Thank you for an amazing 2023!
See you for SDC Summerfest 2024
July 27-August 4, 2024
Registration opens February 1!
Jumper registration limited to the first 600.
July 29- August 6, 2023
Join jumpers from all over the world as they gather to celebrate blue skies, good times, and great friendships at Skydive Chicago’s annual Summerfest.
With a roster of first-class organizers in every discipline, a fleet of aircraft, nightly parties, events, food, and live music, SDC Summerfest isn’t just a boogie: it’s an experience.
Saturday July 29th
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- Aircraft: 3 Otters & 1 Skyvan
- Manifest Check-In Opens at 7:30 am
- Wheels Up at 8:00 am to Sunset – Hangar closes 30 mins after sunset
- Tiki Bar Opens at 6:00 pm for drinks
Dinner at 7:00 pm
- Prismatic Cafe: “Chicago style” Italian Beef, sides & creme puffs
- Vegetarian: Lentil-stuffed peppers
- Drink special: Aperol Punch
- Dig Dougs BBQ Food Truck
Entertainment at 9:00 pm– LO Introductions and Vandy and Family Band!
- Ease into Summerfest with some LO introductions and the chill, groovy Vandy & Family Band
Sunday July 30th
- Aircraft: 3 Otters & 1 Skyvan
- Manifest Check-In Opens at 7:30 am
- Wheels Up at 8:00 am to Sunset – Hangar closes 30 mins after sunset
- Tiki Bar Opens at 6:00 pm for drinks
Dinner at 7:00 pm
- Prismatic Cafe: Chicken Shawarma cooked over wood-fired flames, sides, & Baklava
- Vegetarian: Curried Cauliflower Steaks
- Drink Special: Limonada Fiz
- Woodfire on Wheels Food Truck: Pizza
Entertainment at 9:30 pm– SkyFam Feud
- Work with a team to come up with the most popular answers from Summerfest 2023 participants!
Monday July 31st
- Aircraft: 3 Otters & 1 Skyvan
- Manifest Check-In Opens at 7:30 am
- Wheels Up at 8:00 am to Sunset – Hangar closes 30 mins after sunset
- Costume of the Day – Where are you from?? Represent your country!
- Tiki Bar Opens at 6:00 pm for drinks
Dinner at 7:00 pm
- Prismatic Cafe: Arrachera Street Tacos, sides & Brown butter snickerdoodle ice cream sandwiches
- Vegetarian: Mushroom Mushroom Carnitas Tacos
- Drink Special: Margaritas
- Yim Curry Food Truck: Curry, boba
Entertainment at 9:30 pm– Summerfest Size Pictionary
- Work with a team to quickly paint a guessable picture
Tuesday August 1st
- Aircraft: 3 Otters & 1 Skyvan
- Manifest Check-In Opens at 7:30 am
- Wheels Up at 8:00 am to Sunset – Hangar closes 30 mins after sunset
- Costume of the Day – TUTU Tuesday!
- Tiki Bar Opens at 6:00 pm for drinks
Dinner at 7:00 pm
- Prismatic Cafe: Lobster Roll with sides & Lemon Bars
- Vegetarian; Heart of palm vegetarian “lobster” roll
- Drink Special: Long Island Iced Tea
- Mamitas Grill Food Truck: Mexican, Ice cream
Entertainment at 9:30 pm– Wheel of Freefall
- Revealed at SDC Summerfest 2022 we are bringing back this crowd favorite based on the classic Wheel of Fortune with a skydiver twist
Wednesday August 2nd
- Aircraft: 3 Otters & 1 Skyvan
- Manifest Check-In Opens at 7:30 am
- Wheels Up at 8:00 am to Sunset – Hangar closes 30 mins after sunset
- Costume of the Day – Zoo Dives… Let’s get Animalistic in the Sky
- Tiki Bar Opens at 6:00 pm for drinks
Dinner at 7:00 pm
- Prismatic Cafe: Apricot-glazed Grilled Pork Chop, sides, & Whoopie pies
- Vegetarian: Spinach, herb, mushroom, and cheese stuffed shells
- Drink Special: Sneaky Pete’s Punch
- The Bait Shop Food Truck: Fried Fish, shrimp, wings
Entertainment at 9:30 pm– Human Battleship
- You sunk my battleship!
