🎶 IT STARTS HERE. IT STARTS JUNE 13th.
Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series — KICK-OFF
Saturday, June 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Riis Park · Behind the Field House · 6100 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago FREE · All Ages · Open to the Public
Summer is officially ON. Join us for the grand kick-off of the Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series — 10 straight Saturdays of world-class live music, right in the heart of the Belmont Cragin neighborhood in Chicago’s Northwest side. No tickets. No cover. Just great music under the open sky.
We’re launching the season with two acts that will have you on your feet before the first song ends.
🎵 Arpa Café
Chicago’s own folkloric gem, Arpa Café takes you on a musical journey through the living landscapes of Colombia. Founded and directed by master harpist Daniel Rojas, the ensemble weaves the llanera harp — the soul instrument of Colombia’s vast llanos plains — into a rich conversation with vocals, strings, and the traditional percussion of multiple regions. From the mountains to the Caribbean coast, from the Pacific shore to the sweeping plains shared with Venezuela, Arpa Café brings out the full, dazzling diversity of Colombian music in a single performance. Elegant, earthy, and completely alive — this is Colombian folklore told the way it was meant to be heard.
🪗 Vallenato Deluxe
Get ready for the accordion-driven heartbeat of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Vallenato Deluxe brings the irresistible rhythms of vallenato — the beloved folk music of the Colombian coast recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage — with a polished, high-energy flair that is equal parts tradition and celebration. Powered by accordion, caja drum, and guacharaca, their sound is joyful, soulful, and built for dancing. Whether you know every classic or you’re hearing vallenato for the very first time, you won’t be able to stand still.
📅 The Series
This is just Week 1. Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series runs every Saturday through August 22, 2026 — 10 weeks, 10 nights of free music, all in your neighborhood. Bring the family. Bring a blanket. Make it your summer tradition.
🚌 Getting Here by Public Transit
Easiest route: Take the CTA Red, Brown, or Purple Line to the Fullerton Station, then board the #74 Fullerton Bus heading west. Ride it to N. Narragansett Ave. (6400 W.) — you’ll be steps from the park entrance on Fullerton. The bus runs frequently on Saturday evenings.
Prefer to navigate on your own? Use the CTA Trip Planner at transitchicago.com or Google Maps — enter 6100 W. Fullerton Ave. as your destination.
🅿️ Free street parking is also available in the surrounding neighborhood.
🌟 About the Levitt Foundation
The Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series is made possible through the generous support of the Levitt Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to building community through the power of free, live music. By activating underused public spaces across the country, the Levitt Foundation creates welcoming, inclusive destinations where people of all ages and backgrounds can connect through shared cultural experiences. Levitt VIBE — Vibrant, Inclusive Beats for Everyone — brings that mission directly to neighborhoods like Belmont Cragin, putting world-class performances where they belong: in the heart of the community. Learn more at levitt.org.
Presented by the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago in partnership with the Chicago Park District.
FREE. Outdoors. Open to All. See you at the park! 🌿
