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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.
Chicago and Aurora, Illinois, will host the Christkindlmarket this year. ... The "Oglebay Winter Festival of Lights" dates back to 1985 and takes place in Wheeling, West Virginia.
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 ...
11. Carmel Christkindlmarkt in Carmel, Indiana. Dates: Nov. 23, 2024 to Dec. 24, 2024 The Carmel Christkindlmarkt is a beautiful example of a European-inspired Christmas market with American flair ...
Chicago Art Book Fair, November [1] Chicago Artists Month, September/October [2] Gold Coast Art Fair, Grant Park, June [3] Manifest, Columbia College Chicago, May; SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, October/November [4] Wells Street Art Festival, Old Town, June [5]
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 ...
340 on the Park was the first residential tower in the Midwestern United States to achieve Silver LEED certification for its "green" design, [4] including a large winter garden for residents. Additional benefits include a connection to the Chicago Pedway system, low-flow water fixtures for both residential and public spaces, and energy ...