Thursday August 3rd
- Aircraft: 3 Otters & 2 Skyvans
- Manifest Check-In Opens at 7:30 am
- Wheels Up at 8:00 am to Sunset – Hangar closes 30 mins after sunset
- Costume of the Day – Disco Inferno
- Tiki Bar Opens at 6:00 pm for drinks
Dinner at 7:00 pm
- Prismatic Cafe: Tandoori Chicken with Naan, sides, & mango mousse cups
- Vegetarian: Chana masala
- Drink Special: Mango ginger vodkatails
- Highway Heartburn Food Truck: smashburgers, nachos, pulled pork, hot dogs, etc
Entertainment at 9:30 pm– Stairway to Heaven
- Can you make it to the stop of the slippery stairs?
Friday August 4th
- Aircraft: 3 Otters & 2 Skyvans
- Manifest Check-In Opens at 7:30 am
- Wheels Up at 8:00 am to Sunset – Hangar closes 30 mins after sunset
- Costume of the Day – Superhero Day
- Tiki Bar Opens at 6:00 pm for drinks
Dinner at 7:00 pm
- Prismatic Cafe: Surf n’ Turf, sides, & coconut dream cake
- Vegetarian: Firecracker tofu lettuce cups
- Drink Special: Hurricanes
- Flo’s Kitchen Food Truck: pork, chicken, burgers, fair food, etc
Entertainment beginning at 8:30 pm (stage show at 10:00 pm) – Brady’s Magic Mentalist Show!
- One of our favorite shows of the week, Kyle Brady and his friends are coming back to blow our minds with another year of magic that will leave you awed and amazed!
Saturday August 5th
- Aircraft: 3 Otters & 2 Skyvans
- Manifest Check-In Opens at 7:30 am
- Wheels Up at 8:00 am to Sunset – Hangar closes 30 mins after sunset
- Costume of the Day – Wizard of Oz
- Wallace Fire Department Fundraiser Cookout! 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Tiki Bar Opens at 6:00 pm for drinks
Dinner at 7:00 pm
- Prismatic Cafe: Smoked BBQ Alligator stuffed with chicken, andouille sausage (grilled chicken on the side too), sides, & green velvet witch cakes
- Vegetarian: Fresh Malfatti – spinach and ricotta dumplings
- Drink Special: Mai Tais
- Dig Dougs Food Truck: TBD
Entertainment at sunset– Fireworks, Stunt Show & the BEST ‘No Place Like SDC’ Wizard of Oz Party with DJ Rook, Andrew H, and Emery Ex – Sunset! (only open to registered boogie attendees)
- Join us for THE night of Summerfest because there’s no place like SDC
Sunday August 6th
- Aircraft: 3 Otters & 1 Skyvan
- Manifest Check-In Opens at 7:30 am
- Wheels Up at 8:00 am to Sunset – Hangar closes 30 mins after sunset
- Dinner Served at 7:30 pm
- Prismatic Cafe: Smoked Turkey legs, sides, & buttermilk chocolate cake
- Vegetarian: Veggie Shepherd Pie
- Entertainment – NOTHING! Relax. Chill. Detox. Say goodbye or STAY FOREVER!
Jump Tickets
$30/jump
*Rate is subject to change. Lock in pricing by pre-purchasing tickets during registration!
