The largest and longest-running auto show in North America begins its 10-day run with a charity event Friday night on the city’s Near South Side.
The 117th edition of the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place, 2301 South King Drive, opens to the public from Saturday, Feb. 8, through Monday, Feb. 17. It kicks off Friday night, Feb. 7, with the “First Look for Charity” event, a black-tie fundraiser from 7 to 11 p.m. at McCormick Place.
The Auto Show opens each day at 10 a.m.
It closes at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, and from Monday, Feb. 10, through Sunday, Feb. 16; at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9; and at 8 p.m. on its final day, Monday, Feb. 17.
Tickets for the Auto Show can be purchased online HERE or at McCormick Place ticket booths on public show days. Ticket booths close one hour before the show closes.
Tickets are $17 for adults, $12 for seniors age 62 and older and $12 for children ages 4-12. Children age 3 and younger are admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult family member.
You can browse the vehicles on display at this year’s Auto Show by going HERE on its website.
The list includes 35 makes of vehicles across 18 types: concepts, convertible, crossover, diesel, economy, electric, hatchback, hybrid, luxury, minivan, pickup, sedan, sport-utility, sports car, sporty coupe, super cars, van and wagon.
In total, nearly 1,000 different vehicles will be on display, along with numerous accessories, auto-related exhibits, competition vehicles, and project, antique and collector cars.
This year’s Auto Show features several indoor tracks.
One is Camp Jeep, which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Auto Show. The 30,000-square-foot exhibit features a 28-foot “mountain” with a 45-degree approach that will give attendees a chance to experience driving a Jeep in extreme on- and off-road conditions.
Click HERE for a full schedule of Auto Show events.
The Chicago Auto Show was first held in 1901 and is now the largest auto show in North America. It’s also been held more than any other auto exposition on the continent.
Since 1935, the Chicago Auto Show has been produced by the Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA), which is the nation’s oldest and largest metropolitan dealer organization.
