  • Oooh Wee It Is Restaurant
  • Ponce Restaurant
  • Porkchop
  • Robinson’s No. 1 Ribs
  • Royal Caribbean Jerk (Food Truck)
  • Sapori Trattoria
  • Seoul Taco
  • Soul & Smoke (Food Truck)
  • Star of Siam Thai Restaurant
  • Tacotlán
  • Tandoor Char House
  • Tasty Chicago (Food Truck)
  • The Happy Lobster (Food Truck)
  • The Original Rainbow Cone
  • The Sole Ingredient Catering
  • Uncle Remus SFC (Food Truck)
  • Yum Dum
  • Yvolina’s Tamales
  • Whadda Jerk (Food Truck)
  • Zeitlin’s Delicatessen

Taste Main Stage Schedule

Free Admission, no tickets will be sold, no seating.

(schedule is subject to change)

 

Friday, September 6

Emcee - DJ Mike P

 

Saturday, September 7

Emcee - Jesse De La Peña

 

Sunday, September 8

Emcee - DJ Mike P

Goose Island Stage Schedule

Free Admission, no tickets will be sold, no seating.

(schedule is subject to change)

 

Friday, September 6

 

Saturday, September 7

 

Sunday, September 8

Chicago SummerDance Schedule

(schedule is subject to change)

 

Friday, September 6

Music by Jo-Z

  • 11:45am - Salsa / Laura Flores (La Mecca Dance)
  • 12:45pm - Hustle / Nino DiGiulio (May I Have This Dance)
  • 1:45pm - Flamenco / Amanda Ramirez
  • 2:45pm - Footwork / Mike D. (Creation Global)

 

Saturday, September 7

Music by DJ Miss Bhalla

  • 12:30pm - Eli’s Cheesecake Cutting
  • 1pm - Bachata / Latin Rhythms
  • 2pm - Bhangra / Ajanta Chakraborty (Bollywood & Culture Groove)
  • 3pm - Afrobeats / Imania Detry (Ayodele Druman Dance)
  • 4pm - Hip Hop / Nathalie (Urbanity Dance Chicago)

 

Sunday, September 8

Music by Ranee

  • 11:45am - Line Dance / Vero Sagredo (Steadfast Dance Center)
  • 12:45pm - KPOP / Chemical X
  • 1:45pm - Regional Mexicano / Ballet Folklorico de Chicago
  • 2:45pm - House / Vero Sagredo (Steadfast Dance Center)

Lifeway Kefir Family Village

 

Children and their families can also take part in the festivities at Lifeway Kefir Family Village, featuring a wide variety of games and activities for everyone, including interactive art provided by Somos Arte and inflatables by A Moon Jump for You.

Eli's Cheesecake Birthday Celebration

Saturday, September 7, 12:30pm

SummerDance Stage

 

Eli’s Cheesecake will host their annual Eli’s Cheesecake Birthday Celebration on the SummerDance Stage, continuing a longstanding Taste of Chicago tradition of cutting a ceremonial 1,000-pound Eli’s Cheesecake. Attendees will receive a free piece of cake following the ceremony, while supplies last.