
July 10–2025 (day: 13) · Chicago, IL, USA · United Center
Windy City Smokeout is the nation's premier outdoor country music and BBQ festival, returning for its 12th year. It combines country music, barbecue, and craft beer, featuring country superstars and up-and-coming talent alongside over 25 of the best BBQ teams and pitmasters from across the country. The festival also offers various activities such as cooking demonstrations, games (including axe throwing, mechanical bull riding, corn hole, and gigantic Jenga), and a bacon-eating contest. It boasts a relaxed, outdoor, vibrant, positive, and bright atmosphere, aiming to provide a boutique, first-class festival experience with a smoky paradise of mouth-watering meats and toe-tapping tunes.
Angel White
Bayker Blankenship
Shane Smith & the Saints
Koe Wetzel
Sommer Ray
Bailey Zimmerman
Koe Wetzel
red dirt, texas country
Dylan Gossett
country
Austin Snell
country rock, country
Kashus Culpepper
Angel White
In 2024, the festival focused on sustainability initiatives including reducing single-use plastics, increasing recycling efforts, and offering more plant-based food options.