MILLENNIUM PARK — Millennium Park will host free concerts, movie screenings, workouts and more this summer.
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events on Thursday released its summer lineup for Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
The park’s popular summer film series will run Tuesdays July 16–Aug. 20 and will feature blockbusters like “Barbie,” “Coco” and “Jurassic Park,” 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 runs Mondays and Thursdays July 1–Aug. 8 at Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Corinne Bailey Rae, Terrace Martin, Charlie Musselwhite, Buscabulla and others are expected to perform, according to the city.
Fitness lovers can also enjoy the Millennium Park Summer Workouts most Saturdays from May 18–Aug.31. Free workouts on the great lawn include pilates, yoga, cardio kickboxing and Zumba, according to the city.
A 20th anniversary weekend celebration will take place July 18–21.
For more information on each event, go to the city’s website.
The lineup:
Millennium Park Summer Workouts
Most Saturdays May 18–Aug. 31
8–8:45 a.m.: Pilates
9–9:45 a.m.: Yoga
10–10:45 a.m.: Cardio Kickboxing
11–11:45 a.m. Zumba
Uniting Voices Chicago presents “Paint the Town Red”
9 a.m. & 11 a.m. May 23
5:30–9 p.m. June 1
10 a.m.–9 p.m. June 2
June 6–9
Grant Park Music Festival (GPMF)
June 12–Aug. 17
5 p.m. June 16
Millennium Park Summer Music Series
Mondays and Thursdays July 1– Aug. 8
6:30–9 p.m.
July 1: Charlie Musselwhite, Ivan Singh
July 11: Buscabulla, French Police
July 15: Seun Kuti
Aug. 5: Protoje, Madison McFerrin
Aug. 8: Corinne Bailey Rae, Terrace Martin with James Fauntleroy
Millennium Park Summer Film Series
6:30 p.m. Tuesdays July 16–Aug. 20
July 16: “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” and “Jurassic Park”
July 23: “Coco”
July 30: “Barbie”
Aug. 6: “American Fiction”
Aug. 13: “Wonka”
Aug. 20: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Weekend Celebration
July 18–21
Broadway in Chicago Free Summer Concert
6:15 p.m. Aug. 12
Collaboraction and Teatro Vista present Sandra Delgado’s “La Havana Madrid“
6 p.m. Aug. 23
Lyric Opera’s “Sunday in the Park with Lyric”
7 p.m. Aug. 25
Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project: “Divination: The Dancing Souls of Black Folk“
5:45 p.m. Aug. 24
Aug. 29–Sept. 1
Selena Tribute Concert
6 p.m. Sept. 6
Vocalo Presents: Summer Finale featuring Pivot Gang, Marquis Hill, KAINA and more
6–9 p.m. Sept. 20
Old Town School of Folk Music: Global Carnival
6–9 p.m. Sept. 22
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