Chicago Festival Of Lights Parade 2024. The parade ends at michigan avenue and wacker drive, just south. For more than three decades, the wintrust magnificent mile lights festival® has been a beloved and iconic kickoff to the holiday season in chicago.

This magnificent festival of lights in chicago is an event that is celebrated every year on saturday before thanksgiving. Each year, on friday and saturday preceding thanksgiving, chicago celebrates the wintrust magnificent mile lights festival (also known as chicago lights festival)—200 trees along.