The ACM award-winning Windy City Smokeout BBQ & Country Music Festival will return to Chicago in 2025 for its 12th year. Hosted by Chicago’s BBQ destination, Bub City, and ACM award-winning Joe’s on Weed St., Windy City Smokeout brings an impressive lineup of country music stars and up-and-coming talent to the stage, plus approximately 25 of the nation’s most celebrated BBQ restaurants.