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There are also dinner cruises by Entertainment Cruises on their ships the Spirit of Chicago, Odyssey II, and Mystic Blue. The pier has fireworks on Wednesday and Saturday nights during the summer and Saturday nights during the fall. [24] Navy Pier hosts the Fifth Third Bank Winter Wonderfest from December through January.
The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest first held Chicago's Christkindlmarket on Pioneer Court in 1996. [1] [2] Christkindlmarket was inspired by the Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg, Germany. In 1997, Mayor Daley requested that the festival be moved to Daley Plaza. [2] That year the market attracted more than 750,000 visitors. [2]
I took my family from a 95-degree Australian summer to experience Chicago's 5-degree winter weather. Everyone warned us December was a bad time to visit, but smaller crowds and festive activities ...
Since 2016, Winter WonderFest has donated more than $225,000 to nonprofits in the area through its community grant program. That’s in addition to the $350,000 the organizing nonprofit has raised ...
It doesn't get more festive than a dazzling display of lights and mini-Christmas trees lining the hotel's lobby. The lobby, named "Waldorf Wonderland," is, per the hotel, enveloped in 112,000 ...
Downtown Chicago, showing Lake Michigan in the foreground. The climate of Chicago is classified as hot-summer humid continental (Köppen: Dfa) with hot humid summers and cold, occasionally snowy winters. All four seasons are distinctly represented: Winters are cold and often see snow with below 0 Celsius temperatures and windchills, while ...
Chicago is magic in the winter! Caveat: layer up and bring extra gloves," says PureWow Executive Editor Dara Katz. "Lake effect aside, I can think of so many ways to do a romantic Chicago winter ...
Millennium Park and the Michigan Avenue are ground-zero for tourists in Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago contains a world-class collection that draws tourists and locals alike Ice skating in Millennium Park is a popular winter attraction. Tourism in Chicago draws on the city's architecture, museums, restaurants, sports, parks and beaches ...