JPF Community Stage at Jeff Fest
2025-08-01 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)
Jefferson Park Forward is hosting the Community Stage at Jeff Fest for the 7th year! This year will feature 8 bands of all original songwriters and recording artists from Jefferson Park and the surrounding area. Come support live music, original music, and your neighbors at the JPF Community Stage!

FRIDAY 6-8pm: JPF Happy Hour at the Community Stage Beer Tent!

FRIDAY BAND LINE UP:6:00pm – Noiseland (https://www.instagram.com/noiseland_/ ?; https://noise-land.bandcamp.com )7:15pm – Miniskirt (https://www.instagram.com/miniskirt_chi/ ; https://miniskirtchi.bandcamp.com/album/miniskirt-s-t-ep )8:45pm – Josephine (https://linktr.ee/Josephineluhmusic )

JPF Community Stage at Jeff Fest
2025-08-02 13:00 - 22:00
Jefferson Park Forward is hosting the Community Stage at Jeff Fest for the 7th year! This year will feature 8 bands of all original songwriters and recording artists from Jefferson Park and the surrounding area. Come support live music, original music, and your neighbors at the JPF Community Stage!

SATURDAY LINE UP:1:00pm – Chicago Music and Acting Academy (https://www.chicagomaa.org)3:30pm – Jefferson Park Songwriters5:00pm – Michelles (https://michellesband.com )7:15pm – Surgery Cult (https://surgerycult.bandcamp.com )8:30pm – Baron Von Future (http://www.baronvonfuture.com )

Jefferson Park Open Mic Night!
2025-08-11 19:00 - 22:00
Jefferson Park Forward is excited to extend our monthly open mic night in our neighborhood with our friends at The Brig!

Singers, songwriters, instrumentalists – all are welcome at the monthly Jefferson Park Open Mic at The Brig. Casual, friendly, and a great chance to play your music on a local community stage. Free to play, free to attend!

Monthly, every second Monday of the month. All ages!

JPF Community Stage at Chicago Italian Beef Fest
2026-07-31 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-08-01 14:00 - 22:00, 2026-08-02 15:30 - 18:30
It’s that time again: Time for live, local bands at the JPF Community Stage in Jefferson Park! Grab a blanket, pull up a chair, or better yet, get on your feet and rock out to these original songwriters in a wide range of genre, all in the verdant cradle of Jefferson Memorial Park (on the Higgins Avenue side).

This year’s lineup is:

FRIDAY, JULY 31:6:00 PM • Ian McKinley – https://ianmckinleymusic.com/7:30 PM • Dexter – http://www.dexterchicago.com9:00 PM • Emily Jane Powers – https://emilyjanepowers.com/

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12:30 PM • DJ Sliam – https://open.spotify.com/artist/5k9hoBWDCQ3DUpgbgByZTV4:00 PM • 8-Bit Creeps – https://8bitcreeps.bandcamp.com/5:30 PM • The Prime – https://theprimechicago.com/7:00 PM • Salisman – https://salisman.bandcamp.com/8:30 PM • Little Church – https://littlechurch.bandcamp.com/

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23:00 PM • Chicago Music and Acting Academy – https://www.chicagomaa.org/5:30 PM • Jefferson Park Songwriters
