CHICAGO (WLS) — The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Competition and Parade will return for a thirty fourth 12 months in November.
The occasion is ready for the weekend earlier than Thanksgiving, Nov. 22, that includes Mickey and Minnie Mouse from Walt Disney World Resort, illuminating North Michigan Avenue.
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The competition and parade draw as much as a million individuals to witness the biggest night parade within the U.S., and the third-largest parade within the nation, organizers mentioned.
There can even be floats, large helium balloons, marching bands, celebrities, musical performances and, after all, Santa Claus.
“The competition options the illumination of 1 million lights on over 200 bushes alongside North Michigan Avenue, marking the official begin of the vacation season in Chicago, all through Illinois and nationwide,” organizers mentioned.
Attendees are requested to put on vacation sweaters in an effort to interrupt a report for essentially the most at a parade.
See particulars:
Lights Competition Lane: 11 am. to 4 p.m. at Pioneer Court docket, 401 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago
Parade: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., south on North Michigan Avenue from Oak Road to Wacker Drive
Fireworks Show: North Michigan Avenue and the Chicago River
Go to TheMagnificentMile.com for extra info.
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