Getting around:
- CTA: Adams and Wabash is the closest “L” stop for the Green, Purple, Pink, Orange and Brown Line trains. Red and Blue Line riders can exit at their respective Jackson stops.
- Metra: Stops at Van Buren and Randolph Street (Millennium Station). No bikes are allowed on the Metra during the Taste.
- Bus: See the CTA’s website for all bus reroutes due to the Taste.
- Bike: The Lakefront Trail runs on the eastern border of the Taste with an entry point near Jackson. The closest Divvy bike stations are at Michigan/Monroe, Lakefront/Monroe, Michigan/Congress Parkway and State between Jackson and Van Buren. Be warned that stations are likely to fill up quickly.
(See a map of the 2013 Taste of Chicago food trucks, stages and restaurants)
Stuff you can’t bring: All the normal stuff you usually can’t bring to a festival, including pets (except service animals), tents, fireworks, your own booze, weapons, drugs, flagpoles, etc. Folding chairs are only prohibited from the Petrillo Music Shell area.
City officials have also promised a beefed-up police presence this year:
The Taste of Chicago runs July 10-14 in Chicago’s Grant Park (Jackson Blvd. and Columbus Dr.). Hours July 10-12: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., July 13 & 14: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.