Air and Water Show

Oh how I LOVE this show!!! I remember going as a child. Don't get to go every year, but I've made the trek to the lakefront many times in my adulthood. Even found a few favorite spots that aren't as crowded as the main viewing area at North Avenue.

I agree the crowds are crazy, pretty much ANYWHERE along the lakefront but especially the closer you go to North Avenue. And of course it's very loud when the jets fly over. But it IS only once a year so I don't mind. When and where else can you get to see those Blue Angels flying around in formation?!? At one show a few years ago, it was my first time seeing fireworks in the daytime! And when else do you get to see folks parachuting onto the beach? I heard Vince Vaughn was the celebrity parachuter this year (with his mom).

I didn't get out to the lakefront to see the action myself this year. But I really enjoyed seeing the Blue Angels circle past my hi-rise windows as they headed north. I hardly noticed the noise. As you said, it was worth it!