Event Operations

The Mayor's Office of Special Events Operations Department is responsible for coordinating the logistical needs of the City of Chicago's internationally renowned downtown lakefront events and music festivals including the Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago Gospel Festival, Taste of Chicago, Celtic Fest Chicago and Chicago Air & Water Show.

The event operations staff also coordinates the logistical needs of extraordinary events including the U.S. Conference of Mayors, U.S. Congressional Weekend, six Chicago Bulls NBA Championship rallies, the "Welcome Home Parade" for returning Desert Shield/Desert Storm troops and many public events surrounding the 1994 FIFA Men's World Cup Soccer Championship(including the "Chicago Welcomes the World-Parade of Nations"), the 1996 Democratic National Convention and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Championship.