The Windy City Smokeout 2025 kicks off in Chicago this week. Find out the hours, lineup, location, time and more.

Along with music headliners like Jon Pardi, Bailey Zimmerman and Kane Brown, the main attraction is the food by 20-plus barbecue pit masters.

Chicago's Windy City Smokeout will kick off Thursday as fans gather for a weekend of country music and barbecue.

Severe thunderstorm warnings popped off in the greater Chicago area through the evening Thursday, forcing the evacuation of ...

Our guide to having the best time at the annual extravaganza of meat and music, this year featuring headliners Kane Brown and ...

BBQ, beer, bands, and the Windy City. In this festival-fueled episode, Chuds BBQ takes you inside one of the biggest BBQ events of the year: the legendary Windy City Smokeout in Chicago, IL! From ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- If you're a fan of delicious mouth watering barbecue, then you'll want to attend the 2025 Windy City ...

Chicago’s iconic country music and barbecue festival the Windy City Smokeout is back, bringing with it a star-studded roster ...

Ella Langley stoked romance rumors when she joined Green for two duets after her set, and headliner Jon Pardi sent the crowd ...

It was the fourth and final day of the Windy City Smokeout, and the sixth straight year that HooDoo Brown Barbeque had shown up in Chicago ready and willing to feed the lovers of country music and ...

CHICAGO - Welcome back to another weekend, Chicago! From country stars at Windy City Smokeout to global flavors at the World ...

Miranda Lambert performs during the final day of the Windy City Smokeout festival on Aug. 7, 2022 in Chicago. Courtney Henderson holds up her hat while waiting for Miranda Lambert to perform at ...