Chicago Tribune: Michelada Fest is canceled for 2025

[Dennis Donovan]

Chicago Tribune - Miche Fest is canceled for 2025

By Laura Rodríguez Presa | [e-mail] | Chicago Tribune and Doug George
PUBLISHED: May 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM CDT



Michelada Fest, a two-day festival of Latin music planned for July 19-20 at Oakwood Beach, has announced that the festival has been cancelled for 2025.

A statement from the Michelada Fest team, posted Tuesday on the festival website and social media, said in part that “we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel Michelada Fest 2025,” and attributed the reason to concerns over visas and travel for music artists:

“Due to the uncertainty surrounding artist visas and the rapidly changing political climate, we’re no longer able to guarantee the full experience we had dreamed up for you with all your favorite artists. Although we tried to push through, it became clear that we wouldn’t be able to deliver the full lineup as planned.”

This summer’s lineup, announced in early April, included headliners Grupo Firme, Danny Ocean, Anitta, Luis R. Conriquez and a Sunday performance by Netón Vega. Tickets went on sale April 4. Organizers promised prompt refunds for ticket buyers:

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[choie]

1. In other words

musicians/artists from out of the country don't want to come to the rogue United States. Smart decision. OR the producers of the festival don't want to take a chance that ICE may infilitrate the proceedings.

[ShazzieB]

2. Probably some of both.

And I support everyone involved in this very sad decision.