Living - Activities - Periodic - Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago has many annual or one-day special events, ongoing summer concert series, and recurring trade shows
- 57th St Art: Chicago's 57th Street Art Fair; exhibits artists work in painting, sculpture, photography, and ceramics
- Auto Show: Chicago Autoshow; largest autoshow in the United States; all kinds of cars, auto-related exhibits
- Art Chicago: International art show; galleries from around the world exhibit and sell works of thousands of artists
- BWe: Black Women's Expo
- Christkindl Chicago: Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza; holiday market set as a European village in winter; timber houses, Christmas trees, lighting; booths selling holiday crafts and products; located on Daley Plaza between Washington, Clark & Dearborn Street
- Dog Show: International Kennel Club of Chicago; annual show of dogs
- Fests and Shows: City of Chicago Special Events; official city site listing of events including festivals, parades, celebrations which do not have their own official Web site but have information in the City of Chicago's web site; major ones include Chicago Blues Festival, Taste of Chicago, Boat and RV show, SummerDance, Venetian Night, Air and Water Show, Latin Music Festival, Mexican Independence Day Parade, World Music Festival, Celtic Fest
- Fests Assoc: Chicago Festivals Association; community festivals; State Street Thanksgiving Parade
- Film Fest Intl: Chicago International Film Festival
- Film Fest Underground: Chicago Underground Film Festival
- Flower Show: Chicago Flower and Garden Show
- Hyde Pk Garden Fair: Hyde Park Garden Fair; plants and flowers for city gardens
- Jazz fest: Chicago Jazz Festival
- Lollapalooza: music in Grant Park
- Late Ride: Long After Twilight Ends bicycle ride; tens of thousands of bicycle riders set off in the middle of the night for a 40 km ride through Chicago neighborhoods and lakefront
- Open House: Open House Chicago; a free, city-wide, behind-the-scenes look at many of the city’s great places and spaces; presented by Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF)
- Polar Plunge: Chicago Polar Plunge; jump into icy Lake Michigan for charity
- Ravinia: Summer music festival
- St Patrick's Parade: Annual parade downtown
- SOFA Expo: International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art; exhibits of one-of-a-kind three-dimensional works bridging the decorative and fine arts; artwork is for sale
- Summerdance: Chicago SummerDance
- World Music: World Music Festival; multi-venue, eleven-day festival
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