KidsLawn
Interactive Musical Playground
This family-friendly space on the North Lawn is the perfect place to let kids run and play between interactive, large-scale percussion instruments on which they can make their own kind of music.
KidsLawn is open at all concerts!
On select dates, KidsLawn features additional activities such as an “instrument petting zoo,” arts and crafts, or live performances (details below).
Dates with Additional Family Activities
One Score, One Chicago®
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony
CSO + Marin Alsop, conductor / Himari, violin
Breaking Barriers
“Italian” Mendelssohn & Elgar’s Enigma
CSO + Marin Alsop, conductor / Stephen Williamson, clarinet
1812 Overture with cannons
Tchaikovsky Spectacular
CSO + Laura Jackson, conductor / Zlatomir Fung, cello
All-Mozart Evening
CSO + Louis Langrée, conductor / Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1
CSO + David Robertson, conductor / Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Magic Piano & The Chopin Shorts
Victor Santiago Asunción, piano
Kids Concerts Series
The Kids Concerts series extends Ravinia’s signature mix of genres and artists in kid-friendly environments, connecting with the objectives of Reach Teach Play® and bringing the joy of music to thousands throughout the Chicago area.
Upcoming Performances
Magic Piano & The Chopin Shorts
Victor Santiago Asunción, piano
Tickets for Children Ages 7 and Under
Children under age 7 are permitted in reserved seats only for the Kids Concerts series. On these dates, there is also a free ticket option for children 2 and under who will be held in the lap of an accompanying adult during the performance. Children of all ages are always welcome on the Lawn.
Please order these tickets in advance from individual concert pages; all concertgoers need a ticket for park admission, regardless of age. Adults will not be admitted with a ticket intended for a child.
Ravinia requires parental supervision of all children admitted into the park.