Free Ravinia Tickets at A Day in Our Village

Love free live music and the great outdoors? We’ve got good news for you!

Ravinia Festival has once again generously offered Oak Park Public Library cardholders tickets to summer concerts. Specific dates are available for Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concerts and Martin Theater Concerts. Tickets are valid only on the date printed, may only be used on the evening of the performance, may not be exchanged, and cannot be sold.

Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 11 am Sunday, June 3. Stop by the library booth at A Day in Our Village in Scoville Park and show us your Oak Park Public Library card to claim your free passes.

Here are a few more Ravinia Words & Music guidelines:

  • Tickets are valid only on the date printed, may only be used on the evening of the performance, may not be exchanged for a dated ticket, and cannot be sold. Failure to follow these guidelines will result in the removal from the program.

  • 7 dates are available for Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concerts.

  • 11 dates are available for Martin Theater Concerts.

  • Learn more about each performance directly from Ravinia »

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concerts

  1. Thursday, July 12, Marin Alsop & Joshua Bell (Bernstein & Tchaikovsky)

  2. Wednesday, July 18, Gustavo Dudamel & Yuja Wang (Beethoven & Mahler)

  3. Monday, July 23, Marin Alsop & Makoto Ozone (Copland, Gershwin, Stravinsky)

  4. Saturday, July 28, Bernstein’s Mass, Marin Alsop (One Score, One Chicago)

  5. Saturday, August 4, Beethoven, Vasily Petrenko

  6. Thursday, August 9, James Conlon

  7. Saturday, August 18, Bernstein’s Slava!, Marin Alsop

Martin Theatre Performances

  1. Wednesday, June 20, Juilliard String Quartet

  2. Tuesday, June 26, Apollo’s Fire

  3. Thursday, June 28, Miriam Fried & Friends

  4. Tuesday, July 3, Ksenija (Russian accordion)

  5. Wednesday, July 11, Zuckerman Trio

  6. Tuesday, July 17, Emerson String Quartet

  7. Monday, July 23, Leon Fleisher (piano)

  8. Monday, July 30, Takacs String Quartet

  9. Tuesday, July 31, Chanticleer

  10. Tuesday, August 7, Kevin Murphy (piano) & singer

  11. Monday, August 27, Dawn Upshaw (soprano) & Gil Kalish (piano)