I am traveling to Chicago this weekend. may 3-5. is there anythign going on and what is cheap thats fun.?

any advise will help. Its me and my husband going.

You can go to the Navy Pier for some shops, lots of restaurants, some beautiful views of the water.
Walk up and down the Magnificent Mile for amazing shopping
You can go to Millenium Park which is beautiful
There is a planetarium, aquarium, and history museum at the very far end of the park....they are great as well.
You can even try to catch a white sox game or cubs game!
The botanical gardens are absolutely beautiful as well and very cheap!!!!
There is so much to do in the city and I hope you love it!

Everything he just said, But to be honest if you just walk around the city, You'll be breatheless just looking at the skyscrapers. I live in the sub's of Chicago and go downtown ALOT, but each time I go, Its always something new, and even if its the same skyscraper I may see its still breathe taking. You can go to The Sears Tower and go to the top floor and see 4 different states. You can Go to Navy Pier,
You dont have to worry about good food, cause Chicago definately has great food :D. Idk if you have been here before, but its a wonderful place. I reccomend you definately bring a camera, and Get a picture in front of the bean. (Its a silvery type structure that has like a mirror , located in mellenium park). You will have fun. Trust me. Oh theres Dave&Busters lol? Idk if you care about that.

You may want to take a look at some local listings:

http://www.chicagoreader.com/
(Check the events menu on the left side)

http://www.newcitychicago.com/chicago/index.html
(likewise)

Between the two of these, you catch most of the major (and minor) events in the city.

Hope this is useful!

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may 3rd = polish parade & free!

i'd say navy pier and the parks and all the resturants and sights to see

I think looptopia is going on Friday night into Saturady morning. Its a bunch of music shows, interactive art and a bunch of other stuff. Check of metromix.com for more details.

Go to the Time Out Chicago website. On the top left side of the page is a box. Just type in the day of the week you're curious abuot and it will show you just about EVERYTHING that's going on that day, from free stuff to slightly expensive stuff.