Andersonville Midsommarfest

Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC) is pleased to announce the return of Andersonville Midsommarfest, one of Chicago’s oldest and most beloved summer street festivals. Now in its 56 th year, the annual festival will be held June 10 – 12, 2022 along Andersonville’s Clark Street corridor. For three nights and two days, this vibrant and diverse community will bring together over 75,000 people to celebrate a proud Swedish summer tradition with eclectic music, great vendors, food and free kids’ activities. Midsommarfest kicks off Friday, June 10 from 5-10PM from Catalpa to Foster and continues Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 from 12-10PM . New this year, Friday night’s festivities will expand an additional three blocks from Catalpa all the way Foster, instead of ending at Summerdale as in previous years. This year’s festival will feature more than 50 music and entertainment acts on five stages, kicking off Friday night with three stages: the North Stage at Clark & Catalpa, the Berwyn Stage and The Swedish Stage at Clark & Foster (sponsored by the Swedish American Museum ), returning for the first time on Friday night since the Festival’s 50 th anniversary in 2015. Saturday and Sunday bring the addition of the Balmoral Pride Stage (sponsored by Replay Andersonville ) and the Family Stage at Summerdale (sponsored by Rattleback Records ). The 2022 lineup includes: The Prince Experience, Sixteen Candles, Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute, and many more great acts! Admission to the Midsommarfest is a $10 suggested donation. Proceeds from admission and beer sales benefit the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, along with several local non-profit organizations including Babes With Blades Theatre Company, Care For Real, Friends of Andersonville, Friends of Chappel, local block clubs and others. The event is produced by Star Events. The Andersonville Midsommarfest line-up for Sunday, June 12 NORTH STAGE (at Catalpa) 1:00 pm Kung Lao and the Scorpions 2:30 pm Glass Lux 3:30 pm Second City Outlaws 4:30 pm RadioGaga 6:00 pm DJ Dan Luna 8:00 pm Sixteen Candles SWEDISH STAGE (at Foster) 12:00 pm Dog Parade and Swedish Dancing 1:00 pm Nikki O'Neill 2:30 pm Jesse White Tumblers 3:00 pm Hodie Snitch 5:00 pm Lynne Jordan & The Shivers 6:30 pm Moose the DJ 8:00 pm Too Much Molly Band BALMORAL PRIDE STAGE (at Balmoral west of Clark) 12 pm Unfriendly Black Hotties w/DJ Niko 2:00 pm Caitlin Simone featuring Lloyd Snyder 4:00 pm The ‘70/’80s Sound Live! 6:00 pm Hydrate Night Club Presents: Draglicious (drag show) 8:00 pm Dj Ca$hEra CENTER STAGE (at Berwyn) 12:00 pm Al Rose 2:00 pm The Oh Yeahs 3:00 pm Chicago Spirit Brigade 3:30 pm Walker 5:00 pm Mel Senese 6:00 pm Trivia with Stewpendous Productions 6:30 pm Dance Loud 7:30 pm Trivia with Stewpendous Productions 8:00 pm Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials SUMMERDALE STAGE 12:00 pm School of Rock Andersonville 12:45 pm Windy City Performing Arts 1:30 pm The Locals 2:30 pm Drag Queen Story Time with Muffy Fishbasket 3 pm Laura Doherty and the Heartbeats 4:30 pm Tears Dry On Their Own 6:00 pm Chicago Soul Jazz Collective 8:00 pm Sam Thousand & The Soul Vortex For the full entertainment line-up, visit andersonville.org/events/ midsommarfest . Performances are subject to change.