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CHICAGO FESTIVALS & EVENTS
New Year's Eve Fireworks on the Chicago River and at Navy Pier
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Thu, Dec 31
2025: free riverfront area at Wacker and Franklin (gates 5 p.m., shows from 9 p.m.), five-minute midnight fireworks from river bridges, plus a midnight show at Navy Pier. Free CTA rides 10 p.m.–4 a.m.
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Chicago Riverwalk and Navy Pier
Loop / Streeterville
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Free
Free; bag limits and capacity cut-off at the riverfront stage area (2025).
Midnight fireworks over the lake at Navy Pier, and in recent years a second show from the Chicago River bridges downtown. Free; expect crowds and take the CTA.
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