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June 10 - August 15, 2026

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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.

Ben Folds
Concert

An Evening with Ben Folds

Wed, Jul 29 · 6:30pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Ben Folds is an Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter who has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, a holiday album, and numerous collaborative records. He currently tours as a pop artist, while also performing for over two decades with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras.

Ben Folds’ appearance is made possible with the generous support of the Grainger Iconic Performers Fund.

Reserved seating for this special performance is only available to Festival members at this time.

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra

Kedrick Armstrong Conductor

Ben Folds

Performances

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Free seating options

All concert performances and open rehearsals are free to attend on a first-come-first-serve basis.

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Featuring

  • Grant Park Orchestra

    Grant Park Orchestra

    Orchestra

  • Kedrick Armstrong
    Kedrick Armstrong

    Kedrick Armstrong

    Conductor

  • Ben Folds
    Ben Folds

    Ben Folds