Festival Of Lights 2025 Chicago Dates. It’s a holiday happening the whole family can enjoy. This year's holiday event will feature a new chicago river.
Each year, on friday and saturday preceding thanksgiving, chicago celebrates the wintrust magnificent mile lights festival (also known as chicago lights festival)—200 trees. Shining bright for 32 magnificent years, the wintrust magnificent mile lights festival® returns to downtown chicago on saturday, november 23, 2025 to kick off the holiday season the.