Jun 15, 2022
Chicago’s Chosen Few Picnic & Festival will be celebrating its 30th year of bringing house music to Jackson Park. The fest returns Sunday, July 2, 2022, and has events leading up to the event and after.
The Chosen Few Disco Corp. was founded in 1977 by Wayne Williams and a group of popular DJs from Chicago’s South Side who were a part of the first wave of DJs and producers that created the sound known as House Music. They later called themselves “Chosen Few.” Chosen Few DJs include Wayne Williams, Jesse Saunders, Tony Hatchett, Alan King, Andre Hatchett, Terry Hunter, and Mike Dunn. Chosen Few Picnic is now the longest-running event dedicated to House Music and attracts 40,000+ attendees every year.
June 30 kicks off the festivities with a free event with Chosen Few in Hyde Park.
July 1 is the Pre-Party at Chemistry with Special Guests Bruce Bailey and Ray Vazquez. Chosen Few will also perform.
July 2 is the main event at Jackson Park, with performances by Chosen Few, Stan Zeff, Manoo, and Yogi.
July 3 is the Closing Party at Epiphany with Yogi, Glenn Underground, Dee Jay Alicia, Sadar, Bruce Bailey, and Greg Winfield.
General Admission tickets for the Jackson Park event are $60 and fees and seating is available for $250 and up. View all ticket options here. The Pre-Party and Closing Parties are each $20 and fees, or $30 and fees for both. View Pre-Party and Closing Party ticket options here.
Health and safety: there are no COVID-19 protocols for entrance to Chosen Few Picnic and its events.
This is an all-ages event. Kids 12 and under are free for the Jackson Park event.
