Water skiers, video games and a diving competitors stuffed the town’s first air and water present in 1959, which was a celebration for youths within the Chicago Park District’s day camp program. It was produced for simply $88.

Greater than 60 years later, organizers count on about 2 million individuals at lakefront seashores to observe aerobatic feats within the sky and simulated rescue operations within the water on the first full present since 2019.

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10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21.

Count on highs within the 70s to mid-80s this weekend with an opportunity of scattered thunderstorms.

In case of extreme climate: Non permanent shelter from rain, excessive winds, lightning or hail is out there at varied close by underpass (Diversey Harbor, Fullerton Avenue and LaSalle Drive) and pedway places (Division Road, Scott Road, Oak Road and Chicago Avenue).

The schedule is topic to alter and decided on present days. The lineup contains:

• U.S. Navy Blue Angels: Greater than 100 crew members — together with enlisted members of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines — pilot and preserve eight F/A-18 Hornets, of which six will carry out, and C-130 “Fats Albert.” The staff’s signature aerial maneuvers embody diamond and delta formations.
• U.S. Military Golden Knights: Showing right here because the Sixties — once they would land in Lake Michigan — this staff of troopers has jumped with former Cubs catcher and present supervisor David Ross, actor Vince Vaughn and comic Invoice Murray.
• Different navy performers: U.S. Air Drive F-22 Raptor Demo Workforce; U.S. Air Drive Heritage Flight with P-51 Mustang; U.S. Air Drive Crimson Horse Cell Plane Arresting Gear Workforce; U.S. Coast Guard Air and Sea Rescue Demo; U.S. Marines MV-22 Osprey; U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II Demo Workforce; U.S. Navy Legacy Flight with FG-1D Corsair and A-4B Skyhawk; Illinois Air Nationwide Guard KC-135R Stratotanker; Illinois Nationwide Guard 183rd Safety Forces; and Maryland Air Nationwide Guard A-10C Thunderbolt II.
• Civilians: Chicago Hearth Division Air and Sea Rescue Unit; Chicago Police Division helicopter; Kevin Coleman; Susan Dacy; Rob Holland; Invoice Stein and Triple Time Workforce.

North Avenue Seaside is present middle, however good sightlines might be discovered at Ohio Road Seaside and alongside the lakefront from Fullerton Avenue south to Oak Road Seaside. Close by parks and enjoying fields are typically much less crowded.

Spectators will pay $10 per car for entrance to the car parking zone at Gary/Chicago Worldwide Airport, the place they will watch plane take off and land.

Samantha Nelson has compiled a listing of lakefront eating places and bars providing particular packages with meals and drinks in the course of the present. Additionally included — find out how to watch the present from the water.

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Herb Hunter is the present announcer primarily based at North Avenue Seaside. He’s a former navy pilot and United Airways captain.

Play-by-play protection can be on WBBM-AM 780 and 105.9 FM.

Nope. The present is free!

The seashores open at 6 a.m.

Pedestrians: Bridges, tunnels or underpasses at Fullerton Avenue, Division Road, Scott Road, Chicago Avenue, North Avenue Seaside and Oak Road Seaside present quick access to the lakefront and North Avenue Seaside.

Public transportation: Further service and capability can be supplied all through the weekend. Use Regional Transportation Authority’s Journey Planner device to map your route. It’s beneficial passengers buy tickets forward of time or via the Ventra app to keep away from lengthy traces.

Chicago Transit Authority and getting there by ‘L’: The CTA will present further service on some traces in addition to No. 72 North Avenue and No. 151 Sheridan bus routes. Take the Crimson Line to stations at Chicago/State or Clark/Division, that are inside strolling distance of present middle. The closest CTA station to the North Avenue Seaside entrance is the Brown Line’s Sedgwick station.

Metra: Further service can be supplied on 4 of Metra’s 11 traces with expanded passenger capability, too, in the course of the weekend. Prospects disembarking at Metra’s Union Station or Millennium Park Station can board CTA’s No. 151 buses to Oak Road and North Avenue seashores. Alcohol is prohibited and bicycles won’t be accommodated all day Saturday and Sunday.

Bike: Bringing your personal bike? Bikes are allowed on the seashore. Renting one? Divvy’s closest station to North Avenue Seaside is at Jean Baptiste Level DuSable Lake Shore Drive and North Boulevard.

Valet service is out there from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Further valet service can be out there every day of the present at Navy Pier (Grand Avenue and Streeter Drive) and Theater on the Lake (Fullerton Avenue and DuSable Lake Shore Drive). Plan you trip at divvybikes.com.

Parking: No parking is out there at present central. Millennium Garages’s 4, underground places provide discounted on-line parking packages for buy upfront and a free shuttle to and from close to North Avenue Seaside. Choose up and drop off is on the North Avenue northbound entrance to DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

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All luggage can be searched upon entry.

What you possibly can carry to the present:

• Binoculars
• Bottled water
• Chairs
• Coolers
• Earplugs
• Blankets
• Sun shades
• Sunscreen

Go away at house:

• Alcoholic drinks
• Balloons and kites
• Drones
• Fireworks
• Flag poles
• Grills
• Unlawful substances
• Pets (besides service animals)
• Tents and canopies
• Weapons

Vertical inexperienced indicators with white letters and numbers referred to as pole markers are connected to all gentle poles alongside the lakefront.

Misplaced? Injured? Witness prison exercise? Search for, name 911 and provides the letter/quantity on the pole nearest your location to assist first responders find you. Or, use the pole marker to let family and friends know the place you’re.

Sources: Tribune reporting; Chicago Division of Cultural Affairs and Particular Occasions