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Chicago offers the new visitor and the lifetime resident a wealth of opportunities to get out, explore and experience all that this great city has to offer. Chicago is a city for every season, with events and activities all year round. To get started on your search, simply choose your search dates OR type a keyword. Another option is to use the convenient drop down menus. The menus allow you to refine your hunt by searching for specific events, neighborhoods or special interest areas.

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Demonstrating the cultural aspects of the Latin World with this booth at the Viva Chicago Latin Music festival.

Viva Chicago Latin Music Festival

The music and cultural traditions of both Mexico and Colombia are featured at this year’s ¡Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival, now in a new location on new dates, Friday and Saturday, September 17 and 18 in Millennium Park.

 

Lincoln Square German American Festival

Lincoln Square German American Festival

Experience the culture of Chicago's German American community in Lincoln Square, September 10-12! Enjoy the best of beers, brats, brass bands and other lively entertainment. The festival's famed Von Steuben Day Parade steps off from Lincoln Avenue and Belle Plaine on Saturday September 11.

Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago Cultural Center

The Chicago Cultural Center is one of Chicago’s most beautiful landmark buildings and home of hundreds of free cultural events, exhibitions and programs each year.

 

A large group of people sit casually in a park on a summer night to watch a movie.

Movies in the Parks

Enjoy summer nights at citywide parks with screenings of current and classic movies through September 10 in more than 120 parks. Admission is free, and all movies begin at dusk. Parks will also buzz with a variety of live music events and other performances.

The Field Museum's Sue is the largest, most complete and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton ever found.




 
 
 
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