2025 Entertainment Schedule
Two Stages. One Weekend. Endless Talent.
Get ready for a weekend packed with live performances, art, and unforgettable energy! The 2025 Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest features an incredible lineup of musicians, performers, and community creatives across two main stages — plus the always-expressive Outrageous Open Arts Area.
Times and performers are subject to change. Stay tuned for updates!
East Stage
1330 W Morse Ave
Friday
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8:30 PM The O'My's
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7:15 PM Tiwa Bleu
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6:00 PM Junegrass
Saturday
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7:45 PM Pictoria Vark
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6:15 PM Loona Dae
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5:00 PM Astrachan
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3:45 PM Mother Fortune
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2:30 PM Afrofuturistics
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1:15 PM Ajoite Drums
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12:00 PM WeeGroove
Sunday
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6:00 PM Smut
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4:30 PM Neptune's Core
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3:00 PM Shakes in the City: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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1:30 PM Sons Of Ra
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12:00 PM Oh God, Oh No!
West Stage
1450 W Morse Ave
Friday
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8:15 PM Ganser
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7:00 PM Ovef Ow
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6:00 PM Universal Automation
Saturday
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8:00 PM Mr. Phylzzz
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6:30 PM Samuel Aaron
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5:15 PM Home Entertainment
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4:00 PM Axis: Sova
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2:45 PM Tony French Band
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1:15 PM The Misters
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12:00 PM Flatts and Sharpe All Ages Rock Show
Sunday
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5:30 PM Family Junket
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4:00 PM Local Memory
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2:30 PM James the Boneless
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1:15 PM OneLove & Rant for a Reason
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12:00 PM WeeGroove
Outrageous Open Arts Area
Glenwood Ave at Farwell
Friday
Saturday
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11:00 - 12:20 A Protest Puppet Work In Progress, Sophie & Hank with P.O. Box Collection
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11:00 - 12:20 Zen & the Art of Quiet Paper Crafts, Justin GoH
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11:00 - 12:20 Screens & Zines, Revolutionary Cultural Workers Collective
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12:30 - 1:50 Cirque Experience
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2:00 - 3:20 Storybooks & Gardens Make & Take, Kathryn Kerste
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2:00 - 3:20 Live Painting, Noon Slaps
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3:30 - 4:50 Interactive Dance Performances by Music House of Performing Arts
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5:00 - 6:20 Guzheng Performance & Demonstration by Ruixue Sun
Sunday
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11:00 - 12:20 A Protest Puppet Work In Progress, P.O. Box Collective
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11:00 - 12:20 Making Tabletop Puppets with Rachel Singer
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11:00 - 12:20 Screens & Zines with Matthias Regan
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12:30 - 1:50 Chicago SwordPlay Guild
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2:00 - 3:20 Interactive Dance Demonstrations by Glenwood Dance Studio
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3:30 - 4:15 Poems While You Wait
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3:30 - 4:15 Enamel & Metal Arts with Leslie Perrino & Kathryn Kerste
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5:00 - 6:20 Guzheng Performance & Demonstration by Ruixue Sun
PLUS! Be on the lookout for: Spontaneous Living Statue Performance by Gregg Steigmeyer. (He’ll be somewhere in the Fest footprint throughout the weekend! We just don’t know where to find him!)