Riot Fest is an annual three-day punk rock music festival based in Chicago, Illinois, at Douglass Park. It is known for booking reunions, guest performances, and full album performances. Riot Fest remains one of the largest independently owned music festivals in the United States.
Jimmy Eat World at Riot Fest 2016
Douglass Park, formerly Douglas Park, is a part of the Chicago Park District on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1869 and initially named South Park, its 173 acres (0.70 km2) are in the North Lawndale community area with an official address of 1401 S. Sacramento Drive.
This Douglass Park Greenhouse was torn down in 1905.
The park was named for Illinois politician and presidential candidate Stephen A. Douglas for over 151 years
In 2020 the park was renamed for the abolitionist Frederick Douglass and his wife Anna Murray Douglass
This stone bridge pictured in front of the old Greenhouse is one of the few remnants of Jenney's original park designs.