West Fest, Chicago’s beloved northside street festival, returns starting this Friday and continuing all weekend long with food, drink, family and pet activities and two stages of live music and DJs featuring 20+ hours of house music.
Presented by the West Town Chamber of Commerce, West Fest kicks of Friday July 17 2026 from 5pm to 10pm. Bass By The Pound presents the West Stage with DJs all weekend long, including some of the finest selectors in Chicago house music history.
West Stage: Friday 7/17
5pm – Kinky P
5:45pm – Searchlite & MC Zulu
6:30pm – Stunna x Renan b2b
7:30pm – Phantom 45
8:30pm – Sir Hiss
West Fest reopens at noon on Saturday July 18 2026 and runs until 10pm, closing with headliner DJ Sneak:
West Stage: Saturday 7/18
Until 1:30pm – Striz
1:30pm – Glyde
2:30pm – Gabe Palomo
3:30pm – Czboogie
4:30pm – DJ Jes
5:30pm – Tyree Cooper
6:30pm – Diz
7:30pm – DJ Sneak
Sunday also runs from noon to 10pm, featuring headliner Derrick Carter:
West Stage: Sunday 7/19
1pm – Justin Reed
2pm – Merrick Brown
3pm – Stax
4pm – Angel Alanis
5pm – T Mixwell
6pm – Jevon Jackson
7pm – DJ Heather
8pm – Derrick Carter
Empty Bottle presents the East Stage, featuring headliners Hunx and His Punx, Model/Actriz, Junglepussy, Downtown Boys and more.
Admission to West Fest is free, with a $10 suggested donation benefiting Erie House, Esperanza Community Services, Nourishing Hope and Talcott Fine Arts & Museum Academy.
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