Know Before You Go
High Traffic Alert
Expect heavier-than-usual traffic around Ravinia due to high attendance at today’s performance.
Delays on Lake Cook Road and Green Bay Road should be anticipated starting around 3:30 p.m.—30 minutes before Ravinia parking lots open—and the heaviest traffic may persist for up to 3 hours.
The West Parking Lot can fill as quickly as 1 hour after it opens at 4:00 p.m. Guests arriving closer to the start of the concert are recommended to drive directly to the Park and Ride lot in downtown Highland Park. Park and Ride shuttles begin at 4:30 p.m.—wait times for buses can exceed 1 hour at peak times before and after the concert. Please plan extra time before and after the concert.
Avoid congestion on Lake Cook Road by turning north at Skokie Blvd. or exiting US Route 41 at Central Rd. to reach the Park and Ride lot. Read turn-by-turn directions
Getting to Ravinia: Parking, Rideshare & Train
$35 Parking • Park and Ride Open • Free Metra UP-N Train
Park in the West Parking Lot at 201 Ravinia Park Rd. The lot opens 1 hour before the listed “Public Gates” time.
Shuttles from the free Park and Ride lot in downtown Highland Park begin running 30 minutes before the listed “Public Gates” time.
Alert your driver: Uber, Lyft, and other car services must use one of the following parking lots to drop off and pick up guests.
- West Parking Lot (201 Ravinia Park Rd) — inbound access allowed up to 30 minutes before the end of the performance
- Braeside Train Station (10 N. St. Johns Ave) — ¼ mile walk from Ravinia
- Ravinia Train Station (680 St. Johns Ave) — ½ mile walk from Ravinia
- No drop-offs or pick-ups are allowed on public streets. If Highland Park Police or Ravinia staff redirect traffic, please follow those instructions.
Ride the Metra Union Pacific North Line train to and from our main entrance for free with your Ravinia ticket.
More Train Info
Inside the Hunter Pavilion
Please note the following food, drink, and personal item policies before entering the Hunter Pavilion:
- Drinks are allowed inside the pavilion at all performances, but must be in an approved container. Drinks must be in plastic cups or plastic bottles sized for 24oz or smaller. No metal or glass containers are permitted, including metal water bottles.
- No food is permitted at reserved seats.
- No bags larger than 18″×12″×12″, coolers, wagons, strollers, large umbrellas, or any other large items Large items may be returned to your vehicle or stored (unsupervised) along the outer perimeter inside the pavilion.
- Items brought into the pavilion are subject to search at the entrance.
- All guests must have a ticket for entry, regardless of age.
Prohibited Items
Any item deemed harmful or unsafe by Ravinia staff is prohibited.
While comfort and enjoyment of a night out at Ravinia are our top priorities, guests are prohibited from bringing the following items into the park:
- Firearms or explosives (including those possessed by off-duty officers or concealed carry license holders)
- Professional photographic and video or audio recording equipment
- Grills, firepits, or large open flames
- Chafing fuel or other canned heating products (e.g., Sterno)
- Beer kegs
- Athletic equipment (e.g., balls and flying discs)
- Bicycles, scooters, or skates (bike racks can be found outside the west and south entrances)
- Animals, except for service animals trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities
- Tents or canopies
- Umbrellas over six feet in diameter
- Anything that needs to be staked into the ground
- Drones or other flying apparatus
- Items intended for protest, solicitation, or promotion not related to the event
Contact the box office (847-266-5100) with any questions.
Performance Content
At Ravinia, we believe that music has the power to bring people together. While we do not control what artists share, we ask all participants—artists and audiences alike—to uphold the spirit of respect, community, and connection that Ravinia offers.
Should any circumstance threaten physical safety, we will take appropriate action to ensure the well-being of our guests, artists, and staff.
Park Map
View or download our park map for the locations of Ravinia’s venues, parking lots, restrooms, first aid station, chair/table rental pickup, Festival Shop, and in-park dining options.
About the Performance
Ravinia is grateful for media support from
Across a prolific career that spans across music, film, theater and television, Harry Connick Jr. has exemplified jazzy charm and musical excellence. This summer, the Grammy and Emmy Award winning artist returns to Ravinia for an evening of jazz standards, big-band classics, and New Orleans sound.
The foundation of Connick’s sound is the music of his native New Orleans, where he began performing as a pianist and vocalist at the age of five. Speaking on the city’s inescapable influence, Connick shares, “I’d be completely different if I hadn’t grown up in New Orleans – there was music everywhere. You feel its energy in the air” (The Guardian). He was schooled by two of the city’s greatest musicians: James Booker and Ellis Marsalis—legends who deepened his understanding of the jazz traditions that continue to define his distinctive sound.
With 30 million albums sold worldwide, Connick has recorded 32 studio albums, including When Harry Met Sally, Blue Light, Red Light, When My Heart Finds Christmas, Come By Me, and Only You. He has performed on Broadway (The Pajama Game), on television (Will & Grace, American Idol) and film (P.S. I Love You, Find Me Falling). One of his latest projects, the Grammy nominated True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter, was released in 2019 in conjunction with a production on Broadway which he wrote and directed.
Program
8:00 PM – Hunter Pavilion
Harry Connick Jr.
There is no intermission during this concert.
Program subject to change