Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade: A celebration of the city's cultural organizations

The 8^th annual Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, a magical evening parade, will draw together world-renowned institutions like the Art Institute of Chicago, Ballet Foloklorico Xochitl, important youth programs like After School Matters, and aspiring artists in every field on Saturday, October 29 (6-8 pm). Winding down State Street from Lake to Van Buren, this dazzling production will delight an audience of 50,000 with unique floats, spectacle puppets and creative performances.

Arts in the Dark celebrates Halloween as the “artist’s holiday” and has been called “Chicago’s Neighborhood Parade” because it pulls together cultural organizations and artists from across the city.

Featuring over 70 contingents, the 2022 parade lineup includes returning crowd favorites and stand-out additions. Jazmine Cooper, now a Chicago celebrity, will bring her dance students from CICS Wrightwood Charter School to perform their viral “Thriller” routine. The Art Institute of Chicago Workers United (AICWU) will present a spectacle puppet to enchant the crowd. The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA), in collaboration with La Vuelta Ensemble, will lead the parade and bring their colorful circus performance of stilt walkers, jugglers and physical theater. Arts in the Dark and CLATA will honor the recently deceased Myrna Salazar, the founder of the Latino Theater Alliance, with this opening performance which will include a brief moment of silence in her memory.

Lead Sponsor Barry Callebaut will be adding extra fun to pre-parade activities by bringing the City’s “Year of Chicago Dance” to life. Barry Callebaut ambassadors will be joined by Dancing Trick-or-Treaters to pass out special trick or treat bags filled with candy to costumed parade-goers.

Arts in the Dark is presented by LUMA8 and the City of Chicago and is sponsored by Barry Callebaut, with major support from the Chicago Loop Alliance. It is produced in partnership with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), and MyCHI. My Future. Additional support is provided by Choose Chicago, City Winery, Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park, Millennium Garages, Revolution Brewing, One Chicago Fund, William Blair and the WNDR Museum.

(All details here: https://artsinthedark.com/)

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