Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

CTL-E-2138 · Organization · civic · 1980s–

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

City of Chicago department that presents the Chicago Blues Festival and the Chicago Gospel Music Festival (successor in function to the Mayor's Office of Special Events).

The record

• Also known as: DCASE, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Mayor's Office of Special Events

Notes

RELP52 supporting entity (2026-10-06): created to ground organized edges for CTL-E-0618 and CTL-E-0615. Provisional pending a primary (chicago.gov) source.

Relationships

• Chicago Blues Festival — organized
  The festival is hosted by the City of Chicago Mayor's Office of Special Events / Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
• Chicago Gospel Music Festival — organized
  The festival is presented by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
• Chicago House Music Festival & Conference — organized
  The festival is produced by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
• Chicago Jazz Festival — organized
  The festival is produced by DCASE and programmed in partnership with the Jazz Institute of Chicago.

Referenced by

• Carlos Hernández Falcón — affiliated with → this record

Sources

• iHeart/WDAS — 2024 Chicago Gospel Music Festival (DCASE Commissioner quote)

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