July 2, 2021
Friday

Headliners

6:30 pm-
8:00 pm
Grant Park Music Festival: Independence Day Salute Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park. Celebrate the Fourth of July under the stars in Millennium Park at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion...
7:00 pm-
9:45 pm
Aurora Independence Day Fireworks Join the City of Aurora as they celebrate Independence Day with a spectacular fireworks display. Best viewing is available at RiverEdge Park 360...

Festivals

5:00 pm-
11:00 pm
Highland 4th of July Festival Main Square Park, Highland. Celebrate the 4th of July with a five day carnival. There will be carnival rides, art and craft booths, food vendors...
6:30 pm-
8:00 pm
Grant Park Music Festival: Independence Day Salute Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park. Celebrate the Fourth of July under the stars in Millennium Park at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion...
7:00 pm-
9:45 pm
Aurora Independence Day Fireworks Join the City of Aurora as they celebrate Independence Day with a spectacular fireworks display. Best viewing is available at RiverEdge Park 360...

The Arts

7:30 pmDave Matthews Band Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmBye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just...
8:00 pmBible Bingo Royal George Theatre. The audience shares stories about religion in society while playing seven games of Bingo and winning prizes...
8:00 pmSteel Magnolias - The Play Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Musical theatrical performance.
8:30 pmForever Plaid Drury Lane Theater, Oakbrook Terrace. Forever Plaid is a fun, lively, toe-tapping trip back in time concert by a 1950s 4-man... 630-530-0111
10:00 pmBye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play The Public House Theater. Outrageous interactive comedy revolving around the joys and pitfalls of boozing in the windy city. Yep, it's just...

For Children

8:00 am-
6:00 pm
Open Play Days My Corner Playroom. Corner Playroom is a Parent/Caregiver supervised indoor play place for kids ages 6 months to 5 years... 773-388-2121
10:00 amStudio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000
1:00 pmStudio Drop In The DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville. Each session will explore alternating math, science, and art-related projects... 630-637-8000

Community

6:00 am-
7:30 am
Silent Sitting Inner Metamorphosis University - IMU. The thoughts and feelings that might arise during the silent sitting are simply to... 773-262-1468
10:00 am-
4:00 pm
The Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces "Drawn To Combat: Bill Mauldin & the Art of War" Pritzker Military Museum Library. The exhibition will highlight the active role that Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin took...
Judy Istock Butterfly Haven Notebaert Nature Museum. The Judy Istock Butterfly Haven features a kaleidoscope of butterflies with 75 species from around... 773-755-5100
River Works Notebaert Nature Museum. Splash through this waterplay experience and learn about Chicago's waterways and how they support... 773-755-5100
Mysteries of the Marsh Notebaert Nature Museum. Explore the variety of local wetlands and the creatures that live there and find out why these increasingly... 773-755-5100
Wilderness Walk Notebaert Nature Museum. Three meticulously re-created environments in Wilderness Walk immerse visitors in a prairie, savanna... 773-755-5100
Hands-on Habitat Notebaert Nature Museum. Hands-on Habitat invites budding naturalists (ages 3 - 7) to explore the secret world of animal homes... 773-755-5100
The Extreme Green House Notebaert Nature Museum. The Extreme Green House explains how our homes are linked to nature and offers recycling tips... 773-755-5100
Istock Family Look-in Animal Lab Notebaert Nature Museum. A detailed look at our native wetlands and their residents. 773-755-5100