Maxwell Street Foundation at Chicago’s Blues Festival
Friday – Sunday, June 5-7, 2026 • Millennium Park Enter at Michigan Ave. & Washington St., Michigan Ave. & Madison St., Randolph St. or Monroe St. • Entrance Map Noon – 9 p.m., FREE Admission Festivalgoers can visit the Maxwell Street Foundation booth in the Blues Village in the North Promenade and Wrigley Square for Maxwell Street … Read More
Maxwell Street Market-June 7, 2026
Join us Sunday, June 7th, 2026. The market is free for all ages to attend, and runs from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Maxwell Street Foundation will be there to vend our wares and to chat with you about the history of the Market. Enjoy a stroll down Maxwell Street to learn about its … Read More
Maxwell Street Market – May 17, 2026
Join us Sunday, May 17th, 2026. The market is free for all ages to attend, and runs from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Maxwell Street Foundation will be there to vend our wares and to chat with you about the history of the Market. Visitors to the Maxwell Street Market will experience an eclectic … Read More
Market Dates 2026
Mark your calendars for these dates to shop, eat, and see performances at the Maxwell Street Market, May through October: Select Sundays May 17, June 7, July 19, August 9, September 13, & October 4, 2026. Maxwell Street between S. Halsted & S. Union Avenue. 10 AM to 3 PM. FREE Admission.
“The Mayor of Maxwell Street” Program at the October Market with Avery Cunningham
Author Avery Cunningham came to the Maxwell Street Market on October 5th, 2025 to present a book reading and signing. Her novel, The Mayor of Maxwell Street, tells the story of an ambitious Black debutante who enlists a speakeasy manager to help her identify the head of a crime syndicate in Prohibition era Chicago. Her … Read More
Help us with a 3-D Animation Project
We’re creating a digital experience — a walk through of the Maxwell Street Market in Chicago c. 1970! We’re looking for volunteer assistance for someone with animation or Photoshop skills or looking to develop those skills. If you’re a student that can do this kind of unpaid intern work for school credit, we’d be grateful! … Read More
Blues in the Czech Republic
The Maxwell Street Foundation will give a walking tour of Maxwell Street on June 3rd to a group of Blues enthusiasts / Blues fans / Blues history fans visiting from the Czech Republic for the 2025 Annual Chicago Blues Festival. Its organizer, Štěpán Suchochleb, reached out via the Maxwell Street Foundation’s website for the tour of … Read More
MSF to vend at the Maxwell Street Market
The iconic Maxwell Street Market will return to its original home on Maxwell Street for the 2024 season beginning Sunday, May 26, with six market days taking place on the last Sunday of each month through October 27 (the only exception being the August date, which is rescheduled to September 1). Visitors to the Maxwell … Read More
MSF to vend at the Maxwell Street Market
The iconic Maxwell Street Market will return to its original home on Maxwell Street for the 2024 season beginning Sunday, May 26, with six market days taking place on the last Sunday of each month through October 27 (the only exception being the August date, which is rescheduled to September 1). Visitors to the Maxwell … Read More
MSF to vend at the Maxwell Street Market
The iconic Maxwell Street Market will return to its original home on Maxwell Street for the 2024 season beginning Sunday, May 26, with six market days taking place on the last Sunday of each month through October 27 (the only exception being the August date, which is rescheduled to September 1). Visitors to the Maxwell … Read More