Taste Of Chicago

Petrillo Music Shell

Taste of Chicago’s Main Stage, the Petrillo Music Shell, consists of National & International Artists performing live on stage for a free concert.

Concerts are Free Admission!

City of Chicago & Radio Disney present

2:00 p.m. - ALY & AJ

2:00 p.m. - A Cursive Memory

2:00 p.m. - Keke Palmer

Dominick’s Cooking Corner

Savor the flavors of Taste and discover how top chefs prepare mouthwatering cuisine from around the world each day at the Dominick’s Cooking Corner chef demonstration stage.

11a.m. - Sonny Lim, Kitchy Koo Gourmet; Lavarro Greer, Heaven's Best Butters & Kristen Immens, Goldie's Scones

Noon - Chef Mark Sparacino, Prosecco Ristorante

1p.m. - Chef Dwight E. Evans, II, Covenant Village of Northbrook

2p.m. - Chef Franklyn Taylor, Central Plaza Residential Home

3p.m. - David Blackmon, Career Cluster Mgr Hosp & Culinary Arts, Chicago Public Schools

4p.m. - Chef Greg Johnson, Parrot Cage

5p.m. - David Blackmon and students, Chicago Public Schools

Family Village

There's fun for the whole family at the Taste of Chicago Family Village.

11 a.m.-6 p.m. - Free Stamps for Kids presented by The Chicago Philatelic Society

11 a.m.-6 p.m. - Green Activities for Kids!

11 a.m.-6 p.m. - Play Chess with the Illinois Chess Association Warren Jr. Program

Noon-5 p.m. - Jumping Jack Inflatable

Fun Time Stage

Get ready to sing, dance, laugh and enjoy fun for the whole family at Fun Time Stage at the 2008 Taste of Chicago!

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. - Taste of Talent Contest for Kids (finalists ages 4-13 compete in music, dance, variety, drama, and comedy)

3-6 p.m. - Be A Karaoke Star!

International Pavilion

Take a trip around the world at Taste’s new International Pavilion! Experience the world on a journey through the new International Pavilion at Taste of Chicago.

12:30pm - Mayco, Bolivian music

2:30pm - Corazon Boliviano, South American dancers

4:30pm - Maja Rios, Brazilian Jazz

Taste Sports!

Our newest pavilion, TASTE Sports! feeds the athlete and the fan in all of us with interactive demonstrations and team representation from many of Chicago’s sports franchises. Celebrate Chicago 2016 and World Sport Chicago by learning about Olympic sports and meet actual Olympians. And for those who are tasting a little too much, Taste Sports!, the Mayor’s Fitness Council offers health/fitness demonstrations and ideas to ward off those potential extra pounds.

Taste Stage

The Taste Stage showcases the best of both up and coming and well-known favorite bands from the Chicago land area. The music highlights a wide spectrum of musical styles - truly something for everyone.

Toons @ Taste

Saturday morning evokes great memories for kids of all ages and for the 2nd time, Taste of Chicago will make those memories a reality. As Taste of Chicago revs into its final weekend, ’Toons at Taste will fill the Big Screen as well as Butler Field. ‘Toons at Taste, the Saturday morning event for kids and kids at heart will be held on Saturday, July 5, 2008, 9:00 – 11:00 am. All your favorite cartoons, classics and contemporary, will begin playing on the big screen, and food vendors and sponsors will open for food sales and sampling.

Admisssion: Free