Square Roots festival

Square Roots
Logo for the Square Roots festival
GenreVarious; focus on folk and world music
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Chicago, Illinois
Years active23
Inaugurated1998
Most recent2022
Websitesquareroots.org

Square Roots (previously called the Folk & Roots Festival) is a two- to three-day music festival that has been held each summer in the Lincoln Square neighborhood in Chicago since 1998. Organized by the Old Town School of Folk Music and the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce, the festival features world music and dance performances from a variety of genres, with particular emphasis on folk and world music.