Square Roots Chicago

Square Roots Chicago

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Not your typical summer festival - more than 50 acts will appear on FOUR stages (2 indoor and 2 outdoor). Square Roots will feature the best local and regional craft breweries while serving up food from a variety of Lincoln Square restaurants. Location: The festival will take place on Lincoln Avenue, between Montrose and Wilson. Suggested donation: $10 Adults; $5 Seniors over 65 and Children under 12

07/12/2026

GATES ARE OPEN for the final day of Square Roots 2026!! If you haven’t made it over to Lincoln Ave yet, don’t miss you chance…Square Roots only comes but once a year 😎

Today has a wild amount of fun in store…

🎶 Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, JD McPherson, A Tribute to Al Green with Renaldo Domino & Michael Avery, Humboldt Park Orchestra, Sons of the Silent Age, The Tossers, Fugu Dugu, and Luciano Antonio across the North and South stages

⚡️ Old Town School New Americana, String Band (Youth and Adult!), and Classic Country Ensembles

🙌 Teen Showcase ft. Annabell and Friends & Funky Worm in Maurer Hall

☀️ The Little Miss Ann Band, Desueño Dance, The Story Scavengers, Family Hip Hop Dance with Chello! on the Sunnyside Family Stage

👯‍♂️ Haikikino Hula, Line Dance, Flamenco, and Belly Dance workshops, a Summertime Beatles sing-along, and another sweet Second Half jam across Old Town School’s buildings

🍻 Craft drinks from Dovetail, Half Acre, Surfside, Wynk and Best Day Brewing, and incredible food to feed your street fest appetite

✨ So many awesome local market vendors your head will spin

🦩 Major inflatables and endless family fun in the Kid Zone

… and a zillion other ways to enjoy Chicago summer. Let’s make the most of it!! See you out there 12-9pm

Photos from Square Roots Chicago's post 07/12/2026

All we can say is...WOW!!! Y’all absolutely brought the energy on day two of Square Roots! Lincoln Ave was overflowing with so much incredible music, dancing, food, beer, and family fun we could hardly keep track of it all 🙌

If you haven’t been able to join us yet, no sweat! We’ve got one more full day ahead of us. Gates open at noon. We’ll see you soon 😎

Old Town School of Folk Music Lincoln Square Ravenswood

07/10/2026

Did you catch Meg and the Wheelers on CBS Chicago this morning? If not, no worries! You can catch them this Saturday at Square Roots Chicago. They’ll be live on the South stage at 2pm!!! Old Town School of Folk Music

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