The Oriental Museum Spend your day like Indiana Jones… The Oriental Institute was established in 1919 as the University of Chicago’s research center for ancient Near Eastern studies. The Oriental Institute Museum is a showcase for the history, art, and archaeology of the ancient Near East. The museum displays objects recovered by Oriental Institute excavations […]
Bring the family to the Chicago Blues Festival in Millennium Park June 9-11, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The Chicago Blues Festival is world famous. It is three days of safe, outdoor fun, and listening to some of the world’s greatest living musicians! You can bring a family picnic […]
Biker families will want to participate in the Bike the Drive event at Chicago’s Grant Park May 28, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Bike the Drive is a celebration of biking routes on Lake Shore Drive – with no cars! The ride is for all ages and levels of […]
For a taste of spring, bring the family to the Chicago Flower and Garden Show at Navy Pier March 18-26, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The Chicago Flower and Garden Show, which began in 1847, will offer guest speakers on all things botanical, plenty of kid activities, garden showcases […]
Bring the family for an outing to Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! If you haven’t been to the Field Museum lately, you haven’t been to the Field Museum! Oh sure, there is Sue, the largest T-Rex Dinosaur ever found, and the mummies are […]
Run the entire family to the Chicago Half Marathon & 5K September 25, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Join thousands of your closest friends in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Chicago Half Marathon & 5K! Heck, the races run mostly around the Chicago Lake Shore Hotel, around the […]
Bring the family to Venetian Night at Navy Pier in Chicago September 10, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Venetian Night is the longest running summer festival on Chicago’s lake front! The event is modeled on the Christmas boating event in Venice, Italy. Think of a parade on water. Yachts […]
Bring the family to the free Chicago Jazz Festival in Millennium Park September 1-4, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The Chicago Jazz Festival is one of the premiere music events in the entire world! The festival, presented in several venues in and around Grant Park, brings together living jazz […]
Bring your family, your taste buds and your ear buds to Taste of Chicago, July 6-10, and stay at the nearby Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Taste of Chicago, the annual pig out fest for food and music, is the biggest draw in the Chicago festival scene. Choose from five days of samples from Chicago’s finest […]
Rock your way to Chicago for the Pitchfork Music Festival July 15-17, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! Over 50,000 Pitchfork Festival fans from forty-five states and twenty-six countries will gather to hear the best in “alternative” music! And lots of vendors peddling local goodies of food, drink, art and […]
Come to the celebrated “Granddaddy of American Arts Festivals,” the Gold Coast Art Fair at Chicago’s Grant Park June 18-19, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The Gold Coast Art Fair is one of the most prestigious juried art fairs in the country. Three hundred artists from all over the […]
Inspire your family by coming to the Chicago Gospel Music Festival June 3-4 in Millennium Park, and stay at the nearby and affordable Chicago Lake Shore Hotel! The 31st annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival brings together world class singers and choirs for a feast of powerful song! In addition to the live music, enjoy special […]