What is Magnificent Mile Lights Festival?
'''The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival''' is an annual event celebrated in [[Chicago]] on the Saturday before [[Thanksgiving]]. About one million lights on 200 trees<ref>[http://www.choosechicago.com/event/Magnificent-Mile-Lights-Festival/19325/ “Magnificent Mile Lights Festival.”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113034841/http://www.choosechicago.com/event/Magnificent-Mile-Lights-Festival/19325/ |date=2014-11-13 }} Retrieved 8 August 2013</ref> brighten the city’s [[Michigan Avenue]], also known as the [[Magnificent Mile]]. It also features notable [[Disney]] characters. The festival is hosted by The Magnificent Mile Association.<ref>[http://www.gnmaa.com Greater North Michigan Avenue Association] Retrieved 14 June 2013</ref> It is considered one of the largest [[Christmas]] holiday celebrations in the country. In 1992, [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]], the company, officially became part of the Lights Festival, turning the event into a major tourist attraction.<ref>[http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources&id=7799567 “2011 Magnificent Mile Lights Festival part 1.”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523073157/http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources&id=7799567 |date=2013-05-23 }} Retrieved 8 August 2013</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.themagnificentmile.com/events/lights-festival/ Magnificent Mile Lights Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730094849/https://www.themagnificentmile.com/events/lights-festival/ |date=2016-07-30 }} Official Website * [http://www.gnmaa.com Greater North Michigan Avenue Association] [[Category:Festivals in Chicago]] {{US-stub}}