Taste Sees Ever-So-Slight Attendance Drop
By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jul 6, 2009 3:40PM
The annual 10-day long Taste of Chicago celebration saw a slight attendance drop this year as the Tribune reports that the City is estimating 3.35 million people visited Grant Park for the food and fun. The estimate is down compared to last year's estimated 3.5 million visitors. Of course, given the cool, cloudy weather that coincided with much of the fest - not to mention a wet Fourth of July - the decrease is considered minimal. Estimates also kept this years attendance at the July 3rd fireworks show at about the usual million or so people down at the lakefront.