DeKalb, IL: DeKalb music producer Michael Embrey helps bring the magic to the ‘Chicago Mag Mile Holiday Parade’ this Saturday. Embrey has been assisting with the entertainment part of the parade for the past 14 years.
In the first official parade of the holidays, Grand Marshals Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, illuminate over one million lights on 200 trees along “The Magnificent Mile”, on north Michigan Avenue.
The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival is Chicagoland’s most popular event. Its impact reaches far beyond Chicagoland. Broadcast on ABC 7 Chicago on Sunday, November 19, 2023, the Lights Festival will also air throughout the holiday season in nearly 100% of American markets and select Canadian markets.
The magic of the holidays, Chicago-style, is captured for viewers around the country with spectacular entertainment, beloved Walt Disney World characters, luminous floats, Santa and dazzling fireworks, as more than a million twinkling Michigan Avenue lights set the stage for the broadcast of the fantastic Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival airing, Sunday, Nov. 19 from 6-7 p.m. on ABC7 Chicago. Encore broadcasts will air Sunday, Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 10 at 11 p.m. The parade steps off on Oak Street and travels down Michigan Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 5:30 p.m.
ABC7 Chicago Anchors Cheryl Burton and Ryan Chiaverini will serve as co-hosts of the broadcast along with ABC7’s Judy Hsu and Hosea Sanders, who bring sparkle and excitement reporting street-side.The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Parade will be available on-demand and stream exclusively on abc7chicago.com and ABC7’s Connected TV Apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, and Roku.
Embrey has been involved and active with a variety of regional and national parades and special events, including the Chicago Mag Mile Parade, Chicago Thanksgiving Parade, Pasadena Rose Parade, Mardi Gras Parades, NFL Half-times (including the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, and Indianapolis Colts).This Thanksgiving he will be taking part in the NYC Macy’s Parade as a member of the Saluting Band Director’s Band.
Click Here To Submit A News Tip Or Story