Millennium Park Events

2004 May Construction of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park Completed
The Jay Pritzker Pavilion serves as the centerpiece of Chicago’s Millennium Park, and is among the world’s most technologically advanced outdoor concert venues. The 52,000 square foot pav...
2004 Jul 16 Millenium Park opens
Millenium Park opens with a three-day celebration that included an inaugural concert by the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus. 300,000 people took part in the grand opening festivities. The...
2007 Jul 19 Wait Wait Don't Tell Me recorded at Millenium Park
Patrick Fitzgerald, the Chicago-based U.S. attorney, will make an appearance on Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, the Chicago-based Saturday comical hour on National Public Radio. With nat...
2008 May 30
to 2008 Jun 1
 24th Annual Gospel Music Festival
LINEUP Friday, May 30 -- Jay Pritzker Pavilion 6 p.m.: G3 (God Gets the Glory) 6:40 p.m.: Walt Whitman & The Soul Children of Chicago 7:20 p.m.: Percy Bady presents: "Gospel's...
2008 Jul 10 Sudanese Music and Dance Festival
A Sudanese sampler of regional superstars performing in a gesture of peace and hope for a united Sudan
2008 Aug 28
to 2008 Aug 31
 Chicago Jazz Festival 2008
30th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, August 28-31, 2008 in Millennium Park and Grant Park The Mayor's Office of Special Events has announced some of the headliners for this year's Jazz F...