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April �May
- The Chicago Improv Festival is a non-profit comedy festival held annually in Chicago in late April and early May. It spotlights improvisational, sketch, and stand-up comedy. In addition to bringing in acts from around the world, the festival honors performers who got their start in Chicago.
June
- The Chicago Blues Festival is an annual event that features four days of performances by top-tier blues musicians, both old favorites and the up-and-coming. It is hosted by the City of Chicago Mayor's Office of Special Events, and always occurs in early June. The event takes place in Grant Park, near the Loop in Chicago. Grant Park adjoins the Lake Michigan waterfront.
- The Chicago Gay Pride Parade, is the annual gay pride parade held on the last Sunday of June in Chicago. It is considered the culmination of the larger Gay Pride Month.
June-July
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The
Taste of Chicago is the world's largest food festival, held annually in
Chicago during the last week of June through the Fourth of July. Every year
millions of Chicagoans and tourists flock to Grant Park enjoy the
variety of food Chicago's most popular restaurants cook for festival
attendees. Events also include live music and performances, mainly by famous
local artists.
August
- Originating in 1958, the Chicago Air and Water Show is the city's second most popular festival. In 2005, 2,200,000 watched the Chicago Air and Water Show. Strong in tradition and one of the world's premier aviation events, the show also includes a wide array of military and civilian acts. It is a free event and a favorite of kids and adults alike. There are daredevil pilots, parachute teams, and jets flying in formation, as well as a water-skiing and boat-jumping component for additional thrills. The great thing about this festival is that it's visible from almost everywhere along the Chicago lakefront. Grandstand seats for the water show are located at North Avenue Beach, but some of the best viewing points are farther north, at Montrose Harbor and between Belmont and Addison.
September
- The Chicago Jazz Festival is a popular and well-known four-day free celebration of jazz in Grant Park in downtown Chicago. It is run by the Jazz Institute of Chicago during Labor Day weekend, integrating both world-famous and local artists.
October
- The Chicago Marathon, is one of the largest marathon road races in the world, as well as one of the fastest growing. In recent years, the marathon has been the site of many world record performances, due in part to its largely flat course.
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