Chicago is proudly diverse, hosting one of the world’s largest concentrations of associations and events representing an array of ethnicities and cultures. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE Bronzeville Chamber of Commerce bronzevillechamber.com Chicago Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce lgbtcc.com Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce chicagochinatown.org Continental Africa Chamber of Commerce, USA continentalacc.org Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce ilbcc.org Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ihccbusiness.net Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce (Boystown) lakevieweast.com Little Village Chamber of Commerce littlevillagechamber.org Uptown Chamber of Commerce (Argyle Street) exploreuptown.org West Ridge Chamber of Commerce (Little India) westridgechamber.org West Town Chamber of Commerce westtownchamber.org DuSable Museum of African American History Argyle Night Market The Legacy Walk Black Women’s Expo CULTURAL PARADES, FESTIVALS & EVENTS choosechicago.com/ events-and-shows FEBRUARY • Argyle Lunar New Year Parade • Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade APRIL • Black Women’s Expo JUNE • LGBTQ Pride Fest & Parade • Puerto Rican People’s Parade • Ruido Fest • Taste of Mexico in Little Village JULY • African/Caribbean International Festival of Life • Bantu Fest • Chinatown Summer Fair • El Gran Fest Colombiano • Fiesta del Sol • Peruvian Festival AUGUST • African Festival of the Arts • Ecuador Parade • Festival Cubano • Ginza Holiday Festival • India Independence Day Parade • Pakistan Independence Day & Heritage Parade • Pilsen Fest • Windy City West Indian Carnival • Bud Billiken Parade SEPTEMBER • Chinese Cultural Festival • Jollof Wars • Little Village Festival • World Music Festival OCTOBER • Chicago Latino Music Festival • Chicago Football Classic Every language has a voice in Chicago, home to many different media outlets that produce customized television, digital and print content for a wide variety of ethnic communities. 16 meetinchicago.com PHOTO CREDITS: (CLOCKWISE) ADAM ALEXANDER PHOTOGRAPHY; SONIER PHOTO; LUCY HEWETT; ABEL ARCINIEGA CHICAGO DIVERSITY
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