Downtown Sound

May 28-July 30, Mondays at 6:30 PM

Check out an eclectic mix of cutting-edge indie rock, pop and rock veterans.

 

 

Cloud Cult + Judson Claiborne  

 

 

View the complete Downtown Sound schedule.  

Loops and Variations

June 7-July 12 (no concert June 21), Start Times Vary; 

Sunday, August 26 at 5:30 PM

Discover Millennium Park's newest music series, a mix of new music and electronica.

 

 View the complete Loops and Variations schedule.  

Chicago Gospel Festival

Thursday, June 21 at 6:30 PM

 

 

Opening night for the 27th Gospel Music Festival is at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. At 6:30 PM, actors from the Goodman Theatre production of Crowns will offer a sneak peek of the play before its opening on June 30. This performance is written and directed by Regina Taylor; adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry. Then a live performance from  JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound fills the stage, setting the festival in motion for its four day run which takes the Chicago Gospel Music Festival into Bronzeville and Ellis Park on June 23 and 24.  

Film Screening: An American in Paris

Tuesday, June 26 at 6 PM

 

 

Enjoy the classic film that features the dancing of Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, an unforgettable score by George Gershwin, and the romantic settings of the City of Lights, making for a timeless musical delight that garnered six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Simulcast of Paris Opéra Ballet's Production of Giselle 

Wednesday, June 27 at 7:30 PM

 

  

The Harris Theater and the Grant Park Orchestra, in collaboration with Millennium Park, Inc. and DCASE presents a cultural milestone for the City of Chicago - the nation's first-ever free, outdoor simulcast of a live ballet performance by a major international company, the Paris Opéra Ballet. This simulcast of the iconic ballet Giselle will be broadcast on a state-of-the-art 18' x 32' LED screen located on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage. NOTE: Rain date is Thursday, June 28. 

Workouts 

Saturdays through September 1, 7-11 AM

Great Lawn

 

 

Workouts are 45 minutes long with classes in Tai Chi at 7 AM, Yoga at 8 AM, Pilates at 9 AM and Zumba®, a Latin-inspired calorie-burning dance fitness party, beginning at 10 AM. Returning this year, there will be live music played over Millennium Park's state-of-the-art sound system for the Yoga and Pilates classes. Workouts are free and are open to people with all levels of experience.  

 

After School Matters

Weekdays, June 18 through August 10

11 AM-3 PM

 

 

After School Matters provides out-of-school programs that engage Chicago teens in the arts, communications, science, sports and technology. Visitors are invited to observe teens developing their talents at Chase Promenade South and on Wrigley Square, where the After School Matters Jazz Band will rehearse and perform on weekdays. 

Lurie Garden

Free Events for Adults and Families this June

 

 

Tours of the Lurie Garden

Through September 14

Fridays, 11 AM-1:30 PM and Sundays, 10 AM-1:30 PM 

Take a 20 minute guided walk and learn about the Garden's design, its native plants and how it all applies to the home garden.

 

"Ask Me" Days

Through September 13, Thursdays, 11 AM-1:30 PM

Stop by...our volunteers can answer your questions about the plants and design of the Garden and its many sustainable messages.

 

Lurie Garden Family Workshop: Raptors in the Garden
June 19, 6-8 PM

Head to the Lurie Garden to observe majestic birds of prey up close and learn about their habitat, adaptations and the challenges that they face in an urban environment. Learn more here.