It's the weekend! Lincoln Park has lots in store for summer fun. Don't miss the annual Sheffield Street Festival, as well as family fun, music, and theater!

Looking for more great things to do? Check out our Events Calendar to stay on top of the latest neighborhood happenings.
SUMMER FUN

8 hours of music, 5 incredible artists, and 1 stage, Volleywood is that happy place between a concert and a multi-day festival that showcases artists whose notoriety ranges from homegrown to internationally known.

Saturday, July 20
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
North Avenue Beach
1600 N. Lake Shore

The 51st Annual Sheffield Street Festival features self-guided tours of more than 80 Gardens, guided Architectural Tours, live entertainment by some of Chicago's best bands, food and drink, and activities for children at the Kids' Corner.
Friday, July 19
4:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 20
12:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 21
12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Webster and Sheffield

For the 8th glorious year, the beer fest will return to the Lincoln Park neighborhood with highlights including, afternoon tastings where visitors who purchase a tickets can sample from more than 70 specialty beers from over 35 local and national breweries.

Saturday, July 20
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
1010 W. Webster
NIGHT OUT

Bring your furry friend for a night out benefitting One Tail at a Time dog rescue. Walk the pink carpet with your pup for a variety of prizes, as well as a mega raffle valued at $1,500. 

Thursday July 18
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
NEWCITY
1457 N. Halsted

This adults only event will give guests the opportunity to enjoy drinks while taking in views of the zoo’s amazing animals & gardens. There will be food, beer and wine for purchase, DJ entertainment, games, giveaways & more!

Saturday, July 20
6:30 - 11:00 p.m.
2200 N. Cannon Drive

Off The Mound is a fun and unfiltered late night talk show hosted by former Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster, featuring untold stories and laughs with special guests including Anthony Rizzo, Moises Alou, NHL All-Star Jeremy Roenick, and Chicago Comedian Jeff Garlin. Proceeds from the event will benefit Special Olympics Chicago.

Saturday, July 20
6:30 p.m.
Park West
322 W. Armitage
FAMILY

Join our friends at the Nature Museum for an evening outside featuring live animals, live music, nature play, hands-on activities, and real scientists. Soak it all in with good food and drink and a view of North Pond under the city skyline.

Thursday July 18
4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon 

Lincoln Common will host Buddha Belly Kids, a mobile yoga company founded by educators and dedicated to nurturing kids’ innate desire for movement and play. Family yoga class provides a medium for families to bond, express themselves, and play. Adults and children will interact through poses, breathing, and connection.

Sunday July 21
10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Lincoln Common
2345 N. Lincoln 
MUSIC

Thursday, July 18
10:30 p.m.
Kingston Mines
2548 N. Halsted

Friday, July 19
8:30 p.m.
Park West
322 W. Armitage

Friday, July 19
9:00 p.m.
Tonic Room
2447 N. Halsted
COMEDY

Che is currently the co-anchor of Saturday Night Live’s iconic “Weekend Update” segment where he is also a co-head writer writer for the show. Having been named one of Rolling Stone’s “50 Funniest People,” and Variety’s “Top 10 Comics To Watch,” Che is quickly leaving his mark on the media landscape.

Friday and Saturday, July 19 - 20
8:00 p.m.
Lincoln Hall
2424 N. Lincoln

See some of Second City’s all time favorite sketches and songs pulled from the comedy vaults paired with plenty of Second City’s famous improv. 

Saturday July 20
4:00 p.m.
UP Comedy Club
230 W. North 

Whirled News Tonight is a critically acclaimed, fully improvised show that puts a satirical spin on current news events and adds a live-in-the-moment human point of view to stories selected by the audience.

Saturday July 20
10:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury 

aliveOne presents an open mic comedy event you won't want to miss.Amateur comedians who want a shot at the stage can sign up starting at 5:30 p.m. Following Living Room Sessions, Dead Comedy at aliveOne will kick off at 9 p.m., featuring a two-hour stand up showcase with some of Chicago’s best comics!

Sunday, July 21
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
aliveOne
2683 N. Halsted

The self-proclaimed leader of the Sweater Vest Army burst onto the stand-up comedy scene in Los Angeles in the summer of 2004 and hasn't looked back. He captivates audiences with his high energy humor, brutal honesty about his life, and quick slacker wit.

Sunday, July 21
8:00 p.m.
Zanies
1548 N. Wells
THEATER

Catch Greenhouse Theater’s newest show; Roast. Roast follows the friends and family of Sam, a talented young comedian who took his own life, as they fulfill his last request: to hold a roast of him instead of a traditional funeral.

Thursday, July 18
8:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 N Lincoln Ave

Inspired by today’s headlines, Selina Fillinger’s breathtaking new drama follows one woman’s struggle to make sense of her own grief, intimacy, culpability and consent.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
8:00 p.m.
Victory Gardens Theatre
2433 N. Lincoln Ave

The End of TV explores the quest to find meaning amongst the increasingly constant barrage of commercial images and advertising white-noise. Two sides of the American Dream — its technicolor promise as delivered through TV ads, and its failure, witnessed in the dark reality of industrial decline.

Thursday and Friday, July 18 and 19
7:00 p.m.
Theater on the Lake
2401 N. Lake Shore

This weekend is your last chance to catch Steppenwolf's Ms. Blakk for President. Set in Chicago 1992, the play follows Ms Joan Jett Blakk, a drag queen running for President. Joan sets off on an exhilarating and dangerous journey to drag queer politics out of the closet and into the future.

Thursday, July 18 - Saturday, July 20
7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 21
3:00 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theater
1650 N. Halsted