Chicago Craft Beer Week, launched in 2010, was officially renamed Illinois Craft Beer Week in 2018 by its organizer, the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild. The renamed, statewide event still runs each May, anchored by a flagship kickoff called Beer Under Glass. The event remains statewide in scope while staying heavily concentrated in the Chicago metro area.
Its guild backing and citywide brewery programming make it a useful beer-culture row.
This is a case of a well-known event evolving rather than disappearing: the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, a trade association representing roughly 300 Illinois breweries, deliberately renamed Chicago Craft Beer Week to Illinois Craft Beer Week in 2018 to better reflect its statewide, Chicago-centered scope
The event's flagship fundraiser, Beer Under Glass, held on the Harris Theater Rooftop Terrace in Millennium Park, pours roughly 200 unique beers from more than 80 Illinois breweries, giving the week a genuinely large-scale centerpiece event within downtown Chicago
The Beer Under Glass kickoff event has become the week's signature tradition
framed as a fundraiser and now an established fixture on the Harris Theater Rooftop Terrace each May
The Summer Passport Program extends the week's spirit across the following months
encouraging beer drinkers to visit participating Illinois breweries well beyond the official week itself
Dates TBA · Usually May
Events are distributed across the city.
Casual attire suited to mid-May Chicago weather, with the rooftop kickoff event benefiting from a light layer for cooler evening air.
Use normal food-market caution, hydrate, and leave time between crowded stalls.
Chicago
Entry may be free while tastings, meals, or special tables are paid locally.
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Chicago Craft Beer Week is listed for May · Spring. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
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