Having just opened its exciting new ‘FlyOver’ attraction on the first day of the month, later this March Navy Pier has another reason to head down only this time in the form of a free Holi festival celebration.
There are very few festivals around the world that provide such an extraordinarily prismatic display as the Hindu Holi festival aka the festival of color. Though in India it marks the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring, many around the world today enjoy it for the merrymaking it entails and the vibrant spectacle it provides in the aftermath. Because who doesn’t love chucking powders at their friends and coming out covered head to toe in an amalgamation of colors?
This year Chicagoans will again have the opportunity to cake their friends in color down at Navy Pier for the city’s returning Holi festival celebration. The free event will kick off in Navy Pier’s Beer Garden at 1 pm on Saturday, March 23 giving Midwesterners the chance to enjoy the festival’s explosion of bright colors at an iconic Chicago location.
Presented by ComEd, the free celebration will feature live music, dance, and interactive programming in the Aon Grand Ballroom meanwhile DJs will be playing at Navy Pier’s Beer Garden and outdoor areas designated by Navy Pier during the celebratory chaos from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Though attending the festival and experiencing the spectacle of colorful combatants is completely free, those who want to get involved in the kaleidoscopic carnage will be able to purchase different colored powders on-site while supplies last.
A more detailed event schedule with specific performers will be released nearer to the date.
More information can be found here.
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