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This summer, there will be more fun than ever in Millennium Park, making the Park the place to be for kids of all ages. The free Family Fun Festival, sponsored by Target and presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Millennium Park, will take place June 3 through September 1, 2008, and will include kids and family performances, hands-on activities and theatrical special events.
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Specialty: Family Fun
Neighborhood: Millennium Park, The Family Fun Tent
Located on the Park's Chase Promenade North and will include an Activity Zone and a Performance Stage.
There will be two sessions of programming this year:
June 3 - July 12 and the second session taking place
July 16 - September 1, 2008.
The tent will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
All day long, the Family Fun Activity Zone will feature hands-on craft projects, garden, science and environmental activities with some of the region's popular museums and institutions, including the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Children's Museum, Chicago Wilderness, Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum of Springfield, Illinois, Lurie Garden, Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Science and Industry and Shedd Aquarium. The Family Fun Performance Stage will kick off each morning at 10 am with Wiggleworms®, when instructors from the Old Town School of Folk Music will lead activities for very young children, including singing, finger games, circle dances and play with rhythm instruments.
Events Calendar
Family Fun Activity Zone From: April 26 2008 To: September 01 2008 June 3rd 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
July 12th 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
July 16th 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
September 1, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Chase Promenade North
Take part in hands-on craft projects, garden and science activities with some of the regions’ most popular museums and cultural organizations.
Family Fun Performance Stage From: April 26 2008 To: July 12 2008 June 3rd & July 12th,
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Chase Promenade North
Start your day with Wiggleworms®, stay for the Reading Circle, then rock out to a different local musical group with interactive performances for young people every day.
10:00 am – Wiggleworms!
11:00 am – Reading Circle
12:00 pm & 2:00 pm – Family Performances
Millennium Park Workouts From: April 26 2008 To: September 27 2008 Saturdays, June 7th – September 27,
8:00 am – 11:00 am
Great Lawn
Begin your weekend with a workout led by a Chicago-area dance company, or take classes in Yoga, Pilates or Tai Chi, with the instructors from the Lakeshore Athletic Club. Workouts are presented by Millennium Park, McDonald’s® Corporation and the Mayor’s Fitness Council, and take place on the Great Lawn of the Pritzker Pavilion.
8:00 am - Yoga
9:00 am - Pilates
10:00 am - Dance
7:00 am - Tai Chi, first Saturday of the month
11:00 am - Kids and Family Workout, select Saturdays
Audible Architecture: Chicago Nightclubs at Noon From: April 26 2008 To: June 09 2008 Mondays, June 9th, 16th, 23rd,
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Spend your lunch break listening to cutting-edge rock, pop, and more from Chicago and beyond. Produced by an innovative partnership between the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Pitchfork Music Festival and the city's leading clubs and promoters.
Audio Picnic From: April 26 2008 To: June 23 2008 Mondays, June 9th, 16th, 23rd,
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Great Lawn
Lounge on the Great Lawn and soak up sounds from the Jay Pritzker Pavilion’s one-of-a-kind speaker system. Bring a picnic, games, friends, and family to play, chat, stretch, eat and drink. Electronic music artists, local record label heads, music historians, expert DJs, record store impresarios, and few surprise guests provide the sonic backdrop.
Mark di Suvero Gallery Talks From: April 26 2008 To: August 28 2008 Thursdays, June 12th – August 28th,
12:15pm – 1:00 pm
Boeing Galleries
Learn about Mark di Suvero’s ideas, inspirations and the methods used to construct his large-scale sculpture on view in the North and South Boeing Galleries. Members of the staff of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Millennium Park offer free tours of the sculpture
