America's Holiday Season Begins Here
The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival® Countdown:
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The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival® is proudly sponsored by:
Experience the magic
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Lights Festival Lane 11am - 4pm
Enjoy a festive thoroughfare of booths and free family activities all on Lights Festival Lane in Pioneer Court at 401 North Michigan Ave.
Parade 5:30pm
Grand Marshals Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from Walt Disney World® Resort step off from Oak Street and Michigan Avenue, illuminating more than one million lights on 200 trees block by block as they lead the parade south along The Magnificent Mile.
Musical celebrity performances, giant helium balloons, marching bands from across the country and illuminated floats are all part of the fun. Santa Claus will soar down the route on the grand finale float presented by Wintrust to officially start of the holiday season!
The Wintrust Fireworks Spectacular 7:30 pm
The culmination of the holiday celebration will be The Wintrust Fireworks Spectacular over the Chicago River.
Broadcast Across the Nation
Experience all of the festive fun of the 2024 Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival® live in The Magnificent Mile district on Saturday, November 23rd and then tune-in to watch locally on ABC 7 Chicago on Sunday, November 24th at 6 pm. Watch on demand between November 24th and December 31st via ABC 7 Chicago online. Our 2024 parade will also air across the country via syndication in more than 202 markets all holiday-season long.