With the NBA announcing that their entire season is canceled over coronavirus COVID-19 concerns, we know a lot of Chicago events will follow. Mayor Lightfoot has said that any gathering of over 250 people is unsafe and should consider postponing or canceling. That being said, here’s a running list of the big Chicago events that are canceled over coronavirus concerns.
Northwestern University Dance Marathon
March 6 – 8 | Canceled
American Lung Association Fight for Air Climb
March 8 | Canceled
Ace Hardware Spring Convention
March 11 – 14 | Canceled
Illinois Holocaust Museum Humanitarian Awards Dinner
March 12 | Canceled
Big 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament
March 12 | Canceled
World Kidney Day
March 12 | Canceled
CME Group’s Chicago Trading Floor
March 13 | Closed
Naval Station Great Lakes
March 13 | Canceled
Joe Biden’s Illinois Campaign Event
March 13 | Canceled
State of the City Luncheon and Robert Crown Community Center and Library Open House
March 13 – 14 | Postponed
Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade, South Side Irish Parade, and River Dyeing
March 14 | Postponed
Naperville St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 14 | Canceled
East Dundee St. Patrick’s Day Parade and 5K
March 14 | Canceled
St. Charles’ St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 14 | Canceled
Old St. Pat’s Church Civic Celebration Mass and Brunch and Other Weekend Events
March 14 – 15 | Canceled
Chicago Children’s Choir World Music Festival
March 14 | Canceled
2020 SheBelieves Summit
March 14 | Postponed
Navy Pier Holi Celebration
March 14 | Canceled
Special Olympics Illinois State Basketball Championships
March 14 – 15 | Canceled
Illinois High School Association State Championships
March 14 – 15 | Canceled
Oracle Conference
March 14 – 17 | Canceled
International Housewares Association Inspired Home Show
March 14 – 17 | Canceled
Common Threads Chef Takeover
March 16 | Canceled
Chicago Flower & Garden Show
March 18 – 22 | Canceled
32nd Annual Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards Dinner
March 19 | Postponed
Chicago Comedy Film Festival
March 19 – 22 | Postponed
Chicago Children’s Choir Allegro Connection Day
March 21 | Canceled
University of Chicago D.C. Spring Break Trek
March 22 – 25 | Canceled
University of Chicago Detroit-Flink Trek
March 22 – 25 | Canceled
Chicago Children’s Choir Open Rehearsal
March 25 | Canceled
American College of Cardiology Annual Convention
March 28 – 30 | Canceled
Suburban Chicago National College Fair
Eight Spring Fairs | Canceled
Hyde Park Court Theatre Stage Productions
Entire Season Limited to Audiences Under 100 People
Cole’s Bar Open Mic Comedy Night
Wednesdays | Postponed
University of Chicago Bridging the Divide Trek
April 3 – 5 | Canceled
Chicago Open Air Festival
May 18 – 19 | Canceled
University of Chicago
All Speaker Events Through April 15 | Canceled
Chicago Roboto Conference
September 28 – 29 | Postponed
Check back in with UrbanMatter to monitor other events that will be canceled or postponed as this continues.
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