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Grant Park Music Festival String Fellows at Lake Shore Park July 16, 2026
Join the Grant Park Music Festival String Fellow Quartet in this free outdoor concert! The program, featuring music from classical to jazz and pop, celebrates America’s 250th anniversary by exploring the many voices that shape America’s musical identity.
Each summer, the Grant Park Music Festival brings music to the neighborhoods through the popular Night Out in the Parks series. Part of a vast lineup of Chicago Park District events, ranging from the performing arts to film to nature programs, Night Out in the Parks features artists from the Grant Park Music Festival, including the Festival String and Vocal fellows, the Grant Park Chorus, and members of the Grant Park Orchestra. All neighborhood concerts are free, family-friendly, and take place during the Festival season.
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.
