People celebrate Holi by throwing and decorating each other with colored powder at Navy Pier in Chicago during the spring festival of colors on March 7, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
People gathered at Navy Pier on Saturday to celebrate the Hindu spring tradition of Holi, also known as the festival of colors, with music, dance, and by throwing and decorating each other with colored powder.
Children dance onstage inside Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom during a Holi celebration on March 7, 2026. The Hindu celebration is also known as the festival of colors. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)People celebrate Holi by throwing and decorating each other with colored powder at Navy Pier in Chicago during the spring festival of colors on March 7, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)People celebrate Holi by throwing and decorating each other with colored powder at Navy Pier in Chicago during the spring festival of colors on March 7, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)A person walks through the crowd of people throwing and decorating each other with colored powder at Navy Pier in Chicago during a Holi celebration on March 7, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)A woman dances on stage inside Navy Pier’s Grand Ballroom during a Holi celebration on March 7, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)People celebrate Holi by throwing and decorating each other with colored powder at Navy Pier in Chicago during the spring festival of colors on March 7, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)People celebrate Holi by throwing and decorating each other with colored powder at Navy Pier in Chicago during the spring festival of colors on March 7, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Children from the group Rhythm Roots dance onstage inside Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom during a Holi celebration on March 7, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)People celebrate Holi by throwing and decorating each other with colored powder at Navy Pier in Chicago during the spring festival of colors on March 7, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
