CAA NEWS 12/26
Chicago Launches Holiday Sports Festival
(Chicago, Ill) - - This holiday season, experience true family entertainment
 during Mayor Daley's Holiday Sports Festival 2000. The festival will be
 held December 29- 31 at McCormick Place in the south building.
This brand new event is part festival, part tournament.  It encompasses the
 already established Holiday Hoops Basketball tournament and creates new
 tournaments for floor hockey, Nerf football, volleyball and soccer.
Spectators and players alike can enjoy free interactive zones that include
 Ping Pong, Kick Ball, Badminton, Four-Square, a climbing wall, fishing
 pond, boxing, toddler sports area and fitness stage. 
Sports enthusiasts can learn from the professionals and participate in on
-site clinics hosted by the Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Fire, and
 Chicago Enforcers.  There will also be chances to win great prizes. 
Players will receive an official Holiday Sports Festival 2000 t-shirt and
 winning teams in each division will receive prizes.
Festival hours are:
                Friday, December 29             Tournament Hours:       12
 p.m. to 6 p.m.
                                Festival Hours: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. 
                Saturday, December 30   Tournament Hours:       9 a.m. to 6
 p.m.
                                Festival Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
                Sunday, December 31     Tournament Hours:       10 a.m. to 5
 p.m.
                                Festival Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mayor's Daley's Holiday Sports Festival is produced by the Mayor's Office
 of Special Events and the Chicago Park District.  Participating sponsors
 include the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicagoland
 Television, Coca-Cola, Communications Direct, ESPN Radio 1000, FOX Chicago,
 FOX Sports Net, Hyatt Regency at McCormick Place, Jewel-Osco, Sparkling
 Spring Water, SPORT COURT and XFL Enforcers.
For more information and registration materials please call the Mayor's
 Office of Special Events at 312-744-3315, TTY 312-744-2964.