Today’s Switch on Summer celebration of the Buckingham Fountain!

Buckingham Fountain in Red courtesy of Openverse

The annual Switch On Summer Celebration, sponsored by ComEd: the largest provider of power in Illinois. The event will happen #LIVE today, on Saturday, May 10^th between 11:30 AM – 1PM, the renowned Buckingham Fountain located in Grant Park, Chicago, will come alive, marking the official commencement of summer. This remarkable event that commemorates the beginning of summer by illuminating Chicago’s renowned Buckingham Fountain. Presented in collaboration with the Chicago Park District, this year’s festivities will partner celebrations will include live musical performances, dance, and cultural displays from the arts partners of Night Out in the Parks, such as the NAJWA Dance Corps, Jabberwocky Marionettes, and Cielito Lindo Family Mariachi. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with art and maker stations, partake in family-oriented activities, and utilize ComEd customer services, including bill assistance and energy efficiency initiatives.

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A Little History:
The Buckingham Fountain is paid for–but not by the city, but through the Buckingham Fountain Endowment Fund, in which Kate Buckingham originally established, so that the Chicago taxpayers would never have to foot the bill of fountain costs. The fountain had received a $2.8 million restoration in the year 1994.

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Buckingham Fountain — Grant Park Chicago (IL) September 2014 courtesy of Openverse

Switch on Summer Buckingham Fountain

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