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Parades
Chicago is very much a city of parades, both in the main city and its various neighbourhoods, many representing the city's huge ethnic diversity. The following are currently the main parades in the downtown area:

St Patrick's Day Parade
, mid-Mar
Hellenic Heritage Parade, end Mar
St Jude Police League March, early May
Memorial & Cadet Parade, end May
Puerto Rican Day Parade, mid-Jun
Von Steuben German Day Parade, early Sep
Mexican Independence Day Parade, early Sep
Columbus Day Parade, early Oct
Halloween Happening, last half Oct
Magnificent Mile Lights Parade, mid-Nov
Marshall Field's Jingle Elf Parade, end Nov

Other Special Events

Chicago's Bloomin' Terrific
, 21 Mar-30 Apr 2001
Chicago Neighborhood Summer Festivals, May-Sep
3rd Annual Mayor Daley Kids & Kites Fest, 5 May and 6 Oct
Bike Chicago 2001, 18 May-17 Jun
3rd Annual Great Chicago Places & Spaces: Celebrating Chicago Architecture, 19 & 20 May
17th Annual Chicago Gospel Festival, 1-3 Jun
18th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, 7-10 Jun
21st Annual Taste of Chicago Festival, 29 Jun-8 Jul
11th Annual Chicago Country Music Festival, 30 Jun-1 Jul
9th Annual Race to the Taste, 1 Jul
Independence Day Concert, 3 Jul
8th Annual Mayor's Cup Youth Soccer Fest, 21-22 Jul
44th Annual Venetian Night, 28 Jul
43 Annual Chicago Air & Water Show, 17-18 Aug
13th Annual Viva Chicago Latin Music Festival, 25-26 Aug
23rd Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, 30 Aug-2 Sep
5th Annual Celtic Fest Chicago, 15-16 Sep
World Music Festival: Chicago 2001, 20-30 Sep
5th Annual Christkindlmarket, 23 Nov-22 Dec
87th Annual Treelighting Ceremony, 24 Nov



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