A Holiday Tour of Drinks, Daleys and Dead Guys

On this special holiday tour, we’ll see some classic Chicago holiday traditions and hear off-the-beaten path stories that you expect from Chicago Detours. Instead of whizzing by Christmas lights from a bus, we’ll walk downtown Chicago to fully enjoy the spirit of the holidays. While we can’t predict the weather, you won’t get too cold! We’ll venture into a few warm locales and talk history over couple drinks. Non-drinkers are more than welcome, too, as this is more than a drinking tour.
We have some inside stories on our holiday lights tour!

Hear about how Mayor Richard J. Daley saved the Christmas Parade, and then how his son, Richard M., was almost awarded a stocking of coal for his affront to Christmas and Hanukkah. Hear the story of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’s birth in Chicago. We’ll even have an overview of the development of consumerism for Christmas. This walking tour is not your typical holiday lights tour of Chicago!

The holiday tour will run beginning November 16 at 1:15pm on Fridays and Saturdays, 5pm on Saturdays and other special dates.