Here’s Millennium Park’s Summer Lineup For Free Concerts, Movies And More

MILLENNIUM PARK — Millennium Park will host free concerts, movie screenings, workouts and more this summer.

The city’s events department released its summer lineup for the park Thursday.

The park’s popular summer film series will run Tuesdays July 11-Aug. 20, featuring blockbusters like “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” according to the city.

The movies will be shown on a 40-foot LED screen while viewers watch from the great lawn.

The Summer Music Series is Mondays and Thursdays June 22-Aug. 21 at Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Big Freedia, Carla Morrison, Kurt Vile and others are expected to perform, according to the city.

Music lovers can also enjoy the Gospel Music Festival on June 3 and the 10-week Grant Park Music Festival June 14-Aug. 19. There will also be one-night-only performances that showcase classical music, dance, opera and more, according to the city.

The park’s workout events will return Saturdays May 27-Sept. 2 on the great lawn, according to the city. There will be yoga, pilates, Zumba and cardio kickboxing.

For more information on each event, go to the city’s website.

The lineup:

Uniting Voices Chicago presents “Paint the Town Red”

11 a.m. May 25

Millennium Park Summer Workouts

Saturdays May 27–Sept. 2

8–8:45 a.m.: pilates (no classes July 1)

9–9:45 a.m.: yoga (no classes July 1)

10–10:45 a.m.: cardio kickboxing (no classes June 10, July 1, Sept. 2)

11–11:45 a.m.  Zumba (no classes June 10, July 1, Sept. 2)

Chicago Gospel Music Festival

5:30-9 p.m. June 3

Praize Productions, Inc presents “Call Her by Name”

June 4

Chicago Blues Festival

June 8-11

Grant Park Music Festival 

June 14-Aug. 19

Millennium Park Summer Music Series

Mondays and Thursdays June 22-Aug. 21

6:30-9 p.m.

Joffrey Ballet’s “Joffrey for All Celebration”

5:30 p.m. June 25

Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s “Concert for Chicago”

6:30 p.m. June 27

Millennium Park Summer Film Series

6:30 p.m. Tuesdays July 11-Aug. 29

July 11: “Fast Five”

July 18: “Turning Red”

July 25: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Aug. 1: “Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”

Aug. 8: “Clueless”

Aug. 15: “Top Gun: Maverick”

Aug. 22: “Barbershop”

Aug. 29: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Chicago Human Rhythm Project

July 23

Broadway in Chicago

6:15 p.m. Aug. 14

Lyric Opera’s “Sunday in the Park with Lyric”

7 p.m. Aug. 20

Bidi Bidi Boom Boom: The Selena Tribute Concert

6 p.m. Aug. 24

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