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
Sunday, July 19 • 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Before Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony and Violin Concerto with the CSO, conductor Marin Alsop, and violinist María Dueñas
Sunday, August 2 • 3:00–4:30 p.m.
Before This Land: America in Song with the CSO, conductor/host Ted Sperling, and three special guest vocalists
Saturday, August 8 • Noon–1:30 p.m.
Between performances of The Great Lakes: Freshwater Treasure by Black Moon Trio
Sunday, August 15 • 12:30–1:15 p.m.
Before the Okee Dokee Brothers
Sunday, August 16 • 3:00–4:30 p.m.
Before Tchaikovsky Spectacular with the CSO, conductor Earl Lee, and violinist Stella Chen
Saturday, August 22 • 12:30–1:1 p.m.
Before Divi Roxx Kids
Sunday, September 13 • Time TBA
During Fiesta Ravinia (featuring Los Tigres del Norte and Lucía)
Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony and Violin Concerto
Marin Alsop, conductor / María Dueñas, violin
This Land: America in Song
Created and conducted by Ted Sperling
The Great Lakes: Freshwater Treasure
Black Moon Trio’s family-friendly journey through our five jewels
Tchaikovsky Spectacular
Featuring the 1812 Overture with cannons!
Earl Lee, conductor / Stella Chen, violin
The Great Lakes: Freshwater Treasure
Black Moon Trio’s family-friendly journey through our five jewels
Dr. Seuss Goes to the Opera
An introduction to opera with interactive performances of Green Eggs and Ham and Gertrude McFuzz by JAM Orchestra
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.