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Special Events 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 |