The 16th annual Wicker Park Fest today announced the complete lineup of participating artists on the Center Stage for next weekend’s 3-day event. The festival that Chicago magazine and Chicago Tribune have called one of the “best” of the summer returns July 26th through 28th with some of the most acclaimed live entertainment of the season and four stages that appeal to all tastes and ages. Chicago’s biggest street fest (in terms of city blocks) reflects Wicker Park’s rich music and cultural heritage, with over 50 musical artists and an entire area dedicated to interactive art. If that’s not enough flavor, the annual weekend bash also includes over 100 vendors – a colorful mix of neighborhood restaurants, boutiques and artisans, worldly dancers, a “silent party,” and the always-popular Kids Fest.





Live Music at Wicker Park Fest:

Above all, Wicker Park Fest is a music-first festival, attracting some of the summer’s most sought-after bands and DJ’s. Since the beginning, the iconic live music venue located in Wicker Park, Subterranean, has been a partner in curating the festival’s lineup. 2019 talent ranges from established acts like Murder By Death and Wavves, to cutting edge trendsetters like Durand Jones, this year’s breakout act at SXSW who is arguably the hottest new name on the lineup, to Leikeli47 – who preaches body image positivity during her infectious live shows and in her most recent album, “Acrylic,” a top 50 album of the year by NPR. The complete live music stage lineup is as follows:





North Stage

FRIDAY

9:00 - 10:00 Screaming Females

7:45 - 8:30 Bad Cop/Bad Cop

6:30 - 7:15 Blood People





SATURDAY

8:30 - 10:00 Durand Jones & The Indications

7:15 - 8:00 Lowdown Brass Band

6:00 - 6:45 Hot Flash Heat Wave

4:45 - 5:30 Sacred Paws

3:30 - 4:15 Free Snacks

2:15 - 3:00 Jupiter Styles

12:00 - 1:45 School Of Rock Highwood/Evanston





SUNDAY

8:45 - 10:00 Leikeli47

7:15 - 8:15 Open Mike Eagle

6:00 - 6:45 Sidney Gish

4:45 - 5:30 Mother Nature

3:30 - 4:15 Nikki Lynette

2:15 - 3:00 CASE

1:00 - 1:45 Arts of Life





South Stage

FRIDAY

8:45 - 10:00 Hepcat

7:15 - 8:15 Deals Gone Bad

6:00 - 6:45 Emily Blue

5:00 - 5:30 E.N Young





SATURDAY

9:00 - 10:00 WAVVES

7:45 - 8:30 Vundabar

6:30 - 7:15 Viagra Boys

5:15 - 6:00 Amyl & The Sniffers

4:00 - 4:45 Early Eyes

3:00 - 3:30 CJ Run

1:00 - 2:30 School Of Rock Chicago West





SUNDAY

8:30 - 10:00 Superchunk

7:00 - 8:00 Murder By Death

5:45 - 6:30 LA Witch

4:30 - 5:15 Shy Boys

3:15 - 4:00 Fran

1:00 - 2:45 School Of Rock Chicago





Center Stage

FRIDAY

8:30 - 10:00 Reggae Gold w/ DJ Papa G & The Fiyah Fit Dance Crew

7:00 - 8:30 Chi-Town Regulators Mas Band

6:00 - 6:45 Ugochi

5:30 - 6:00 DJ G-Sharp & Militant

5:00 - 5:30 Fiyah Fit Dance Crew





SATURDAY

8:45 - 10:00 Future Rootz

8:00 - 8:45 Jesse de la Peña

7:00 - 8:00 Kinky P

6:00 - 7:00 Beats y Bateria

5:00 - 6:00 DJ Angelfuk





SUNDAY

8:00 - 10:00 Emo Nite LA

6:45 - 7:30 AM Taxi

5:30 - 6:15 Jovan Landry





The Silent Party:

