This summer’s Taste of Chicago opens Friday with a headlining music set by rapper CeeLo Green and continues through Sunday in Grant Park, with day-capping concerts by regional Mexican music trio Yahritza y Su Esencia and Australian alt-rockets Atlas Genius.
The 2024 edition of Taste of Chicago runs 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 6-8 in Buckingham Fountain Plaza, put on by Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in coordination with the Illinois Restaurant Association, which manages food operations. Entrance gates are Jackson Drive and Columbus, Balbo Drive and Columbus, and on Ida B. Wells east of Michigan Avenue. All gates have magnetic scanners and a bag check.
Concerts will be presented on the Taste Main Stage and the Goose Island Stage. Chicago Made, a DCASE project to support emerging Chicago artists, hosts many of the performers on the Goose Island Stage, and the weekend also includes events by SummerDance.
Admission, as always, is free and there are no food tickets again this year. Expect 39 food vendors in Grant Park, plus 17 food trucks, and all will accept cash and/or credit.
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Friday, Sept. 6:
Main Stage
4:30 p.m. Chicago Made finalist Queen Ari
5 p.m. Amira Jazeera
6 p.m. Jon B
7 p.m. CeeLo Green
Goose Island Stage
11 a.m. DJ Dean
2:20 p.m. Andrew Sa
3:40 p.m. Liam Taylor
5 p.m. Elizabeth Moen
6:20 p.m. Gabacho
7:25 p.m. Toyacoyah
SummerDance with music by Jo-Z
11:45 a.m. Salsa / Laura Flores (La Mecca Dance)
12:45 p.m. Hustle / Nino DiGiulio (May I Have This Dance)
1:45 p.m. Flamenco / Amanda Ramirez
2:45 p.m. Footwork / Mike D. (Creation Global)
Saturday, Sept. 7
Main Stage
5 p.m. Nino Augustine
6 p.m. La Doña
7 p.m. Yahritza y Su Esencia
Goose Island Stage
11 a.m. Hillery Banks
12:30 p.m. DJ Cymba
2:10 p.m. Zia Jenaye
2:35 p.m. T Star Verse
3:40 p.m. Heavy Crownz
5 p.m. Piwa
6:20 p.m. Asha Imuno
7:25 p.m. DJ Hotrod
SummerDance with music by DJ Miss Bhalla
1 p.m. Bachata / Latin Rhythms
2 p.m. Bhangra / Ajanta Chakraborty (Bollywood & Culture Groove)
3 p.m. Afrobeats / Imania Detry (Ayodele Druman Dance)
4 p.m. Hip Hop / Nathalie (Urbanity Dance Chicago)
Sunday, Sep. 8
Main Stage
5 p.m. Godly the Ruler
6 p.m. Robert DeLong
7 p.m. Atlas Genius
Goose Island Stage
11 a.m. Barragoon
12:30 p.m. Squadooble
1:30 p.m. TDK (Two Depressed Kids)
2:20 p.m. Kopano
3:40 p.m. Cabeza de Chivo
5 p.m. Abel
6:20 p.m. MJ Nebreda
7:25 p.m. DJ Iggy
SummerDance with music by Ranee
11:45 a.m. Line Dance / Vero Sagredo (Steadfast Dance Center)
12:45 p.m. KPOP / Chemical X
1:45 p.m. Regional Mexicano / Ballet Folklorico de Chicago
2:45 p.m. House / Vero Sagredo (Steadfast Dance Center)