Chicago Auto Show First Look For Charity

The 2022 Chicago Auto Show at Mc Cormick Place returns to its normal 10-day February dates.

Chicago Auto Show First Look For Charity

Be the first to see the nation’s largest auto show by attending the black-tie First Look for Charity, benefiting 17 area nonprofits. Complimentary top-shelf refreshments complement abundant hors d’oeuvres, from notable Chicago eateries. Two attendees will win new vehicles — a Buick Enclave Avenir or GMC Yukon Denali.


FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY STANDS AS ONE OF CHICAGO’S GREATEST ONE-DAY FUNDRAISERS, REGULARLY GENERATING NEARLY $3 MILLION FOR 17 AREA NONPROFITS. HELD AT MCCORMICK PLACE THE EVENING BEFORE THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW OPENS, THE BENEVOLENT EVENT IS ANTICIPATED BY SOCIALITES AND CAR BUFFS ALIKE. GUESTS ARE TREATED TO CHAMPAGNE, WINE, SOFT DRINKS, ELEGANT HORS D’OEURVES, AND DESSERTS ALL WHILE BEING THE FIRST TO EXPLORE THE ANNUAL EDITION OF THE NATION’S LARGEST AUTO SHOW. ADDITIONALLY, GALA ATTENDEES WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF TWO BRAND NEW VEHICLES.  


2022 Chicago Auto Show – Dates & Times

  • Feb. 12 – 20, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
  • Feb. 21, 10 a.m. – 8 pm.

2022 Chicago Auto Show – Location

  • South Exhibit Hall, McCormick Place – map it
  • 2301 S. King Dr, Chicago, Illinois, 60616

2022 Chicago Auto Show Tickets – BUY TICKETS

It is suggested that attendees purchase tickets in advance. Tickets will also be available at our McCormick Place ticket booths on public show days. (Show box office closes one hour before the show closes.)

All Chicago Auto Show exhibits are held in the McCormick Place complex. Exhibitions include multiple worlds and North American introductions; a complete range of domestic and imported passenger cars and trucks; sport utility vehicles; and experimental or concept cars. In total, nearly 1,000 different vehicles will be on display. Additionally, attendees will also have the opportunity to see numerous accessories and auto-related exhibits, competition vehicles and projects, antique and collector cars.