New this year is the Silent Party at Wicker Park Fest beginning at 6 pm each evening of the fest on the Walgreen Lot Stage. Attendees are encouraged to grab a pair of headphones and dance to live DJs spinning Old School Hip Hop, EMD/Dance & Top 40 / Live Requests. “Silent discos” – as they are commonly referred to – have been taking the youth of the nation by storm! Each paid rental of $10/ea or $15 for two includes a switch to toggle between three separate channels (GREEN, RED & BLUE), featuring a different DJ battling for attendee’s attention. It's a unique experience; all the clubbing with no amplified sound. Remove the headphones to talk to a friend. Throw them back on and dance the night away!





DJ 1 (Green toggle): Old School Hip Hop

DJ 2 (Red toggle): EDM/Dance

DJ 3 (Blue toggle): Top 40 / Requests





Live Printing Demo & Free Giveaway:

Also new this year is Transit Tees live printing demo & free giveaway. Transit Tees, a Chicago inspired gift shop, will be doing a live demonstration on how to hand screen print tee shirts. With generous support from SSA#33 and the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, Transit Tees has designed three different shirt graphics commemorating Wicker Park Fest 2019. Festgoers can pick their favorite combination of design, tee shirt color, and ink color. Then, they watch as their own unique shirt combination is printed right in front of their eyes. This event is free to participate in for all fest attendees that have paid their $10 gate entry donation and received a Wicker Park Fest pin. Complimentary tee shirts will be provided while supplies last (up to 500 per day).





Arts Area at Wicker Park Fest:

Over the years, the Arts Area at Wicker Park Fest has included some of the summer’s most thought provoking sculpture installations and visually stimulating performances and exhibitions. This showcase of unique and inspired works from some of the most talented local artists is always a “can’t miss” cultural event. This season, contemporary artists and local organizations will continue to curate interactive, unexpected encounters with the public. Featured 2019 artists include: Interactive, spherical inflatables designed by artist Claire Ashley, ‘Out Of Site Chicago’ curating five interactive performances by local, national and international performance artists, Kandero & O’Neill’s ‘Audioreolae’ – an interactive sculpture/stage/loopstation that allows the participant to create real-time audio loops; and Rosenberg/Balestrieri’s ‘Water Dancer’ – an interactive family/hipster-friendly water-based ‘pop up’ sculpture garden. There will also be local Bollywood and Hawaiian dance troupes featured on the cultural stage.





Arts Area at Wicker Park Fest is presented by WPB Special Service Area #33, which is administered by the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce.





Kids Fest at Wicker Park Fest:

Wicker Park Fest is home to one of the summer’s most beloved kid’s events. Kids Fest at Wicker Park Fest is a fest-within-a-fest. The action takes place off the beaten path at Wolcott and Milwaukee and there is no separate entrance fee. Kids Fest offers an exclusive area of family programming with a wide variety of offerings happening on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 pm. Activities this year include: bounce houses, cookie decorating, carnival games, Pilates with Club Pilates Wicker Park, science experiments with Mad Science, cooking activities with the Kids Table, balloon animals by Mary Macaroni, chess with Chess Wizards, face painting, hair streaking, nail painting and more in addition to a dedicated family entertainment stage. This year’s Family Stage at Kids Fest lineup is as follows:

SATURDAY

12:00 Big City Readers

1:00 Experiments with Mad Science

2:00 Performance by Music House

3:30 Bollywood Groove

4:00 Sarah Jayne Lane

5:00 The Little G Band

SUNDAY

12:00 Tunes with Tim

1:00 Singing Summer Beats with Amy Lowe

2:00 Mary Macaroni

3:00 Bill Crosby Music

5:00 The Little G Band





Kids Fest at Wicker Park Fest benefits Jonathan Burr Elementary (specifically to improve the technology and programming) and is sponsored by the WPB SSA# 33. Burr Elementary receives 100% of ticket sales from activities in the Kids Fest area.



