THE FESTIVAL FILE / 2026
World Music Festival Chicago
Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2026
Chicago, Illinois
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Chicago, ILWorld Music Festival ChicagoSep 25 – Oct 4
01 / THE MUSIC
The lineup.
- University of Chicago's South Asian Music Ensemble
- Dr. Ratish Tagde
- Lokesh Anand
- Hindole Majumdar
- Maalavika Sundar
- Vijay Muralidharan
- Sai Ragavan
- Payannur Govinda Prasad
- Lyon Leifer
- Nitin Mitta
- L. Shankar
- Selvaganesh Vinayakram
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- Amit Kavthekar
- Swaminathan Selvaganesh
- Radhika Samson
- Tejas Tope
- Ramanan Venkatraman
- Saraswathi Ranganathan
- Samarth Nagarkar
- Praneet Marathe
- Elida Almeida
- Luciano Antonio & Heitor Garcia
- Joaquin Garcia
- Bomberxs d'Cora
- Rumba Tumbo
- Ana Everling
- Saami Brothers
- Sangjaru
- Tzu-Tsen Wu
- Ballake Sissoko
- Piers Faccini
- Minyo Crusaders
- Asase Yaa
- Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
- Orchestra Azania Drum
- Grupo Rebolu
- Radio Free Honduras
- The Klezmatics
- Los Vega
- Saha Gnawa
- Chamni Sripraram Thai Music Ensemble
- Mary Hazboun Ensemble
- Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
- El Laberinto del Coco
02 / GETTING IN
Know your ticket.
This festival is free. There is no admission ticket. Last checked 2026-09-04.
03 / BEFORE YOU GO
The practical details.
- WHERE
- Citywide, including the Chicago Cultural Center
- CAMPING
- Not confirmed
- AGE POLICY
- All ages
- DATES
Varies by venue: most events are All Ages; some club venues (Martyrs', Three Top Lounge, Chop Shop + 1st Ward Events, Sleeping Village) are 21+
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