The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival®

For thirty-three years, The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival™ has been an exciting and joy-filled holiday celebration. The centerpiece is the largest nighttime parade in the United States. Led by Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse of Walt Disney World® Resort, the spectacular 2024 parade down North Michigan Avenue will feature fabulous floats with beloved characters Buzz Lightyear and Woody, Anna and Elsa, Tiana and Belle, marching bands from across the country, musical celebrities, Santa Claus, The Wintrust Fireworks Spectacular and more – illuminating one million lights on the Avenue’s 200+ trees. Special surprises, including a brilliant new lighting spectacle along the parade route near the Chicago River and super colossal Muppet balloons, are planned for our 2024 event thanks to a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Enjoy Illinois. Come feel the magic of this dazzling holiday parade, brought to you by Wintrust, and presented by Enjoy Illinois, Chicagoland Kia Dealers and Dunkin’, on Saturday, November 23, 2024!