Music

Chicago Gospel Music Festival

The 24th annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival features three days of music on two stages in Millennium Park. (A third stage, the Gospel Youth Tent, hosts performances from 4 till 5:30 PM Friday and from 1 till 4:30 PM Saturday and Sunday, but its schedule was not confirmed at press time.) Admission to the festival is free, but the gospel music brunches at the Park Grill (11 N. Michigan, 312-521-7275) on Saturday and Sunday cost $25 for adults, $10 for children. For more info on the fest call the Mayor’s Office of Special Events at 312-744-3370 or visit chicagogospelmusicfestival.us.

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Pritzker Pavilion

6:00 G3 (God Gets the Glory)

6:40 Walt Whitman & the Soul Children of Chicago

7:20 Aaron Sledge, Tasha Collins, and Shari Addison

8:10 Canton Jones

8:40 Rance Allen Group

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Day Stage

12:05 Mark Hubbard & the Voices

12:35 1Sol featuring Sylvester Harper

1:00 Valencia Lacy & the Unquenchable Worshippers

1:35 Joyce Hurley

2:05 Cliff Dubose & Divine

2:30 Faith Howard

3:00 New Orleans Exchange

3:30 Bryant Jones & Chosen

4:05 Journey Song

Pritzker Pavilion

5:00 Joshua’s Troop

5:45 Darius Brooks & the Tommies reunion

6:30 Marvin Sapp

7:25 Wooten Choral Ensemble, Pastor DeAndre Patterson

8:45 Mighty Clouds of Joy

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Day Stage

Noon Mighty Clouds of Joy

12:50 Men of Excellence

1:20 Nelson Larkin Group

1:50 Inspirational Souls

2:20 Stars of Heaven

2:45 Church Boyz

3:15 Douglas Singers

3:50 Selvy Singers of Arkansas

Pritzker Pavilion

4:40 Apostolic Church of God Children’s Choir

5:00 Dexter Walker & the Zion Movement

5:35 Reverend Mitty Collier, Dorothy Gunn, Reverend Jerry Goodloe, and Reverend Issac Whittmon

6:35 Bishop Neal Roberson

7:05 Lady Tramaine Hawkins

8:00 Leanne Faine, Kim McFarland, and Anita Wilson

9:00 Clark Sisters

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