St. Helen Catholic School
EST. 1914
September 24 - 27 2026
Thursday 5 -10 | Friday 5-10 | Saturday 12pm-10pm | Sunday 12pm-8pm
20th Annual
SAVE THE DATE
Family Fun – Food – Bands
Thanks for a great 2025 Carnival
See you next year!
A Community Tradition
Heading into its 20th year, the St. Helen Carnival is a fun-filled four day event featuring rides, great music, delicious food and a few cold beers.
A true community event hosted in the heart of Chicago's Ukrainian Village, this fundraiser is the largest annual event hosted by St. Helen School.
Our community event is free and open to the public. ALL proceeds from our food, beverages & mega pass purchases help keep our school's excellent educational program affordable for families of all sizes and backgrounds.
We invite you to reunite with old friends or make a few new ones. Either way, this weekend is sure to bring joy to kids of all ages.
Carnival Photo Gallery
Three Days of Family Fun
Music Lineup
Friday
September 26, 2025
8:00pm
Yacht Rock - Ettes
The world's first and only female-led yacht rock cover band
6:15pm
Hawk & The Talons
Chicago grown, country fried soul
Carnival Gates Open at 5pm
Saturday
September 27, 2025
8:15pm
Paul Grill's Mostly Dead
A Tribute to The Grateful Dead
6:00pm
GNUMAN
w/ Special guest
Atarimetal
80s New Wave
4:30pm
Time Thieves
Indie Pop Chicago Punk
2:00pm
School of Rock
Chicago West
Sunday
September 28, 2025
5:00pm
Orquesta Leal
Latin Dance Rhythm
2:45pm
Super Creeps
A Tribute to David Bowie
12:30pm
Keith Stras
& Polka Confetti
Chicago Polka Music Hall of Fame
Our 2025
Premier Sponsors
Thanks to our 2025 Gold, Bronze & Silver Sponsors
The Pileggi Family
Maria Casciaro & Ken Fredricson
Kathleen & James Olson
James C & Linda R Campbell Foundation
The Schwab Family
Thanks to our 2025 Sponsors
Thanks to our 2025 Donors
Aliaga Family | Brandys Family | Benande Family | Carbonari Family | Dave Family | David Allen | Michael Henry | Ippolito Family | Moncher/Webb Family |
O'Connor Family | Rothmeyer Family | Paulette Valdez
Save the Date
Our 20th Anniversary is in 2026!
Join us next year,
September 24 - 27th
St. Helen Carnival is a FREE community event, open to the public.