Chicago’s ARC Music Festival Announces 2026 Lineup & Expansion to Four Days

ARC Music Festival Announces Lineup, Extends To 4 Days

NEAR WEST SIDE — A major festival for techno music is returning Labor Day weekend with a longer stay in Union Park. ARC Music Festival will run Sept. 4-7, expanding to four days this year with a multitude of electronic and house music acts. Put on by Auris Presents, ARC is one of the largest music events in Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St., bringing together a vast array of both local and global performers in EDM, drum and bass, dance and more. …

Chicago’s ARC Music Festival Announces 2026 Lineup & Expansion to Four Days

Chicago’s ARC Music Festival will expand from three to four days in 2026, the festival announced Tuesday (March 10). The fest is happening Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 4-7, at the city’s Union Park. “This is something the team has been talking and dreaming about since we expanded from two days to three back in 2022,” ARC partner and lead talent buyer John Curley tells Billboard. “Every year booking the festival, we run into one little problem: we …

ARC Music Festival expands to 4 days in Union Park; North Coast also on sale

An expanded ARC and North Coast have announced headliners for their festivals of EDM, house and techno music over Labor Day weekend.

ARC Music Festival 2026 Lineup: Derrick Carter, Sara Landry, And More

ARC Music Festival is billing some of the biggest names in house and techno to celebrate its first four-day edition. ARC Music Festival has shared its 2026 lineup by day, a roster fit for the festival’s newfound expansion to four days. The gathering set to take place at Union Park in Chicago from Friday, September 4 – Monday, September 7 is heavily emphasizing techno this year. Hard techno it-girl Sara Landry will deliver one of her “Eternalism”…