The Ear Taxi Festival 2025, themed "The Composer’s Voice," is a landmark event showcasing contemporary concert music across Chicagoland from October 3 to 31, 2025. This third iteration builds on the success of previous festivals in 2016 and 2021, which featured over 54 and 100 concerts respectively, drawing thousands of attendees and garnering national acclaim.
ETF ‘25 will highlight over 350 artists in over 50 hours of programming, including large-scale Anchor Performances, Composer Showcases, Taxi Performance Series, and Accent Concerts. The festival will bring contemporary music to venues across Chicagolands neighborhoods, including the Kehrein Center for the Arts, Constellation, Harris Theater for Music and Dance,
Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts, Epiphany for the Arts, and many more.