Chicago Will Welcome the New Year in with a BANG!
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Chicago's Fireworks Spectacular over Monroe Harbor will be produced by Melrose Pyrotechnics and choreographed to an entertaining program of musical genres destined to appeal to the varied group of onlookers gathered near Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. Meanwhile, another display at Navy Pier will begin simultaneously and be choreographed to the same music. Admission to both events is free and lift-off is scheduled for 11:40 p.m. on December 31st. (Fireworks will continue for another 20 minutes after Midnight.)
You Don't Have to be a Face in the Crowd.
You can dress warmly and jockey for a good view along with the rest of us but there are other options as well, including a variety of New Year's Eve cruises, such as these two:
Mystic Blue New Year's Eve Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Boarding begins at 8:30 p.m. with the cruise lasting from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. For $149.90 per person, each reveler will get to indulge in delicious treats, a premium bar package including champagne toast at midnight, a free boarding photo and of course a ringside view of the fireworks displays. For details and booking, call 877-299-7783 or visit www.MysticBlueCruises.com.
Chicago Odyssey's New Year's Eve Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Boarding begins at 8:30 p.m. with the cruise lasting from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Savvy sophisticated celebrants will whoop it up for $219.90 per person which will pay for hors d'oeurvres passed around by butlers during boarding, a sit-down dinner, premium bar, champagne toast, a live band, Odyssey's signature chocolate fountain and a complimentary boarding photo ... along with one of the best seats in town for the fireworks. For details and tickets, phone: 866-305-2489 or visit www.OdysseyCruises.com.
Living Like the Other Half Lives
New Years Eve (and fireworks like this) only happen now and then so if you REALLY want to make it a night to remember, buddy up with some friends and rent a room in one of Chicago's famous hotels near the Lake. Many will offer special New Year's Eve packages. For more details, visit www.Chicago-downtown.com/hotel-discounts/new-years-eve.html.
Sources:
Websites mentioned above
American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) Bulletin
Published by Anne Bowen
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3 Comments
Post a CommentCool info. When we have festivals, I live close enough to downtown that I hear fireworks outside if we have them. That's fun.
This all sounds festive, but afraid I might fall asleep. Thanks for sharing.
The dinner cruises sound nice!