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Ravinia Festival Tickets for 2022 Summer Season

Set your alarm! Tickets go on sale starting at 8 am., tomorrow, May 4, for Ravinia Festival. 2022 summer season, which runs from May 20 through September 18. No more long lines at the box office Grab a cuppa coffee, your computer or phone and go online. Tickets to all summer concerts can be purchased here or... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
May 3, 2022 at 8:17 am •

Ravinia Festival lineup for 2022 summer season

North America’s oldest outdoor music festival, Ravinia Festival is back for 2022 with a stellar mix of performers, special events and performances kicking off May 20 through September 18. The festival offers something for everyone ranging from global music, jazz, country, and hip-hop, to indie rock, pop and family shows. The full season lineup was... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
March 24, 2022 at 4:40 pm •

Ravinia Festival is back: Here’s the 2021 Schedule

Once again after a year silenced by the pandemic, the sound of music will be heard at Ravinia starting July 1. The 2021 programming schedule will feature 64 concerts with Ravinia’s signature mix of genres, includig classical, jazz, rock & pop, Broadway, Country, Dance, Family programs and more. “More than ever before, we look forward... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
May 6, 2021 at 9:12 am •

Ravinia Festival: A GO for 2021

Let the music begin Ravinia Festival announced today that it will be reopening for 2021. The 2021 season will be a little shorter than past years with opening day set for July. In addition, the fest will embrace safety regulations pertaining to COVID-19. But its signature mix of classical, popular, and chamber music programming will... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
March 16, 2021 at 1:35 pm •

Andrew Bird livestream concert benefits Ravinia Festival

Who’s missing Ravinia Festival? Maybe not the traffic or the extra stop on the Metra, but certainly the music, the performers and the alfresco dining. Ravinia is inviting creative types and music lovers to picnic at home tonight (June 28) and enjoy the sounds of Andrew Bird as he streams his “Performance Now! concert live from... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
June 28, 2020 at 8:59 am •

Breaking news: Ravinia announces its 2020 season canceled due to the Covid pandemic

Sad news out of Highland Park this morning. Ravinia has canceled its entire 2020 season due to the Covid pandemic. The festival which is a rite of summer for thousands has operated continually since its 1904 opening except for 1932–1935, when the park was silenced by the Great Depression. Ravinia made the decision to cancel... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
May 1, 2020 at 7:16 am •

Ravinia Festival announces 2020 season schedule

At this point, Ravinia Festival is going full steam ahead with their summer season, hoping that by opening day, May 30, the COVID-19 pandemic will be in the rear view mirror. In that regard the Festival released the following statement: It’s difficult to anticipate what impact the disease may have on our 2020 season, which... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
March 12, 2020 at 9:22 am •

Ravinia Festival Post Summer Season: BGH Classics bring music to Ravinia year round

Economically priced 14-concert series boasts two artist debuts, 29 festival premiere performances, and a tribute to Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday Just as the Ravinia festival’s summer season is winding down, CEO Welz Kauffman has just announced an extensive lineup of post-summer BGH Classics concerts that will take place October 5 through May 9 in the 450-seat... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
August 26, 2019 at 8:43 am •

Ravinia Festival: Highlights of the 2019 summer season

The sounds of summer will be here before we know it with some of the best sounds coming from the Ravinia Festival that opens on May 31. Overview Visitors can choose from more than 140 events from May 31 through September 15. More than 70 artists will debut and there will be 50 festival premieres,... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
March 15, 2019 at 5:05 pm •

A sneak peek and guide to Ravinia's new dining pavilion

Ravinia Dining Pavilion. Photo: Carole Kuhrt-Brewer

The skies were gray, the winds were blowing but spirits were high at last Thursday’s Hard Hat preview of Ravinia’s new Dining Pavilion. Originally built in 2007, the Pavilion has undergone a major rejuvenation by architect Michael Barnes of Wight & Company with the interior design by Mark Knauer of Knauer Incorporated. The new Dining Pavilion, run by Levy Restaurants... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
May 22, 2018 at 10:44 am •

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