"Free, Free, Free!" is an e-newsletter and website that provides a monthly curated list of free programs, events and activities happening throughout the city in our libraries, museums, cultural centers and parks. We encourage you to express your culture through the arts and take advantage of the many opportunities the City of Chicago provides you to engage, create and participate!
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Year of Chicago Theatre
2019
Citywide
This citywide, year-long focus on theatre is the first of its kind in the U.S. The initiative will include theatre performances - including improv, dance, opera, puppetry and more - and special events for the public at hundreds of cultural venues, theaters, parks and neighborhood locations throughout the city.
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34th Chicago Gospel Music Festival
Friday, May 31 - Saturday, June 1
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.
Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St.
Celebrating the great influence of the music genre born in this city more than 80 years ago, the
Chicago Gospel Music Festival will present the top gospel artists in the country. Over the years, the festival has featured traditional choirs to contemporary urban gospel mixed with hip-hop and house music. Visit the website for more details.
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36th Annual Chicago Blues Festival
Friday, June 7 - Sunday, June 9
Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St.
With a diverse lineup celebrating the blues' past, present and future, the Chicago Blues Festival shares the great Chicago-born music tradition with the world while shining a spotlight on the genre's contributions to soul, R&B, gospel, rock, hip-hop and more. Music begins each day at 11am at the Budweiser Crossroads Stage, the Visit Mississippi Juke Joint, the Front Porch and the Park Grill Stage. The Jay Pritzker Pavilion will feature headliners from 5 to 9pm.
For more information, visit the website: chicagobluesfestival.us.
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Millennium Park Summer Workouts
May 25 - August 31
Saturdays, 7-11am; Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30-8:15am
Millennium Park, Great Lawn, 201 E. Randolph St.
Kickstart your weekend with a FREE morning workout on Millennium Park's Great Lawn. Each workout is 45 minutes, with classes beginning on the hour, every hour.
Summer Workouts are produced by DCASE with grant support provided by McDonald's Active Lifestyles Endowment, managed by the Millennium Park Foundation. Visit the website for a complete schedule.
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Chicago Park District's 85th Birthday Party at Maggie Daley Park
Thursday, June 20, 6:30-8:30pm
Maggie Daley Park, 337 E. Randolph St.
As part of the Chicago Park District's 85th birthday celebration events, join us for an evening of amazing fun in the park! The incredible youth of CircEsteem will amaze children and adults alike with a circus performance! After the show, kids get to jump in the ring and try out some of the circus tricks themselves. Don't miss this great opportunity for circus fun for the whole family!
Additional party activities will range from party games to arts & crafts, and dancing to our D.J. spinning music, plus sampling treats from Cola-Cola, Hudsonville Ice Cream, and Vienna Beef. Yummy! (while supplies last).
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National Veterans Art Museum Triennial: On War & Survival
May 2 - July 28
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms, 2nd Floor North &
Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st Floor East, 78 E. Washington St.
With a focus on the visual, literary, performative and creative practices of veterans, the National Veterans Art Museum Triennial explores a century of war and survival while challenging the perception that war is something only those who have served in the military can comprehend. Throughout history, art has provided a frame to create meaning out of the complicated experience of war, seek justice and imagine reconciliation. The NVAM Triennial draws on this history to connect today's veteran artists with the history of veteran creative practices and their impact on society over the past century. The exhibition coincides with the Veteran Art Summit happening in Chicago May 2-5, with additional presentations, workshops, panels and discussions happening at the National Veterans Art Museum and the DePaul Museum. For more information, visit nvam.org/triennial.
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Art Workshop with Yollocalli at Douglas Park
Saturday, June 1, 12-3pm
Douglas (Stephen) Park, 1401 S. Sacramento Dr.
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Raqs Hafla: A MidEast Dance Party at Green Briar Park
Thursday, June 13, 6-7pm
Green Briar Park, 2650 W. Peterson Ave.
Join Phaedra Darwish and guest performers for a Middle Eastern dance showcase, ending in a dance party for all! FREE to all families, neighbors, and friends of the Parks.
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GPMF Project Inclusion String Quartet at Harrison Park
Thursday, June 20, 7-8pm
Harrison (Carter) Park, 1824 S. Wood St.
The Grant Park Music Festival brings free string quartet and choral performances to cultural centers, parks, and community venues throughout Chicago. Join us in your neighborhood park for a free, family-friendly outdoor concert with a little something for everyone to enjoy - from classical to tango, jazz, and modern music!
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Music Monday
Monday, June 3, 3:30-4:30pm
Back of the Yards, 2111 W. 47th St.
Do you enjoy creating music? Or do you just like listening to music?
Each week we will have a different music-related activity and you can explore the different technologies that we have in YOUmedia.
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Danish Arts in Chicago: The Royal Danish Ballet Youth Company, Kompagni B and Chicago Friends
Tuesday, June 18, 7-8pm
Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St.
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Poetry and Hip-Hop: A Hands-On Zine-Making Workshop
Monday, June 24, 12:30-2pm
Northtown, 6800 N. Western Ave.
As part of our Teen Summer Challenge, check out all that poetry slam, lyric poetry, spoken word, deaf jam poetry, hip-hop and zines have in common.
This traveling workshop with Brown and Proud Press (BPP) will give teens a chance to learn about zine/hip-hop history and have a chance to write a group poem or song lyrics to submit to a collaborative zine that will be published and added to CPL teen zine collections at the end of the summer!
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Adler Planetarium Free Days
2019 Illinois Resident Discount Days: June 3-5, 10-13
Museum Campus, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive 1
Countless galaxies, unfathomable distances, exploding stars, diamond planets, black holes, there's no way around it, space is freaking awesome! Come learn more at the Adler Planetarium during our Illinois Resident Discount Days-where Illinois residents receive FREE General Admission to the museum. General Admission provides access to all exhibitions and experiences (excluding the historic Atwood Sphere Experience and sky shows.*)
*On Illinois Resident Discount Days, Illinois residents may also upgrade to a Museum Entry +2 pass at a discounted price and gain access to the Atwood Sphere Experience and any of our breathtaking sky shows.
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