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For twelve years, Hideout Block Party has signaled the wind-down of the summer festival season in Chicago. This year's solid lineup was matched by great weather (we’re all happy it wasn’t last weekend!). Shortened by a day this year, neither Sunday nor Saturday appeared to hit capacity, but still brought out sizable crowds that gathered in vast parking lot adjacent to the cozy Hideout confines to indulge in the diverse performances.

[Above: Chicha Libre]

With enough persistence, cuisine from nearly every world culture can be sampled throughout Chicago within a year, and this weekend, music from nearly every culture can be sampled within a week at Chicago's World Music Festival. Now in its 10th year, the largest and longest running international music festival in the world is accessible to all Chicagoans with its combination of free and ticketed performances.