For Pete’s Sake

Watch as Chicago River is dyed Cubs blue for the parade

By Pete Grathoff

Updated November 4, 2016 9:31 AM

The Chicago River is dyed blue near the Michigan Avenue bridge in honor of the Chicago Cubs World Series win Friday. Erin Hooley The Associated Press

If you have any memory of last year’s World Series parade and celebration, then you know Cubs fans are going to have a blast on Friday.

This is the day of the Cubs’ World Series celebration in Chicago, and part of the fun includes turning the Chicago River blue. A number of fans shared videos and photos of the process taking place:

Dyeing the Chicago River blue!! #chicagocubsbaseball #gocubsgo #just1beforeidie #letsgo #chicagocubs #wearegood #cubs #flythew

A video posted by Lito Velasco (@litovelasco23) on Nov 4, 2016 at 6:11am PDT

Chicago is dying the river Cubbie Blue!

A video posted by Christopher Nigro (@cnigro) on Nov 4, 2016 at 6:03am PDT

#Chicago river now running a beautiful #Cubs blue!! #FlytheW pic.twitter.com/BwvMta9Cif
— Tina Kim (@TinaKimCNN) November 4, 2016

#ChicagoRocks #GoCubs #ChicagoRiver #BlueRiver #CubbieBlurRiver #Chicago #FlyTheW ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/o6pvwjrZ4t
— joellen (@llcooljr) November 4, 2016

It's taking awhile with only a few boats turning #chicagoriver @Cubs blue @947wlsfm pic.twitter.com/Km9Bd2LVs9
— Brian Thomas Radio (@LifeInCA) November 4, 2016

The city is coloring the #Chicago River blue for the #Cubs !!! #flythew

A photo posted by 93.9 MYfm Chicago (@939myfmchicago) on Nov 4, 2016 at 6:12am PDT

Dyeing our river smurf blue because our river is dirty green. Priceless #gocubsgo #cubbies #cubs #thisisouryear

A photo posted by @xcnico_ on Nov 4, 2016 at 6:12am PDT

Dying the river blue this morning. #Cubs #Chicago

A photo posted by Beth (@notirish2) on Nov 4, 2016 at 6:17am PDT

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This story was originally published November 4, 2016 at 8:59 AM.

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