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Saturday, 13 March 2010

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2009 Illinois State Fair	29th Annual Taste of Chicago	30th Annual Chinatown Summer Fair
31st Annual Chicago Jazz Festival	Africa International House USA	Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival

13th Annual Chicago Half Marathon
This 13.1-mile race through the Historic Jackson Park neighborhood and along Lake Shore Drive offers live music along the course, refreshments, a health and fitness expo and prizes for top finishers. A 5K run begins just after the half marathon at 7:45 am

2009 Illinois State Fair
The Illinois State Fair was strarted by a group of farmers who met in January of 1853 to form the Illinois State Agricultural Society offered Springfield the opportunity to host the first state fair.

20th Annual Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival
Merengue - Salsa - Cumbia - Tango
This colorful and exciting festival celebrates music that includes Latin Pop, Rock, Salsa, Reggaeton, Merngue, as well as the music of the Americas, the Caribbean and Espana. The Festival also features an Art Fair and delicious food from some of Chicago finest restaurants.

25th Annual Chicago Gospel Festival
Formerly a three-day affair, the 2009 kickoff to the City's Festival season packs top gospel acts into a two-day lineup.

26th Annual Chicago Blues Festival
Free Admission
Location: Grant Park in Downtown Chicago
Time: 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

27th Annual Accenture Chicago Triathlon
The 27th Annual Triathlon is the largest event of its kind attracting 800 young triathletes. The race is open to boys and girls ages 7-14, includes individual and relay team divisions, and is limited to 800 kids.
For kids 7-10 years: 100 meter Swim, 4k Bike & 1k Run.
For kids 11-14 years: 200 meter Swim, 8k Bike & 2k Run.
The swim takes place in Lake Michigan in shallow water, parallel to the beach. The bike and run take place on closed park roadways and running paths. It is a great opportunity for kids to break into the sport.

29th Annual Taste of Chicago
Taste of Chicago, the city's outdoor feast, fires up its grills for the 29th year, with 287 menu items and 65 vendors serving up good eats from 11:00 pm to 6:00 pm (most days).
Free Admission
Location: Grant Park

30th Annual Chinatown Summer Fair
This festival features a lion dance procession live music, Asian Dance performances, Chinese and American food vendors, arts and crafts and much more.

31st Annual Chicago Jazz Festival

Come down to Grant Park to hear world class jazz at the Chicago Jazz Festival on September 4,5 and 6 on three stages centered around the Petrillo Bandshell, located on the corner of Jackson and Columbus. Music starts at noon and continues on till 9:30 pm. Food and beverages are available from many venders on site. (schedule is subject to change)

50th Annual Dearborn Garden Walk
One of the nation's oldest neighborhood garden walks, this event draws people from all over the country. New gardens will be offered this year, as well as themed vignettes that demonstrate how to create similar gardens of your own. Visitors can see more than 20 contemporary urban landscaping and Victorian gardens in Chicago's historic Near North neighborhood.

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