The Chicago Gospel Music Festival kicked off Saturday at Millennium Park in a hot sunny weather, celebrating genres from traditional choirs to R&B.
The festival showcasing local choirs and musicians continues on Sunday at the Pritzker Pavilion with a 6:30pm performance of RIZE Youth Company’s interdisciplinary theatrical production Call Her By Name.
See the full line-up at ChicagoGospelMusicFestival.us.
saturday festival pics
Reverend Michael Pflegger delivers a short sermon as Chicago’s Sam Williams and the Serra St. Sabina Youth Choir perform at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival on Saturday at Millennium Park in the Loop. .

Kiersey Barnes IV and Favored Friday ABC will perform at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival at Millennium Park on Loop Saturday.

Sam Williams of Chicago and members of the Serra St. Sabina Youth Choir perform at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival at Millennium Park in the Loop Saturday.

Attendees rock to the music at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival on Saturday at Millennium Park in the Loop.

Kiersey Barnes IV and Favored Friday ABC perform at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival.

People rock to the music as Sam Williams and the Sela St. Sabina Youth Choir of Chicago perform at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival at Millennium Park.

Nate Martin and Sign will perform at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival at Millennium Park in the Loop on Saturday.

Bridget Hart sings with Bishop Dan Willis and the All Nations Choir at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival at Millennium Park in the Loop Saturday.

Dexter Walker and the Zion Movement will perform Saturday at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival at Millennium Park in the Loop.

Attendees are thrilled to see Dexter Walker and the Zion Movement perform at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival at Millennium Park in the Loop Saturday.

BLU Lucas will perform with Nate Martin & SIGN at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival on Saturday at Millennium Park in the Loop.

BLU Lucas will perform with Nate Martin & SIGN at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival on Saturday at Millennium Park in the Loop.

Bishop Dan Willis meets people watching the Chicago Gospel Music Festival at Loop in the Millennium Park on Saturday.

Attendees are thrilled to see Dexter Walker and the Zion Movement perform at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival at Millennium Park in the Loop Saturday.

Bishop Dan Willis and the All Nations Choir perform Saturday at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival at Millennium Park in the Loop.