Looking for an outdoor destination? Here are some of the events happening this week in Chicago. (Please send your festival listings three weeks in advance to Friday Festivals, c/o Jodie Jacobs, 590 Longwood Dr., Lake Forest, IL 60045.)
CITY
FOOD FEST 4 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, noon-midnight Sunday. Admission free, valet parking $5. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Chicago, 1017 N. La Salle St. 312-664-5485
BUGHOUSE SQUARE DEBATES 6-8 p.m. Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Free. Washington Square Park, Walton Street between Dearborn and Clark Streets. 312-255-3510
NEWBERRY LIBRARY BOOK FAIR noon-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St. 312-255-3510.
SUMMER SIZZLER: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. sports, noon cookout, 2 p.m. concert Saturday. Free. McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N. California Ave. Sports registration recommended 312-742-7585 or 312-742-7879
GHANAFEST 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday. Free. Washington Park, 54th Street at Cottage Grove Avenue. 773-955-9533
WICKER PARK’S WORLD CLASS FESTIVAL Noon-10:30 p.m. Saturday. Donation $5. Damen Avenue between North Avenue and Division Street. 773-868-3010
VENETIAN NIGHT Saturday, 7 p.m., Grant Park Symphony Orchestra plays Italian arias, Petrillo Music Shell, Jackson Boulevard and Columbus Drive; 7:45 p.m., Air-Sea Rescue Re-enactment, Queen’s Landing, Congress Boulevard at Lake Michigan; 8:30 p.m., Lima Lima Flight Team and Imagination Boat Parade, Lake Michigan from the Shedd Aquarium, Roosevelt Road, to the Chicago Yacht Club, Monroe Street. Free. 312-744-3315
ASIAN AMERICAN GIFT, FOOD AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission free, food and some activities charges. Warren Park, 6601 N. Western Ave. 773-588-7010
TASTES OF AFRICA 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Pan Am Soccer Tournament. Free. Both in Jackson Park, 63rd Street and Hayes Drive. 773-955-2787
TASTE OF LINCOLN AVENUE noon-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Donation $7. Lincoln Avenue between Fullerton and Wrightwood Avenues. 800-485-8085
FLEET FEET SPORTS WOMEN’S 5K, 10K AND FESTIVAL 8-11a.m. Sunday. $18, pre-registration (Fleet Feet Sports, 210 W. North Ave.), $25 at race 7-7:45 a.m., Montrose Harbor, 312-587-3338