The Taste of Chicago is the world's largest food festival, held for five days in July in Chicago, Illinois in Grant Park. The event is also the largest festival in Chicago. Non-food-related events include live music on multiple stages, including the Petrillo Music Shell, pavilions, and performances. However, the main events are clearly food-related...
"Chicago's spring and summertime programming is cherished by our residents and bolsters our tourism, hospitality and creative industries,» Lightfoot said. «I am thrilled that we can bring back our iconic music and food festivals, as well as hundreds of other events. This will help to bring a sense of normalcy back to our city and revitalize the local economies of our neighborhoods.»
After events were moved to a virtual platform in 2020 and reimagined in 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns, this year's festivals are said to return in a similar format to before the pandemic brought a number of new restrictions.
«After pivoting and reimagining so many times over the past two years, we are excited to bring forward lessons learned and the best parts of these uniquely-Chicago artistic and cultural experiences for the public to safely enjoy once again,» said Nancy Villafranca-Guzman, DCASE Deputy Commissioner for Programming.
