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Ferris Fest Says 'Danke Schoen' to Chicago With a Parade (VIDEO)

The 3-day event celebrated the 30th anniversary of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" throughout Lake Forest, Northbrook and other film locations.

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In Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the classic John Hughes film that was released 30 years ago this summer, a school secretary famously describes how the title character has earned such an esteemed reputation among his classmates at his fictional alma mater of Shermer High School:

"Well, he's very popular. … The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wasteoids, dweebies, d--kheads—They all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude."

And this weekend's Ferris Fest proved that her description of Ferris applies to all those real-life movie-goers who have been enchanted by arguably the world's most popular and beloved truant.

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In honor of the film's 30th anniversary, Ferris Fest's three-day celebration brought together fans who caught the movie when it originally came out in theaters in 1986 with a younger generation who experienced it thanks to home video.

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Some of the weekend activities included:

  • a two-day bus tour of film locations in Lake Forest, Northbrook, Chicago and other communities
  • film screenings and a 1986-style high school dance with cast members (including Eddie McClurg, the woman who delivered that righteous description of Ferris)
  • a detailed re-creation of Ferris' bedroom

The event even included re-enactments of famous scenes with the help of event lookalikes:

And in some cases, fans participated in re-creating movie moments.

— Sandra Giarde, CAE (@sgiarde) May 22, 2016

RELATED: Chicago Etch-A-Sketch Artist Re-Creates Art Institute Painting From 'Ferris Bueller'

The celebration's capper, however, was a re-staging of the Von Steuben Day Parade on Sunday in downtown Chicago, complete with a faux-Ferris lip syncing "Twist and Shout" from a float.

A video posted by Ariel Backer (@arielbacker) on May 22, 2016 at 2:50pm PDT

Check out how other people enjoyed Ferris Fest this weekend.

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YOUR TURN: Did you attend Ferris Fest? Share your experience in the comments section.

PHOTO: Ferris Fest ends its three-day celebration of the 30th anniversary of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" with a re-creation of the film's famous parade scene Sunday. (Screen shot via Instagram video from Ariel Backer)

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