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Tree Lighting Ceremony |  Daley Plaza
25 Nov 2009 (annual)
Chicago's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony is really something. The enormous tree illuminates the plaza and festive crowds are entertained with a special programme of live music from local choirs and marching bands. |
Chicago Thanksgiving Parade |  Chicago
26 Nov 2009 (annual)
Dating back to 1934, the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade tempts 350,000 people onto the streets, with another 1.5 million watching on TV. In the nippy autumn air marchers proceed up State Street - from Congress Street north to Randolph Street. |
Zoolights Festival |  Lincoln Park Zoo
27 Nov - 13 Dec 2009; Fri, Sat, and Sun only (various dates)
Giant illuminated animal figures and a magical holiday glow descend on Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo during the annual Zoolights Festival. Chicago boasts many fine light displays at Christmas time, but few can compete with the Zoolights Festival. |
Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago |  Art Institute of Chicago
6 Sep 2008 - 15 Dec 2009
This exhibition brings the architect, Daniel Burnham's 1909 plan for the city to the Art Institute of Chicago for the enjoyment of anyone interested in architecture and the social ideals that influenced the early planning of the United States. |
Christkindlmarket Chicago |  Daley Plaza
25 Nov - 24 Dec 2009 (annual)
The centre of Chicago takes on some of the trappings of a typical German Christmas - with a rather better chance of snow - as Daley Plaza hosts the annual Christkindlmarket. |
Victorian Photocollage |  Art Institute of Chicago
10 Oct 2009 - 3 Jan 2010
The Victorian Photocollage exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago looks at the surprising contribution to the art of photocollage made by aristocratic Victorian women years ahead of the more famous work of the avant-garde movement. |
St Patrick's Day in Chicago |  Chicago
Mar 2010 (annual)
The first St Patrick's Day parade in Chicago took place on 17 March, 1843. Now every year a magnificent street parade thrills spectators in the downtown area of the city. |
Mayor Daley's Kids and Kites Festival |  Lincoln Park
May 2010 (annual)
The sky in Chicago fills with colourful kites during Mayor Daley's annual Kids and Kites Festival, held on Cricket Hill, at Lake Shore Drive and Montrose, in Lincoln Park. |
Art Chicago |  Merchandise Mart
30 Apr - 3 May 2010 (annual)
Illinois' Art Chicago at Merchandise Mart is the most important art fair in the US. For four days every year around 200 galleries exhibit and sell the work of about 3000 artists, from famous names to the up-and-coming and unknowns. |
Green Festival |  Navy Pier
May 2010 (annual)
Dubbed "the party with a purpose", Green Festival at Chicago's Navy Pier welcomes green businesses and visionary speakers to cover a range of aspects regarding sustainable living. |
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