Head to Navy Pier July 12-13 and experience Fresh Fest! presented by Allstate Insurance Company, a two-day showcase of Chicago’s talented performing artists, presenting a range of musical and dance talent in a variety of styles, including blues, classical, rock, jazz, and more.
Fresh Fest! presented by Allstate Insurance Company is a two-day, Pier-wide performance program featuring young performers of Chicago. This free festival is open to the public, and will include multiple performances at various stages and spaces at Navy Pier (Crystal Garden, Fifth Third Bank Family Pavilion, Polk Bros Park and Performance Lawns, Wave Wall platform, and Pier Park).
Fresh Fest! Lineup
- South Shore Drill Team: Thursday, July 12, 2018 | 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm at the South Dock
- Fernando Jones’ Blues Camp: Thursday, July 12, 2018 | 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm at the Wave Wall Performance Platform
- Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center (Hiplet): Thursday, July 12, 2018 | 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm at the City Stage in Polk Bros Park
- Kuumba Lynx: Thursday, July 12, 2018 | 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm at the City Stage in Polk Bros Park
- Steve Baloue: Thursday, July 12, 2018 | 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm at the City Stage in Polk Bros Park
- Forward Momentum: Thursday, July 12, 2018 | 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm in Polk Bros Park
- Joshua Mhoon: Thursday, July 12, 2018 | 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm at the Lake Stage in Polk Bros Park
- Beethoven Lives Upstairs: Thursday, July 12, 2018 | 7:00 pm – 7:50 pm at the Lake Stage in Polk Bros Park
- Wiggleworms: Friday, July 13, 2018 | 10:00 am – 11:45 am at the City Stage in Polk Bros Park
- Trinity Irish Dancers: Friday, July 13, 2018 | 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm at the City Stage in Polk Bros Park
- Bryce & Bruce Thompson: Friday, July 13, 2018 | 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm at the Wave Wall Performance Platform
- The Happiness Club: Friday, July 13, 2018 | 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm at the Wave Wall Performance Platform
- Aliya Alsafa: Friday, July 13, 2018 | 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm at the City Stage in Polk Bros Park
- School of Rock Chicago: Friday, July 13, 2018 | 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm at the Wave Wall Performance Platform
- Trinity Irish Dancers: Friday, July 13, 2018 | 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm at the City Stage in Polk Bros Park
- Bitter Jester: Friday, July 13, 2018 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm at the Wave Wall Performance Platform
- Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, Latin Music Project Ensemble: Friday, July 13, 2018 | 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm at the Wave Wall Performance Platform
- Move Me Soul: Friday, July 13, 2018 | 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm at the City Stage in Polk Bros Park
- Water Colors: NextGenJazz Emerging Artists Project: Friday, July 13, 2018 | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm at the Lake Stage in Polk Bros Park