St. Patricks Day Chicago
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Both the Renaissance and the Burnham are on, or very near, the parade route. Do a search on chicago and you will find many suggestions for popular tourist activities; I might add that the Cultural Center (Michigan and Randolph) has free concerts almost every day, and check out the Hottix booth (hottix.org) for half-price theatre tickets.
One warning: St. Patrick's day in invariably cold and rainy here. Prepare to stand outside in temps as low as 35 degrees.
One warning: St. Patrick's day in invariably cold and rainy here. Prepare to stand outside in temps as low as 35 degrees.
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Make sure and find out what time they're turning the Chicago River green!!! What a hoot! We watched them do this from a bridge last year. Men driving around in speed boats dumping some sort of chemical in the water that instantly turned it neon green. Takes place right before the parade starts.
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It's a biodegradable dye that is used to turn the river green ("chemical" sounds a little harsh).
At any rate, it looks cool:
http://www.msystems.com/mcohen/images/chicago-green.jpg
At any rate, it looks cool:
http://www.msystems.com/mcohen/images/chicago-green.jpg