Ravinia Festival

RAVINIA FESTIVAL

Ravinia Festival today announced its highly anticipated 2026 season, heralding a bold new era for North America’s longest-running outdoor music festival. Running from June through September, the season highlights the ongoing renewal and enhancement of Ravinia’s historic 36-acre park, led by the opening of the updated and redesigned Hunter Pavilion, honoring Maxine M. and Thomas B. Hunter III.

The 2026 lineup offers such legendary performers and vital contemporary voices as Paul Simon, