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Tours of the Lurie Garden

May 5 - September 22, 2013 (No tours on May 12)

FREE

Lurie Garden

Fridays and Sundays

Guided walks in the Lurie Garden take place on Fridays and Sundays. Learn about the Garden’s design, its plant life and how this applies to your home garden.

Today Show LIVE

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

FREE

Cloud Gate

The TODAY Show is broadcasting live from Millennium Park on Wednesday, May 22. Join us in giving co-hosts Natalie Morales and Willie Geist a warm Chicago welcome.

Millennium Park Presents

May 26 - September 11, 2013

FREE

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Millennium Park proudly presents symphonic music, dance, opera, Broadway hits and more—performed by some of Chicago’s best-loved cultural institutions.

Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good

May 24 - September 1, 2013

FREE

Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good features 84 urban interventions initiated by architects, designers, planners, artists and everyday citizens that bring positive change to neighborhoods and cities in addition to a pop-up installation in Millennium Park.

ERTH Visual & Physical Inc. presents Dinosaur Petting Zoo™

May 25, 26 & 27, 2013

FREE

Wrigley Square

ERTH’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo™ is an experiential theatre production which takes audiences on a prehistoric journey into a new dimension where they get to meet a menagerie of insects, mammals and dinosaurs that once roamed the planet millions of year's ago.

Downtown Sound

May 27 - July 29, 2013

FREE

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Mondays

The popular series, Downtown Sound, returns to Millennium Park for a fifth summer, featuring an eclectic mix of music discoveries, cutting-edge indie rock, pop bands and rock veterans.

Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones-Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, 1981

Concert Film in Millennium Park

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

FREE

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

On November 22, 1981 at the tiny Checkerboard Lounge on Chicago’s south side, Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones took the stage for a jam session with historic proportions.

Chicago Blues Festival Opening Night Concert

June 6, 2013

FREE

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

A special Thursday evening concert will kick off this milestone Chicago Blues Festival with Shemekia Copeland (crowned the “new” Queen of the Blues in 2011) headlining the evening joined by special guest, blues guitar prodigy and Buddy Guy collaborator, Quinn Sullivan.

Millennium Park Workouts

June 8 - September 7, 2013

FREE

Great Lawn

Saturdays

Participate in energizing workouts on the Great Lawn. Supported by McDonald’s® and presented by the DCASE.

Spinning Alfresco presented by Life Time Fitness

Monday, June 10 - Wednesday, June 12, 2013

FREE

Cloud Gate

Start your day with FREE outdoor spin classes at Cloud Gate in Millennium Park. Space is limited and bikes will be available on a first-come, first-served basis with two classes at 6:30 am and 7:30 am.

Family Fun Festival

Monday, June 17 - Sunday, August 18, 2013

FREE

Chase Promenade North

The Family Fun Festival presented by Target returns offering interactive activities, arts and crafts and games for kids of all ages.

Bike Chicago Feature Film in Millennium Park

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

FREE

A special screening of The Triplets of Belleville, a 2003 animated comedy about a grandmother’s journey to rescue her grandson who was kidnapped while competing in the Tour de France. Start time is dusk.

Grant Park Music Festival

June 12 - August 17, 2013

FREE

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

The 2013 Season opens with Carlos Kalmar conducting Tchaikovsky's passionate Fourth Symphony. Captivating young violinist Stefan Jackiw makes his Festival debut with Mozart's Turkish Concerto.

Loops And Variations

June 13 - July 18 & August 28, 2013 (No concert on June 20)

FREE

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Thursdays

Loops and Variations features new music mixed with electronica.

Chicago Gospel Music Festival Opening Night

Thursday, June 20, 2013

FREE

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

This year’s festival begins with a Chicago Gospel Choir Competition!  Choirs from across the City will compete to win a prime performance slot on the main stage Saturday night at the Festival’s new home in Ellis Park. Choirs interested in participating will find more information on the festival website, chicagogospelmusicfestival.us

Made In Chicago: World Class Jazz

July 25 - August 29, 2013

FREE

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Thursdays

Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz is programmed in partnership with Jazz Institute of Chicago and with the support of the Chicago Community Trust.

In The Works: A New Theater Lab Series

In the Works is the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events' residency program and gives emerging and established performing artists the opportunity to test-drive new work in a public setting. Each residency is tailored to the needs of the artist or company and their project. For the first time In the Works will be housed not only at Jay Pritzker Pavilion but also in various other DCASE spaces. Each showing is a unique opportunity for audiences to get a behind-the-scenes look at new work by Chicago artists.