Aug 16, 2023 - Things to Do

Diner en Blanc is back in Chicago at a mystery spot

Crowd of people dressed in white sitting together at a dinner table with white flowers on table.

White-clad diners share a meal in Daley Plaza in 2019. Photo courtesy of Christopher Dilts.

After a three-year hiatus, one of Chicago's most striking parties, Dîner en Blanc, returns Thursday to a secret location near you.

How it works: Diners register for the dinner, select a convenient departure point, prepare their best all-white outfit and a picnic, then follow their table leader to the spot on the night of the event.

What they're saying: We're "rain or shine, kind of like Lollapalooza but with less mud," co-founder Lauren Haras tells Axios, noting that they ask guests to bring white or clear ponchos, umbrellas or raincoats.

  • Back-up date: Aug. 18.

If you go: Diners can still join the waiting list. Tickets: $55-$108.

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Diners walk to the lakefront dinner location for Dîner En Blanc in 2017. Photo courtesy of Christopher Dilts.
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