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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.

Jay Pritzker Pavilion at night

Join Our Team

Employment

Apply to become a member of the Grant Park Music Festival administrative staff.

Audition for the Grant Park Orchestra, the Grant Park Chorus or the Festival Strings and Vocal Fellowships.

Volunteering

Grant Park Music Festival volunteers take on a range of responsibilities from helping out in the office to assisting with auditions to greeting Millennium Park visitors.

Festival docents, who are part of the Grant Park Music Festival volunteer program, give talks on a variety of subjects. Docent Talks take place during Grant Park Orchestra rehearsals. All rehearsals are free and open to the public.