Chicago Public Library is excited to announce our participation in the Ravinia Festival Words and Music Program for 2026! This very special partnership brings a limited supply of free lawn passes to all Chicago Public Library branches. Attendees with these tickets can ride the Metra’s Union Pacific North Line to Ravinia for free.
How to Get Tickets
- Tickets will be available beginning July 8 at all CPL branches
- Patrons must have a valid Adult Chicago Public Library Card
- Two tickets per household, per day
- Tickets are first-come, first-served and may not be held in advance
- Ticket availability is limited, so please try another branch if your home branch does not have the date you are looking for
Concert Lineup
- Sunday, July 19 at 5:00 PM – Marin Alsop & Maria Dueñas: Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony and Violin Concerto (Features pre-show KidsLawn activities from 3:00–4:30 PM)
- Thursday, July 23 at 7:30 PM – Marin Alsop: Mahler's Sixth Symphony
- Friday, July 24 at 8:00 PM – Breaking Barriers: On the Movies
- Friday, July 31 at 7:30 PM – Marin Alsop: Dvořák's "New World" & Carlos Simon's "Good News Mass"
- Saturday, August 1 at 7:30 PM – Marin Alsop & Emanuel Ax: John Williams and Rachmaninoff
- Sunday, August 2 at 5:00 PM – This Land: America in Song (Features pre-show KidsLawn activities from 3:00–4:30 PM)
- Thursday, August 6 at 7:30 PM – Klaus Mäkelä & Daniel Lozakovich: Snowy Sounds of Sibelius and Strauss
- Friday, August 7 at 7:30 PM – Klaus Mäkelä: Stravinsky's "The Firebird" and Debussy
- Thursday, August 13 at 7:30 PM – The Music of Quincy Jones
- Friday, August 14 at 7:30 PM – Brahms x Radiohead
- Thursday, September 3 at 7:30 PM – Dame Jane Glover & Steven Isserlis: Music of the Baroque