Ravinia Festival

06/18/2026

Pop the bubbly... It's almost Opening Night! 🥂 On Saturday, July 11, we're excited to begin our season in the brand new Hunter Pavilion on our Grand Opening Night, and you're invited.

Consider this your official guide:

👗 Slip into "lawn formal" - it will be the party of the ages!
🧺 Pack the picnic basket and the good cheese
👨‍👩‍👧 Bring the whole crew, the lawn is calling
🎟️ Lawn tickets start at just $35

You'll be treated to Marin Alsop conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the first performance of their 90th residency, featuring pianist Yunchan Lim and a very special guest performance by global superstar and flutist Lizzo. 🎶✨

Grab your tickets at Ravinia.org. We'll see you on July 11 for the start of a bold new chapter. 💚

06/17/2026

From Steans fellow to global visionary.

This September, we are incredibly proud to present Mayrig (“Mother”), a groundbreaking new concert experience from Steans alum Karen Ouzounian and composer Lembit Beecher.

Mayrig, here on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 1:30 p.m., is more than music. It’s a multi-sensory journey through three generations of Ouzounian's Armenian history, blending viola, cello, bass, piano, and oud with live electronics and hand-drawn illustrations.

Mayrig represents exactly why we invest in our artists: it's the inaugural selection of our Steans Alumni Catalyst Fund, a new initiative designed to give our musicians the resources to take creative risks and bring bold, immersive works like this to life. Each season, the fund will advance one selected project from a Steans alum by providing financial and production resources, as well as performance opportunities.

It’s an honor to support the next frontier of chamber music.

🔗 Link in bio for the full story and performance dates.

06/16/2026

Tickets to these can't-miss Ravinia shows are selling fast! Be sure to grab them while they're still available. Secure your seats at ravinia.org or through the link in our bio.

06/12/2026

Though we lost the legendary Jimmy Buffett in 2023, he left a clear message to “keep the party going,” and that's exactly what we plan to do on July 28 ☀️🍹🕶️👒. Tickets at ravinia.org.

06/12/2026

It's coming into focus 📸 See you July 11.

06/09/2026

The 2026 season is officially here. Last week brought jazz legends, classical icons, rising stars, intimate stages... what a way to kick things off. There are more great shows in Bennett Gordon Hall in the coming weeks, leading up to the opening of the Hunter Pavilion on July 11.

🎟️ ravinia.org
📷 Kyle Dunleavy / Lee Golden / Noam Niv / Olivia Lutz

06/08/2026

This week is all about the Steans Bridges concert.

📍 Wed, Jun 10: Bridges: Jazz & Classical Fusion - Prizewinning new works from the Steans Bridges Composition Competition

🎟 $25 Tickets at ravinia.org

06/04/2026

Two weeks. Dozens of schools. Unforgettable performances. Ravinia Days is the biggest culminating event of the year for our Music Discovery Program, and for these students, stepping onto the Martin Theatre stage at the end of the school year is a very big deal. After months of learning and development at their own schools, this is their moment to share everything they’ve worked toward in a real concert hall, on a real stage, at Ravinia.

The growth from September to May never fails to remind us why our mission matters.

06/02/2026

He went from London's punk underground to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and this summer he's bringing it all to our stage.

Billy Idol is one of rock's most iconic figures. The sneer. The hair. The riffs that raised a generation. After a best-selling memoir and his documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead, he's back on the road and heading to Ravinia on July 12.

2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. AMAs Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Still a rebel.

Tickets are on sale now. Link in bio.

06/02/2026

Every gate, every gathering space, every seat at Ravinia tells a story. For more than a decade, Principal Architect Michael C. Barnes of LOHAN ARCHITECTURE, pllc has been the person helping us tell it.

Congratulations to Michael on being named a Crain's Chicago Business Notable Leader in Architecture, Engineering & Construction. His work can be found all over the park, and the Hunter Pavilion is the latest chapter in a collaboration we're incredibly proud of.

Lohan Architecture is pleased to share that Michael C. Barnes, AIA has been honored with inclusion in the list of Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Leaders in Architecture, Engineering and Construction.