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Pilsen

Mole De Mayo 2022

Art, Musica, Lucha Libre, & Mucho Mole
Friday May 27, 2022 12pm - 10pm
Saturday May 28, 2022 12pm - 10pm
Sunday May 29, 2022 12pm - 9pm
 
Art, Musica, Lucha Libre, & Mucho Mole
Location
Pilsen Ashland Ave. & W. 18th St.
Chicago, IL
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Being held at Ashland and 18th Street in Chicago’s historic Pilsen neighborhood, the 13th annual Mole de Mayo festival will feature mole, pitting local chefs and restaurants against one another to find out whose version of the Mexican staple is best. In addition, the outdoor festival will also feature a number of the city’s finest food vendors, an open-air Mercado/Market that will be filled to the brim with local Pilsen businesses and crafters.

The event features 2 stages of great live entertainment, including music, dj, and dance. Our lucha libre wrestling ring is also a huge attraction that is located in the heart of the festival. Don’t miss this ‘professional’ wresling exhibition with some high-flying antics from our wrestlers.

The festival is being organized and will benefit the Eighteenth Street Development Corporation, a non-profit organization that has been serving the Pilsen neighborhood for more than three decades.

Mole De Mayo

PAST MOLE DE MAYO PHOTOS

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“If you live in Chicago right about now you’re itching for our unique neighborhood festivals to start up. This was one of the first of 2017. The weather was great. you can smell the food from blocks away. Laughter and entertainment fill the atmosphere.”

–  2019 FESTIVAL ATTENDEE

“A very fun multi day street festival that has a variety of delicious Mexican food and other vendors. They have live music and a full event schedule. We went on a Saturday and it was very packed here. There was a $10 entrance fee. This was a fun way to spend some time on Memorial Day weekend.”

–  2018 FESTIVAL ATTENDEE

Live Music & Entertainment

La Colocha

Carpacho y su Super Combo

Cabeza De Chivo

Bang Data

Cuevo Perez

DJ Volcan

Alexandra

Hector Guerra

Gustavo Angeles

George Arthur

Flores Negras

Lucha Libre

Jamie Hayes

Kinky

Isabella

Fidel Nadal

La Queen

Lalo Cura

Kiko Villamizar

Mariachi Perla De Mexico

Comparza De Morelos

Tierra Roja

Rudy De Anda

The Los Sundowns

Oveja Negra

Son Rompe Pera

Sin Anestesia

NAHUI OLLIN HUEHUECOYOTL

Roy McGrath Menjunje Sextet

Fanita Banana

Kelroy

the schedule

Ashland stage

FRIDAY, May 27th

8:30PM  MARIACHI PERLA DE MÉXICO

7:00PM  COMPARZA DE MORELOS

6:15PM  ALEXANDRA SELENA TRIBUTE

5:00PM  RUDY DE ANDA 

3:30PM  ISABELLA

SATURDAY, May 28th

8:30PM TÉMATICA

7:00PM BANG DATA

5:30PM HECTOR GUERRA

4:00PM OVEJANEGRA

2:30PM LALO CURA

12:00PM NAHUI OLLIN HUEHUECOYOTL

SUNDAY, May 29th

7:45PM  CARPACHO

6:15PM  FIDEL NADAL

5:00PM  CABEZA DE CHIVO

3:30PM  GUSTAVO ANGELES

2:00PM  MELANNIE GONZÁLEZ ACÚSTICO

BLUE ISLAND STAGE

FriDAY, May 27th

8:30PM  SON ROMPE PERA

6:30PM  LA SONORA DINAMITA

5:00PM  ROY MCGRATH SEPTET

SATURDAY, may 28th

8:30PM  KIKO VILLAMIZAR

7:00PM  TIERRA ROJA

5:00PM  THE LOS SUNDOWNS

4:00PM  DIANA HINOJOSA

2:30PM  KELROY

12:00PM  DJ BARUCH

SUNDAY, May 29th

7:30PM  KINKY

5:45PM  SECRET BAND

4:30PM  SECRET BAND

3:00PM  GEORGE ARTHUR CALENDAR

1:30PM  CUEVO PEREZ

Laflin DJ STAGE

FriDAY, May 27th

7:00PM  JAMIE HAYES

5:00PM  Fanita Banana

SATURDAY, may 28th

7:00PM  Volcan

5:00PM  FLORES NEGRAS

SUNDAY, May 29th

6:30PM  LA COLOCHA

5:00PM  LA QUEEN

 

LIVE LUCHA LIBRE Saturday & Sunday 3PM – 5PM

 

 

Getting to Mole De Mayo

Location

GETTING TO ASHLAND AVE. & W. 18TH STREET

FROM CTA TRAINS

Mole de Mayo is located on 18th street in-between Ashland and Loomis. If you plan on taking the train, the festival is walking distance from the 18th St. Pink Line stop.

FROM CTA BUSES

CTA Bus #’s 9. 18, and x9 conveniently drop you off at the event destination, bus stop Ashland/18th.

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