Department

Cultural Affairs and Special Events

Featured Services and Programs

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  Taste of Chicago - Petrillo Music Shell Concerts

  July 11-15 in Grant Park
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  Chicago Blues Festival

  June 8-10 in Grant Park
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  Interactive Placemaking Prototypes for the City of Chicago’s 2012 Cultural Plan
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  Chicago Cultural Center Programs - May Schedule

  Find out what exciting events are taking place at the Chicago Cultural Center in May.

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  Under The Picasso - May Schedule

  FREE cultural programs at Noon
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  Chicago Kids and Kites

  May 19 at Montrose Harbor in Lincoln Park
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  World Music Festival Chicago Application Procedures

  Submissions accepted through June 10, 2012
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  Maxwell Street Market

  Every Sunday

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is dedicated to promoting and supporting Chicago’s arts and culture sector. This includes, but is not limited to: fostering the development of Chicago’s nonprofit arts sector, independent working artists, and for-profit arts businesses; presenting high-quality, free or low-fee cultural programs accessible to residents and visitors; and marketing the City’s cultural assets to local, regional, and global audiences. DCASE produces nearly 2,000 public programs, events and support services annually, generating millions in economic benefits for the City of Chicago.

Alerts (Cultural Affairs and Special Events)

Jan 2, 2012

Cultural Advisory Council Meeting Schedule for 2012

Most Recent News (Cultural Affairs and Special Events)

May 9, 2012	34th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival Headline Acts Announced
May 8, 2012	27th Chicago Gospel Music Festival Full Schedule Announced
May 7, 2012	“Made In Chicago: World Class Jazz” The Acclaimed Series Returns to Chicago’s Millennium Park July 19-August 30, 2012
May 2, 2012	Chicago’s “Get Up and Go!” Neighborhood Conversation and Tour Series Begins June 5
May 2, 2012	CIA Director David H. Petraeus To Serve As Grand Marshal For Chicago’s Memorial Day Parade And Wreath Laying Ceremony
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What We Do

• Attractions, Events and Exhibitions
• Chicago Cultural Plan 2012
• Chicago Festivals
• Chicago Film Office
• Chicago Tourism
• Chicago’s Creative Industries
• Cultural Grants
• Markets and Neighborhood Programs
• Partnership Opportunities
• Public Art Program
• Rental Services
• Resources and Services for Artists and Arts Organizations

Supporting Information

• DCASE Program Audit
• File a Cultural Affairs and Special Events FOIA Request

City Data

• FOIA Request Log - Cultural Affairs and Special Events