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Prepare to kick off America's holiday season in style at The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. This mile-long festival has attracted over a million visitors daily for more than 32 years now. The festival's nighttime parade on Michigan Avenue is the largest in the United States, featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse from The Walt Disney World Resort leading the way. The event boasts an impressive lineup of fantastic floats, giant helium balloons, marching bands, celebrities, musical performances, Santa Claus, fireworks, and more. The parade illuminates over a million lights on 200+ trees along The Avenue, creating a truly awe-inspiring sight.

The Patio Theater is a historic music venue and movie theater located on the northwest side of Chicago. Built in 1927, it is the only movie palace from its era that still serves the community today. The Patio Theater has been lovingly restored and decorated in the grand tradition, making it an iconic institution in Chicago. The theater offers a memorable movie experience with a giant screen, simulated blue sky, flickering stars, moving clouds, and a state-of-the-art sound system featuring Dolby SR and JBL speakers. The grand neo-Pompeian lobby has also been restored to its original elegance, welcoming visitors to an open space with a seating capacity of 1000-the most giant single screen in Chicagoland. Enjoy your favorite movies at popular prices while experiencing the magic of the Patio Theater.

The Chicago Children's Museum offers endless opportunities for children to engage in play. They can explore a schooner, hide in a treehouse, construct a towering skyscraper, experiment with essential tools, fish in a river, create art to take home, and much more. Play is a powerful tool that promotes learning, creativity, and development. The museum is dedicated to creating a community where play and learning intersect and enhancing children's lives through these experiences. The Chicago Children's Museum has grown significantly over the last thirty years. Once located in just a few hallways of the Chicago Cultural Center, it now provides arts programs, STEM experiments, imaginative play, and other activities to more than 11 million children, parents, and caregivers.