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Grant Park - Chicago

337 E. Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601

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Proudly referred to as Chicago's "Front yard"

Grant Park is a public park, 319 acres located in Chicago’s central business district in the Loop Community area.

Grant Park’s most notable features include Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, The Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum Campus. Named for United States President and Civil War General, Ulysses S. Grant, Grant Park was developed as one of Chicago's first parks and expanded through land reclamation.

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Chicago Architecture Biennial - SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change

Sep 19 – Feb 28

The Chicago Architecture Biennial will be the largest international survey of contemporary architecture in North America.

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Chicago International Film Festival

Oct 15 – Oct 26

Welcome to North America’s longest-running competitive film festival. With more than 120 feature films and 70 shorts films from around the world, this year’s festival is…

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Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade

Oct 18

Arts in the Dark is a magical evening parade that celebrates Halloween as the "artist's holiday."

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