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Night Out in the Parks

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Celebrate Chicago’s Cultural Community in the Parks!

Night Out in the Parks activates parks across the city with robust cultural events – bringing neighbors together to laugh, dance, sing, and engage. The ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ, in partnership with 100 local artists and organizations, presents engaging events and performances to amplify the artistic and cultural vibrancy of our city in every neighborhood and enhance quality of life across Chicago. Through theater, music, movies, dance, site-specific performances, and nature programs, the series supports Chicago-based artists, facilitates community-based partnerships and programs, cultivates civic engagement, and ensures equity in access to the arts for all Chicagoans. Learn more about the Night Out in the Parks program, our history, and our mission.

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Night Out in the Parks

100 Events

Sunday Funday: Mary Macaroni and the Impastas at Wicker

Ten Toes Down - Exhibition Hours at South Shore

Earth Jam Sankofa Family Day at Burnham

Ten Toes Down - Exhibition Hours at South Shore

Trenzas de Agua: An Equinox by the Lake at Berger

Monday Night Solo Series at Berger

Ten Toes Down - Exhibition Hours at South Shore

Tween Tuesday at Indian Boundary

Ten Toes Down - Exhibition Hours at South Shore

Community Bonfire at Rowan

Future Folk Festival at Hamilton

RiverLab: Bat Monitoring Walk at River

RiverLab: Bat Monitoring Walk at River

RiverLab: Native Seed Paddle at River

RiverLab: Native Seed Paddle at River

Ten Toes Down - Exhibition Hours at South Shore

Parks on the Ground for Health at Calumet

Parks on the Ground for Health at Donovan

Parks on the Ground for Health at Fosco

Parks on the Ground for Health at Garfield

Parks on the Ground for Health at Homan Square

Parks on the Ground for Health at Mandrake

Parks on the Ground for Health at Park No. 596

Parks on the Ground for Health at Park No. 596

Parks on the Ground for Health at Ping Tom

Parks on the Ground for Health at Seward

Parks on the Ground for Health at The Park at NTA

Parks on the Ground for Health at Vittum

Parks on the Ground for Health at Wilson (JP)

RiverLab: River Cleanup Paddle at River

RiverLab: River Cleanup Paddle at River

See It Differently: Find the Right Angle & Frame at Humboldt

Ten Toes Down - Exhibition Hours at South Shore

Cider with the Sanderson Sisters at Normandy

Emily Kuhn Quintet at Union

Teens in the Park: Laser Elimination at Gill

Community Yard Sale at McFetridge

Community Yard Sale Vendor at McFetridge

RiverLab: Morning Birding Paddle at River

RiverLab: Morning Birding Paddle at River

Birds, Bikes, and Beats at Big Marsh

IndigiFest: Celebrating Indigenous Culture at Jackson Park

Musika SamaSama Filipino Festival at Eugene Field

Imagination Station at Eugene Field

RiverLab: Natural Dye with Buckthorn at River

RiverLab: Natural Dye with Buckthorn at River

Shakespeare Blood Oath: Macbeth at Eckhart

Sunday Funday: Gilded Age Town Band at Wicker

Monday Night Solo Series at Berger

Animal Tales at Big Marsh

RiverLab: Fall Foliage Paddle at River

RiverLab: Fall Foliage Paddle at River

Chicago Cuatro Orchestra LIVE at Humboldt

Cider with the Sanderson Sisters at Normandy

VESSELS [Opening Reception] at South Shore

Fright Night Friday Movies in the Parks at Mozart

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at West Lawn

The Drum Also Sings, The Drum Also Sobs at Douglass

Chicago Astronomer at Park No. 596

Chicago Astronomer at Park No. 596

Jazz City at Austin Town Hall

Campfire Horrors at Northerly Island

Fall Fest at Athletic Field

Pumpkin Patch at Calumet

Pumpkin Patch at Horner

Celebrate Life's Traditions & Ritmos at Horner

RiverLab: Neighborhood Campfire at River

RiverLab: Neighborhood Campfire at River

Día de Los Muertos Workshops & Ofrenda Walk at Schafer

Fall Fest at McKinley

Afro-Caribbean Maypole: Woven Culture at Columbus

Shakespeare Blood Oath: Macbeth at Mt. Greenwood

The Drum Also Sings, The Drum Also Sobs at Austin Town Hall

Set In Stone gathering space Mid-Autumn Festival at Burnham

Community Concert at Humboldt

Sunday Funday: Roger's Happy Seven at Wicker

Harvest Fest at Indian Boundary

Chicago Latino Dance Festival at Humboldt

City-Wide Symphony Orchestra Concert at Jefferson

Monday Night Solo Series at Berger

Monday Night Solo Series at Berger

RiverLab: Fall Foliage Paddle at River

RiverLab: Fall Foliage Paddle at River

Bomba Dance Workshop at Humboldt

Fright Night Friday Movies in the Parks at Mandrake

Glow Crazy at Brands

The Heart of the Story at Douglass

Campfire Horrors at Lincoln Park

RiverLab: World Migratory Bird Day Bookbinding at River

RiverLab: World Migratory Bird Day Bookbinding at River

Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration at Dvorak

RiverLab: Neighborhood Campfire at River

RiverLab: Neighborhood Campfire at River

Día de Los Muertos Workshops & Ofrenda Walk at Bessemer

Contra Dance with Baba Yaga's Stew at Pottawattomie

Homecoming Dance (Special Rec) at Piotrowski

Sunday Funday: SoulShaker Ecstatic Dance at Wicker

Fall Fest at Jefferson

Tween Tuesday at Armour Square

Glow Stick Dance Party at Bauler

Ghouls (Girls) Night In at Madigan

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Humboldt

Kitt Lyles' Real Talk + Strings at Douglass

Campfire Horrors at Steelworkers

BooPalooza and BarkPalooza at Wicker

Día de Los Muertos Workshops & Ofrenda Walk at Steelworkers

Fall Festival at NPV

Pumpkin Patch at Dvorak

Pumpkin Patch at Shabbona

Yves Francois Rocambu Jazz at Shabbona

Fall Festival at NPV

Trunk or Treat Volunteer at Addams

Trunk or Treat at Addams