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June 10 - August 15, 2026

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.

Troupe Vertigo
Concert

Cirque: A Space Odyssey

Wed, Jul 22 · 6:30pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
1h 30m

The high-flying aerialists of Troupe Vertigo join the Grant Park Orchestra led by Enrico Lopez-Yañez, performing eye-popping feats to classical works and film scores, including Star Wars, Star Trek, Disney’s Up and more.

On Stage Seating in the Choral Balcony Available

Widely acknowledged to be one of the most spectacular vistas in the city, the Choral Balcony puts you right in the middle of the music. You’ll be seated on the stage behind the musicians, looking over the audience and the Chicago skyline.

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra

Enrico Lopez-Yañez Conductor

Troupe Vertigo Circus Troupe

Program

Richard Strauss Introduction to Also Sprach Zarathustra

Peter Boyer Silver Fanfare from On Music's Wings

Claude Debussy/orch. André Caplet Clair de lune

Jeff Tyzik Galileo

Mary Howe Stars

Bart Howard Fly Me to the Moon

Jeff Tyzik Lift Off

John Williams Flying Theme from E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial

Jerry Goldsmith End Title from Star Trek the Motion Picture

Michael Giacchino Jyn Erso & Hope Suites from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Robert Wendel Flintstones Meet the Jetsons

Michael Giacchino Star Trek Into Darkness Suite

Performances

Pre Concert Talk

Open Rehearsals

How to attend this concert

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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

    Grant Park Orchestra

    Orchestra

  • Enrico Lopez-Yañez
    Enrico Lopez-Yanez

    Enrico Lopez-Yañez

    Conductor

  • Troupe Vertigo
    Troupe Vertigo

    Troupe Vertigo

    Circus Troupe

Event Sponsors

This concert is generously sponsored by the Mazza Foundation and Latham & Watkins, LLP.

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