🇨🇴 ¡VIVA COLOMBIA! FREE CONCERT AT RIIS PARK
Levitt VIBE Chicago Free Concert Series — Concert 5 of 10
Saturday, July 18, 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
Colombia’s Independence Day falls on July 20th, and Chicago is celebrating all weekend long. While the Gran Festival Colombiano fills Humboldt Park with culture, music, and community pride, the Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series adds its own tribute to the occasion — bringing one of Colombia’s most electrifying live acts to Riis Park for a night that is completely free and open to everyone.
No tickets. No cover. Just bring your flag, your family, and your dancing shoes.
🎤 Las Guaracheras
Six virtuosic women from the salsa capital of the world. One unstoppable show.
Las Guaracheras are a powerhouse all-women salsa sextet born in Cali, Colombia in 2017 — and in less than a decade, they have taken the world by storm. Performing Afro-Caribbean rhythms, salsa, and music from Colombia’s Pacific coast, their sound is fierce, joyful, and built on a mission: to elevate the female voice in Latin music and claim the space that women have always deserved on the concert stage.
Backed by vibraphone, percussion, bass, piano, and soaring vocals, Las Guaracheras deliver a show that is equal parts musical mastery and pure celebration. Their lyrics speak to the power, love, resilience, and creativity of women — and their groove speaks to every body in the crowd. They have captivated audiences from the Feria de Cali and Salsa al Parque in Bogotá, to festivals in Spain, Cuba, Canada, and across the United States, including the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Lotus Festival, and LACMA Latin Sounds in Los Angeles. They closed out one year performing before 12,000 people at the Zócalo in Mexico City.
Riis Park won’t know what hit it.
🇨🇴 ¡Orgullo Colombiano! / Colombian Pride Weekend
This concert is presented in the spirit of Colombia’s National Independence Day (July 20). Whether you’re spending the weekend at Humboldt Park or heading to Riis Park for the evening, this is a weekend to celebrate everything Colombia has given the world. The music. The culture. The community. The pride.
📅 The Series
5 more Saturdays to go. Levitt VIBE Chicago runs every Saturday through August 22, 2026 — free music, open air, right 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 and the Gran Festival Colombiano.
FREE. Outdoors. Open to All. ¡Que viva Colombia! 🌿🇨🇴