*Unlimited jumpers can use their package for this event
- Includes event T-shirt, admission, access to jumping, and evening activities
- Includes admission, access to jumping, and evening activities
- Jumper Day Pass and Non-jumper Event Pass Passes available
Airport Shuttle
SDC Summerfest 2023 we will be offering limited slots for shuttle services to and from both O’hare International Airport and Midway International Airport. Rides will be $80 one way. Click the link below to register.
ORD to SDC
Friday 7/28 at 12pm
Friday 7/28 at 4pm
Friday 7/28 at 11pm
Saturday 7/29 at 2pm
Saturday 7/29 at 6pm
Saturday 7/29 at 9pm
*shuttle leaves AIRPORT at time listed
MDW to SDC
Friday 7/28 at 4pm
Friday 7/28 at 7pm
Saturday 7/29 at 2pm
*shuttle leaves AIRPORT at time listed
SDC to ORD
Sunday 8/6 at 12pm
Sunday 8/6 at 3pm
Monday 8/7 at 9am
Monday 8/7 at 12pm
Monday 8/7 at 3pm
*shuttle leaves SKYDIVE CHICAGO at time listed
SDC to MDW
Monday 8/7 at 9am
Monday 8/7 at 12pm
*shuttle leaves SKYDIVE CHICAGO at time listed
Load Organizers
Freefly & Movement
Amberly Brown
Banks Hunter
Boo Dacious
Chip Keating
Chris Frayer
Daniel Adams
Denis Gogol
Erika Lopez
Jason Russell
Joey Baker
Kate Armstrong
Kelly Morris
Kurtis Strigl
Kyle Brady
Leslie Menetrier
Lindsay Fener
Michelle Hart
Mike DiLisi
Nick Russo
Nicole Senecal
Omar Mohammad
Sam Lendle
Stephanie Strange
Steve Huffman
Swati Varshney
Tamara Bartlett
Taylor Buffington
Tom DiNardo
and more…
Wingsuit
Alex Knaub
Alex Tran
Alex Bravo
Amelia Dunaway
Chasen McCook
Dan Thalasinos
Joe Lohmuller
Jonathan Bizilia
Ronnie Shuman
Ted Chen
Luca Ferreira (XRW)
Richo Butts (XRW)
and more…
Formation Skydiving
Angela Scoggins
Charlie McGee
Chris Webb
Dan Schultz
Doug Barron
Jeff Hill
Keith Conner
Louis French
Mandy Echevarria
Rob Jonson
Rob Roberts
Sandy Grillet
Scott Latinis
Steve Vigliotti
Steven Loufek
and more…
Media Team
We will have plenty of photographers and videographers on-site to catch all the action
and of course access to your bada** LO footage!
Alex Lemaire (Wingsuit)
Andrew Revesz
Anthony Armendariz
Chris Goller
Cody Workowski
Dustin Chantler
Kevin Naftzger
Neil Kuhlman
Nick Nash
Norman Kent
Pete Jabcynski
Raymond Adams
Vendors
Vendors interested in attending or contributing to SDC Summerfest 2023 should email events@skydivechicago.com for a registration link.
Pilots and More…
We of course couldn’t do SDC Summerfest without our amazing flight crew.
Adam Cleek
Ben Vinych
Drew Smith
Dave Schwartz
Gunnar Jeannette
Herman Reinhold
Mark Kruse
Martin Sevigny
Michael Keegel
Rook Nelson
SDC Summerfest 2023…
You know each year we have a few extra surprises up our sleeves and no two experiences are the same.
Come find out what else we have in store for you!
Your First SDC Summerfest?
You can watch our dropzone briefing to get ready for your jumping and your landings. We have a huge landing area. Make sure to know the zones and our left-handed pattern landing sequence and what obstacles might be there when you’re in the sky. There’s even an article to read about how to get the most out your SDC Summerfest. Take a peek and get ready to have some fun!
Watch our landing briefing to save time during check-in.
Get jumprun, winds aloft, clouds and ground winds on your smart phone or mobile device. Learn our landing area, obstacles, and outs before you even arrive.