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- Chicago Blues Festival (June 5-8, 2025)
- Millennium Park Summer Music Series (June 26 – August 7, 2025)
- Chicago Gospel Music Festival (July 12, 2025)
- Chicago Air and Water Show (Aug. 15, 16 & 17, 2025)
- Chicago House Music Festival (Aug. 23, 2025)
- Chicago Jazz Festival (Aug. 28-31, 2025)
- Taste of Chicago Grant Park (Sept. 5-7, 2025)
- Chicago Tree Lighting Ceremony (Nov. 21, 2025)
- Chicago's New Year's Eve Fireworks Spectacular (Dec. 31, 2025)
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- May 14, 2025: Chicago Chosen for 2026 International Jazz Day, Uniting World Sounds in the Birthplace of Blues
- May 13, 2025: Chicago’s Memorial Day Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony
- May 8, 2025: Citywide Chicago Farmers Markets & Maxwell Street Return for 2025 with Music, Culture and Fresh Flavor All Summer Long
- May 7, 2025: City of Chicago Unveils Headliners for the 2025 Chicago Jazz Festival with World-Renowned Artists and Local Treasures
- April 17, 2025: Mayor Brandon Johnson and Leading Chicago Cultural Institutions Invite Application for Chicago's Next Poet Laureate
- April 16, 2025: City of Chicago Announces 2025 Chicago Blues Festival Lineup, June 5–8, Featuring Mavis Staples, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Bobby Rush and More
- March 13, 2025: The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Celebrates New Appointments to the Chicago Cultural Advisory Council
- March 6, 2025: Mayor Brandon Johnson and DCASE announce Chicago 2025 Festival and Events Line-up
- January 30, 2025: Chicago Cultural Center New Play Residency Offers Funding and Support for New Play Readings in Time for Chicago Theatre Week
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