Free admission • Millennium Park
Experience a summer of extraordinary music with dozens of free classical concerts. The Grant Park Music Festival, one of the city’s free summer music festivals, has been a Chicago tradition for 90 years and is the nation’s only free, summer-long outdoor series dedicated to classical music.
The festival features a packed schedule of concerts in Chicago’s iconic downtown Millennium Park and neighborhood venues across the city. Grab a spot on the lawn, set up a picnic, and kick back while Pritzker Pavilion’s state-of-the-art acoustic system delivers an extraordinary sonic experience — all with the Chicago skyline as a backdrop.
Grant Park Music Festival schedule
The Grant Park Music Festival schedule for its 90th season includes over 30 shows featuring the world-class Grant Park Orchestra.
The exciting line-up includes a variety of renowned conductors and musicians, including violinists, cellists, and pianists. Events also include four world premiere works by Chicago composers, an ode to Broadway, a Star Wars tribute, a Beethoven Symphony, and the popular Independence Day Salute. Check out the full details on this season’s schedule.
- Dvořák Cello Concerto
Wednesday, June 12 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Tetzlaff Plays Elgar
Friday, June 14 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion)
Saturday, June 15 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Choral Masterworks
Monday, June 17 (South Shore Cultural Center)
Thursday, June 20 (Columbus Park Refectory) - Songs Of Freedom
Wednesday, June 19 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Schumann Piano Concerto
Friday, June 21 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion)
Saturday, June 22 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Dvořák Serenade For Strings
Tuesday, June 25 (South Shore Cultural Center)
Thursday, June 27 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Haydn London Symphony
Wednesday, June 26 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Stravinsky Petrushka
Friday, June 28 (Harris Theater)
Saturday, June 29 (Harris Theater) - Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
Wednesday, July 3 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion)
Friday, July 5 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Independence Day Salute
Thursday, July 4 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Wednesday, July 10 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Beethoven Emperor Concerto
Friday, July 12 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion)
Saturday, July 13 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Rachmaninov Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Wednesday, July 17 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Star Wars And More: The Music Of John Williams
Friday, July 19 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Wednesday, July 24 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Scheherazade
Friday, July 26 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion)
Saturday, July 27 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Broadway Rocks!
Wednesday, July 31 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Bruckner Symphony No. 4
Friday, Aug. 2 (Harris Theater)
Saturday, Aug. 3 (Harris Theater) - Mozart Jupiter Symphony
Wednesday, Aug. 7 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Brahms Double Concerto
Friday, Aug. 9 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion)
Saturday, Aug. 10 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Fascinating Rhythm: Gershwin And Friends
Wednesday, Aug. 14 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) - Mahler Symphony No. 8
Friday, Aug. 16 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion)
Saturday, Aug. 17 (Jay Pritzker Pavilion)
Festival concerts in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion offer free seating on the Great Lawn (spread out on a blanket or settle into some lawn chairs) just beyond the stage. Lawn seating is first-come, first-serve and no admission tickets are required. The seating closest to the stage in the Seating Bowl is reserved for members, groups, and visitors with single-night passes.
You’ll also find a variety of shows held in neighborhood parks and venues around the city, including the South Shore Cultural Center and the Columbus Park Refectory.
For further information, visit grantparkmusicfestival.com.
Please note: Schedule is subject to change. For the latest on all Millennium Park events, visit millenniumpark.org.
