The Chicago Park District announced this year’s lineup for the free Teens in the Park Festival (T.I.P. Fest) to be held Saturday, July 9th at Northerly Island. The lineup features a combination of local and established artists. “The Teens in the Park Festival not only serves as the largest platform for Chicago’s young artists to showcase their work, but a place for all artists to connect and celebrate with one another,” Mayor Emanuel said. “This lineup does more than exhibit the great talent the City of Chicago has to offer, it represents the passion, ambition and energy that Chicago’s youth has for music, art and dance.”

T.I.P. Fest, once again, will have no shortage of Chicago artists. Headliners include Chicago natives Sir the Baptist, who is performing at this year’s Lollapalooza, Boy Illinois, Mark Hood, who was on season nine of NBC’s The Voice, Spenzo, and Jamila Woods, among others. Woods recently released an album and is most notably known for her collaboration with Chance The Rapper, currently one of Chicago’s most popular artists. Also performing at the festival are a variety of young Chicago artists looking to share their talent on a larger stage. Apart from musical performances, T.I.P. Fest will host activities for teens that include a graffiti wall, a digital design lab and games and merchandise booths. This year’s MC will be King Ron The Poet and DJ Mike P will DJ the event. Only persons 14-24 years old will be admitted to the festival. For more information, visit chicagocityoflearning.org/tipfest.