Bucktown Art Festival is August 25-26from 11am to 7pm and features 200 artists plus  live music, dancers, poets and performers.

There is also the Barktown Dog Parade on August 26 from 11:30 to 12:30pm – registration is $10 and you get a free bandanna or Frisbee. Held at the Senior Citizens Playlot Park, 2228 North Oakley Ave.

Location is across from Holstein Park, 2200 N. Oakley. Over 40,000 people attend. FREE admission.