A chic city in the U.S. state of Illinois, Chicago hosts several events that attract a vast crowd from across the globe. Arts, music, dance, exhibition or cultural events; no matter what you like the dynamic city of the U.S. has something for every interest.

Let’s take a look at what Chicago has to offer to its visitors this year. Some of the major highlighters of the year 2013 are as follows:

Chicago Kids and Kites Festival – Scheduled to be held on May 4 2013 at Montrose Harbor Lincoln Park, the event focus on family-centric programs. The event will entertain kids and their family with programs like face painting, balloon artists and crafts. The festival will start from 10 am to 4pm.

Chicago Blues Festival – It is the largest blues festival in the world to be held at Grant Park from June 6 - 9 2013. The three days long vibrant event will host music concerts by famous music artists. Attracting more than 500,000 fans each year, this festival gives Chicago a grand title of being the ‘Blues Capital of the World.’

Taste of Chicago – The Taste of Chicago will be celebrated from July 10-14, 2013 at Grant Park. The grand food festival welcomes foodies from across the world to taste the diverse food range of Chicago. Visitors can enjoy the variety of scrumptious food in the festival along with the soothing music and exciting activities. The Taste of Chicago is one of the world’s largest food festivals.

Other events include, Chicago Jazz Festival (August 29 – September 1, 2013), Chicago Air & Water Show (August 17 &18, 2013), Chicago Summer Dance (June 27 – September 15, 2013) and many others.