Organizers today announced the highly anticipated return of Slow&Low: Chicago Lowrider Festival to Navy Pier on Saturday, Oct. 12. Positioned as a grand finale to Hispanic Heritage Month, the storied event will fill the Pier’s Festival Hall with an impressive display of more than 250 meticulously customized automobiles, alongside a diverse collection of uniquely modified bicycles and motorcycles. Enthusiasts can also look forward to a curated program of local deejays, folkloric dancers, live musical performances, a children’s play area, and captivating pop-up art installations.
Established in 2011, Slow&Low: Chicago Lowrider Festival is a cultural heritage event celebrating the Lowrider movement. This thoughtfully curated community and cultural heritage exhibition showcases the distinctive artistic and mechanical Lowrider characteristics, highlighting its significance as an American folk and contemporary art form. Now in its 13th year, the event continues to be recognized as the largest gathering of Lowrider culture and community in Chicago, with more than 60 car, bicycle, and motorcycle clubs represented.
The roots of Lowrider culture date back to the 1940s in urban and predominantly Latino communities when automobile culture began to flourish across the United States, with southern California serving as a vibrant epicenter. The Lowrider movement is a recognized Chicano-American cultural innovation and a multi-billion-dollar global phenomenon.
Tickets for Slow&Low: Chicago Lowrider Festival are available at www.navypier.org/slow-and-low/. General admission prices are $15 per person (age 3 and up) and $52 for a four-pack.
ABOUT NAVY PIER
Located on Lake Michigan, Navy Pier is the top nonprofit tourism destination in the Midwest, stretching more than six city blocks and typically welcoming nearly 9 million annual guests. Originally opened in 1916 as a shipping and recreation facility, this Chicago landmark showcases more than 50 acres of parks, restaurants, attractions, retail shops, sightseeing and dining cruise boats, exposition facilities, and more. The Pier celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016 with the unveiling of the iconic Centennial Wheel, Polk Bros Park, Family Pavilion and Peoples Energy Welcome Pavilion. Today, Navy Pier continues to usher in its second century with ongoing Pier-wide redevelopment efforts – including Sable, a 223-room Hilton hotel, new restaurant and retail partnerships, and thrilling new attractions such as Flyover Chicago and Illuminarium. The Pier is proud to present free, year-round cultural programming designed to inspire, educate, and connect communities across the city and globe. Click here to donate to Navy Pier, a mission-driven 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, visit NavyPier.org.