Market Days Chicago 2026
Replay Presents: Summer Bash
Friday, August 7th - Sunday, August 9th, 2026
Celebrate one of Chicago’s biggest summer weekends at Replay’s Summer Bash during Market Days! Join us for three days of incredible music, DJs, cocktails, arcade games, and nonstop energy as we keep the party going from day to night. Make Replay your home base all weekend, expect great vibes, cold drinks, and unforgettable memories.
Get The Replay Market Days Fast Pass
- Priority entry into Replay Summer Bash all weekend
- Skip the line whenever one forms
- Priority re-entry throughout the festival
Access to our outdoor - Summer Bash featuring DJs, bars, games, and entertainment
- Admission to all Replay after parties
- The perfect upgrade to your Market Days weekend
- Includes cover charge. Prices increase once Market Days begins.
Skip the entry lines and enjoy priority entry and re-entry into Replay all Market Days weekend. Whether you’re stopping in between festival sets, grabbing a drink with friends, or heading back for one of our late-night after parties, you’ll spend less time waiting and more time partying.
The Fast Pass includes cover all weekend (day and night).
Friday, August 7
4 PM – Geo Diamond
6 PM – QUEEN! Takeover
Featuring Nico & Lucy Stoole
DJs Shaun J. Wright, Wolfy, and Madeline
10 PM – After Party
Keep It Y2K with Chaco
Saturday, August 8
12 PM – Pretty Things Takeover
Featuring Mr. Pretty & Friends
Music by 2DUDES (Jaxx b2b Glamour Cadaver), Darryl Garçon, Simmy & Jukie Tha Kidd
10 PM – After Party
Martin
Sunday, August 9
12 PM – Sunday Heat
Featuring all your Replay favorites:
Kid Riot, JDN, Gavin Quinn, Chaco, DJ Zel & DJ X-Tasy
10 PM – After Party
Mobeethicc
You Must be 21+ with valid ID to enter Replay and the party area. Entry subject to capacity and management discretion.
All sales are final. You are welcome to sell or transfer your ticket privately through the EventBrite App.
The Replay Parking Lot
During Market Days, Replay takes the party outside! Our parking lot transforms into an open-air festival packed with DJs, dancing, cocktails, and nonstop entertainment all weekend long. Grab a drink, hit the dance floor, meet new friends, and experience one of the most exciting outdoor parties in Chicago. When the festival winds down, the celebration keeps going inside Replay with arcade games, more music, and late-night fun.
About Chicago Market Days
Ranked in the top 10 Chicago festivals by BizBash, and a 2023 Best of GayCities Winner for Travel Worthy Festival.
Chicago Market Days is one of the city’s largest and most anticipated summer festivals, drawing tens of thousands of visitors to the Northalsted neighborhood each year. Known for its vibrant energy, live music, community vendors, and celebration of LGBTQ+ culture, Market Days transforms the streets into a nonstop weekend-long party.
