North Coast Music Festival is keeping the energy alive long after the festival stages go dark with the announcement of its official 2026 afterparty schedule. From Thursday, September 3 through Sunday, September 6, Chicago will host four nights of late-night events featuring some of the biggest names in bass, house, techno, and electronic music.
Dubbed North Coast Night Lights, this year’s afterparty series will take over several venues across the city, giving festivalgoers plenty of options to continue the celebration after leaving the festival grounds. From intimate club environments to larger headline performances, the schedule brings together a diverse selection of artists and venues throughout the weekend.
The festivities begin on Thursday, September 3, with a special North Coast preparty featuring Mersiv at Sound-Bar, setting the tone before the main festival weekend officially gets underway.
On Friday, September 4, the Night Lights schedule expands across Chicago. Tape B will take over Ramova Theatre, while melodic bass favorite Dabin heads to House of Blues. Level Up will bring the bass to Sound-Bar, with Jigitz performing at Hideaway and Wuki taking over ÉLA Nightclub. Meanwhile, Brownies & Lemonade will host its own takeover at PoleKatz.
The celebrations continue on Saturday, September 5, with one of the weekend’s biggest afterparties as GRiZ takes over Ramova Theatre. Elsewhere, Ganja White Night B2B Bou will perform at House of Blues, while ARMNHMR presents Passport lands at Sound-Bar. Saturday also features Marie Vaunt at Hideaway, JSTJR at ÉLA Nightclub, Holy Priest at 115 Bourbon St., and a special Alleycvt B2B YDG set at PoleKatz.
Even after the main festival comes to an end, North Coast isn’t finished. Sunday, September 6 closes out the weekend with another stacked night across Chicago. Wankdat, featuring Crankdat B2B Wooli, heads to The Salt Shed, while Illenium takes over TAO. Fans can also catch Slander at Sound-Bar, 33 Below at Hideaway, and 3BallMTY, co-presented by ACRO, at PoleKatz.
With four nights of official events and a lineup covering everything from heavy bass to techno and melodic electronic music, North Coast Night Lights 2026 gives festivalgoers plenty of reasons to keep going after the final festival set.
Tickets and additional information for the official North Coast Music Festival afterparties are available through the festival’s official website.
