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Northalsted Market Days. Northalsted Market Days offers unique vendors, from local arts and crafts to craft food and drink and performances by national artists.

When:  Saturday & Sunday, August 11-12, 2018, 11AM – 10PM 
Where:  Halsted between Belmont and Addison

Admission: $10 Donation helps keep our neighborhood safe, beautiful, and fun. Also benefiting from your donation is The Legacy Project, the worlds first outdoor museum, featuring LGBTQ icons throughout history, serving to tell their stories.

Northalsted Market Days features national talent, unique vendors, local arts & crafts, and craft food & drink.

Northalsted Market Days is the largest outdoor street festival in the Midwest. Famous for its vast array of national talent, unique vendors, arts, crafts, food and drink, Northalsted Market Days® gathers a crowd of over 180,000 people from across the globe to celebrate right here on Halsted Street.

Entertainment Schedule – Saturday August 11

Bud Light North Stage

2:30 PMTodrick Hall
3:30 PMTrenyce
5:00 PMCatfight
7:00 PMKimberley Locke
7:50 PMUltra Naté
8:40 PMMartha Wash

Hydrate Stage

11:30 AMDJ Laura Bee
1:00 PMMarket Days Drag Show
4:00 PMDJ Laura B
5:30 PMDJ Cajjmere Wray
7:30 PMDJ Oscar Velazquez

Nissan Partners of Progress Stage

1:15 PMHello Weekend
3:15 PMGirl Power Night
5:00 PMChicago Spirit Brigade
5:45 PMCrystal Waters
7:00 PMTy Herndon
8:20 PMHank & Cupcakes

Aldine Jazz Stage

1:30 PMSam Fazio Quartet
3:30 PMLakeside Pride Strayhorns
5:30 PMFeathered Beaus

Monkey Shoulder Peach Party at Belmont

12:00 PMDJ Zel
2:00 PMDJ Professor Wrecks
4:00 PMDJ Cat Cuz
6:00 PMDJ Dapper
8:00 PMDJ [X]P

Entertainment Schedule – Sunday August 13

Bud Light North Stage

2:00 PMBetty Who
3:30 PMSushi Roll
6:15 PMExposé
9:00 PMMAX

Hydrate Stage

11:30 AMDJ Laura Bee
12:30 PMMarket Days Drag Show
3:30 PMDJ Jesse Mercado
5:30 PMDJ Toy Armada
7:30 PMDJ Tom Stephan

Nissan Partners of Progress Stage

1:00 PMChicago Gay Men’s Chorus
2:15 PMBoy Band Review
3:45 PMChicago Spirit Brigade
4:15 PMKristine W
5:15 PMRod Tuffcurls
7:45 PM16 Candles

Aldine Jazz Stage

1:30 PMBMR4
3:30 PMJoe Policastro Trio
5:30 PMThe Flat Cats

Monkey Shoulder Backlot Bash at Belmont

12:00 PMByrne Twins
2:00 PMDJ Dapper
4:00 PMMoose the DJ (Tea Dance)
6:00 PMDJ Zel
8:00 PMDJ All the Way Kay

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