Yes, They’re Finally Here

Why waste your weekend with the Patriots and the Eagles when the clowns are in town? Chicago Winter Delights presents its mostly free “Clown Around Town” fest, inviting you to “Celebrate the circus arts by taking the family to acrobatic workshops, clown performances, and even a circus museum exhibition!”

The fun runs from Navy Pier to the Lookingglass Theatre to the Indian Boundary Park and Cultural Center and back again, with numerous other stops along the way and appearances by Alice in Wonderland, Pippi Longstocking, Danny Donuts, and something called Kapoot.

We’re not exactly sure what any of that means, but the kids-of-all-ages “Silliness 101” sounds like the kind of class we’d totally sign up for. Likewise the adult-oriented “Subversive Clowning,” an exploration of the “dark underbelly” of clowning, to which we say both “ick” and “hmmm.”

Image from cityofchicago.org