June 11 - August 16, 2025

Welcome

The Grant Park Music Festival is a ten-week classical music concert series held annually in Chicago, Illinois’ Millennium Park.

It features the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, along with guest performers and conductors, and is one of the only free outdoor classical-music concert series in the US.

Advocate for the Arts Awards Benefit - October 15

Giancarlo Guerrero, Festival Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Amy Lee Boonstra, Advocate for the Arts honoree, with guests

Advocate for the Arts Awards Benefit

Raises a Record-Breaking $1.3 Million

The Grant Park Music Festival’s 13th Annual “Advocate for the Arts Awards Benefit” raises unparalleled support of artistic programs and community engagement activities

2025 Advocate for the Arts Awards Benefit Photo Album

A selfie with instrumentalists and audience with a skyline background

My Summer with the Festival Fellows

Staff member Amelia Sie takes a look back at her first year as the Festival’s Fellowship Manager

Keep the Festival Classic. Chicago. And Free.

Your annual fund support helps produce the Grant Park Music Festival's free concerts, education programs, and community engagement initiatives.

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Crowd of people watching a concert at the Grant Park Music Festival