The Festival is part of a statewide effort and is sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Museum Association, the Illinois Historical Society. It is additionally funded by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council. St. Lawrence Ave. The entertainment highlight of the city's annual Taste of Chicago, the Country Music Festival is presented on two stages. This summer's line up includes such classics as A Streetcar Named Desire, top Hat, Auntie Mame, the Maltese Falcon, An American in Paris, A Patch of Blue, and Meet Me In St. Louis.
Films begin at sunset.
1400 W. Cermak Rd. This nautical tradition begins with a free concert by the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra at the Petrillo Music Shell. Chicago Air and Water Show See the captivating aerobatic maneuvers of civilian and military aircraft and the extreme water show on Chicago's lakefront. Spectators can watch the show from Fullerton to Ohio Street Beach. North Avenue Beach is the center of the show's performance.