| Chicago Winter Delights: It's A Cool Place | January 6 - February 27 |
| 7th Annual Mayor Daley's Kids and Kites Festival | May 14 & October 1 |
| Mayor Daley's Jumping Jack | May-September |
| 2005 Chicago Summer Neighborhood Festivals | May-September |
| 2005 Farmers Markets | May-November |
| Bike Chicago 2005 | May–July |
| 7th Annual Great Chicago Places and Spaces | May 20-22 |
| 21st Annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival | June 3-5 |
| 22nd Annual Chicago Blues Festival | June 9-12 |
| 25th Annual Taste of Chicago | June 24-July 4 |
| 15th Annual Chicago Country Music Festival | June 25-26 |
| 13th Annual Race to the Taste | June 26 |
| 6th Annual Chicago Outdoor Film Festival | July 12-Aug 23 (Tues. Only in Butler Field) |
| 12th Annual Mayor's Cup Youth Soccer Tournament | July 23-24 |
| 48th Annual Venetian Night | July 30 |
| 47th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show | August 20-21 |
| 17th Annual Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival | August 27-28 |
| 27th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival | September 1-4 |
| 9th Annual Celtic Fest Chicago | September 17-18 |
| Chicagoween | October |
| 8th Annual Halloween Pumpkin Plaza | October 14-31 |
| Halloween Happening | October 22 |
| Daley Plaza Santa's House | November 24-December 24 |
| Tree Lighting Ceremony | November 25 |
| Mayor Daley's 6th Annual Holiday Sports Festival | December |
| New Year's Eve Fireworks at Buckingham Fountain | December 31 |
Walter
Shelley
