The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival is an annual event celebrated in Chicago on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. About one million lights on 200 trees[1] brighten the city’s Michigan Avenue, also known as the Magnificent Mile. It also features notable Disney characters.
The festival is hosted by The Magnificent Mile Association.[2] It is considered one of the largest Christmas holiday celebrations in the country.
In 1992, Walt Disney, the company, officially became part of the Lights Festival, turning the event into a major tourist attraction.[3]
- ↑ “Magnificent Mile Lights Festival.” Archived 2014-11-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 8 August 2013
- ↑ Greater North Michigan Avenue Association Retrieved 14 June 2013
- ↑ “2011 Magnificent Mile Lights Festival part 1.” Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 8 August 2013