Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park050

Jay Pritzker Pavilion is the most sophisticated outdoor concert venue of its kind in the United States. Visible from Michigan Avenue and beyond, the Pavilion is the permanent home of the Grant Park Music Festival.

The Pavilion stands 120-feet high, with a billowing headdress of brushed stainless steel ribbons that frame the stage opening and connect to an overhead trellis of crisscrossing steel pipes. The trellis supports the sound system, which spans the 4,000 fixed seats and a great lawn, which accommodates an additional 7,000 people. And, a state-of-the-art sound system ensures that enhanced sound is distributed equally over both the fixed seats and the lawn.

Despite its size, the Pavilion is a comfortable, accessible venue where families can enjoy many music and arts festivals - either sitting in ticketed seats or spreading out on its vast lawn with a blanket and a picnic.