Events 2012
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
The official start of the holiday season in Chicago is signalled
by the lighting of more than a million white lights along the
Magnificent Mile during a procession of Mickey Mouse and his Disney
friends, concluding with a spectacular fireworks show over the
Chicago...
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Art Chicago has been acclaimed as America’s finest
exhibition of modern and contemporary art and is world renowned on
the international art scene as an innovative art fair where the
works of over 3000 artists from the top galleries around the world
are exhibited...
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The Chicago Blues Fest is one of the biggest outdoor, free blues
events in the world and is a must for all blues lovers. It features
over 70 international, national and local Chicago artists spread
over five stages and at night the festivities...
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The Taste has been an annual summer festival for 20 years,
featuring 10 days of Chicago-style food and entertainment. Samples
from over 70 restaurants are available for tasting, with fare
ranging from pizzas and burgers, to the city’s classic prime
rib steaks, and haute...
see full detailsVenetian Night
Venetian Night is the city of Chicago's longest running annual
event, having started in 1958 as part of the Lakefront Festival,
and today attracts hundreds of thousands of people to the
lakefront. The waterside parade on Lake Michigan includes about 35
boats decorated with...
see full detailsChicago Air and Water Show
The oldest and biggest exhibition of its kind in the country,
the Air and Water Show displays daredevil acrobatics both in the
air and water. It can be viewed from many lakeside locations, but
the main hub is above and beyond North Avenue...
see full detailsChicago Jazz Festival
In Grant Park on the shores of Lake Michigan, hundreds of
thousands of people gather to picnic on the grass and to listen to
the chilled-out music. A popular annual event, the festival offers
a pleasing selection of old favourites and new talent...
see full detailsNew Year’s Eve Fireworks
The countdown to New Year culminates in a pyrotechnic display of
colourful fireworks above Michigan lakefront that is choreographed
to a musical soundtrack. For more information contact the Chicago
Office of Tourism on +1 312 201 8847 or 877 244 2246 (toll free
information...
see full detailsSt. Patrick's Day
The famous Irish holiday is undoubtedly celebrated on a grander
scale across the United States, but in Chicago, one can expect the
river to be turned green. St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland,
is a well-known figure in the U.S. even if...
see full detailsAnnual American Indian Center Pow-Wow
The annual Pow-Wow looks back at Native American culture and
invites other native Americans and outsiders to come and appreciate
the fascinating aspects of their lives. There are a variety of
cultural expressions including crafts, music and dance, histories
and renewed interpretations. There are...
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