Chicago’s popular free movie and concert series in Millennium Park will return this summer, with a June 26 concert headlined by California trio Thee Sacred Souls, the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events said Thursday.
Concert highlights include soul violinist Sudan Archives, who performed at Pitchfork in 2024 and will headline Millennium Park June 30, and seminal hip-hop group the Digable Planets, who perform July 17. Local indie rockers Horsegirl will headline July 28.
The free concerts at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Mondays and Thursdays are a highlight of the Chicago summer season. (Click here for WBEZ’s 2025 100 Days of Concerts guide.)
Chicago’s popular outdoor film series will kick off July 1 with a screening of the baseball film “The Sandlot. Academy Award winner “Wicked” will be featured Aug. 12. Films are shown on a 40-foot LED screen and begin at 6:30 p.m. Find the full lineup for films and concerts below.
Chicago’s popular series of free summer concerts and movie screenings will return in 2025, the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events said.
2025 Millennium Park Summer Music Schedule
June 26: Thee Sacred Souls, Renaldo Domino and The Heavy Sounds, DJ Nosha Luv
June 30: Sudan Archives, Lido Pimienta, DJ Roxyo Sounds
July 7: Fred Wesley and the New JBs, Bumpus, DJ Ayana Contreras
July 14: Monsieur Periné, Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan, DJ Mwelwa
July 17: Digable Planets, Mother Nature, DJ All The Way Kay
July 21: Novos Baianos, Joe Bataan, DJ Rudy de Anda
July 24: Steel Pulse, Paul Beaubrun, DJ Papa G
July 28: Horsegirl, Lala Lala, CHIRP DJs
Aug. 4: Orchestra Resavoir, Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few, DJs Sonny Daze & King Hippo
Aug. 7: Ten City – Grammy Legacies and Looking Ahead, Caramelo Haze – Grammy Legacies and Looking Ahead, DJ Emmaculate
2025 Millennium Park Summer Film Schedule
July 1: “The Sandlot” (1993, PG)
July 8: “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005, PG-13) — 20th anniversary
July 15: “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989, PG-13)
July 22: “Love & Basketball” (2000, PG-13) — 25th anniversary
July 29: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014, R)
Aug. 5: “My Best Friend’s Wedding” (1997, PG-13) — A Chicago classic
Aug. 12: “Wicked” (2024, PG)
Aug. 19: “Pride and Prejudice” (2005, PG) — 20th anniversary and 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.
For more information, visit MillenniumPark.org.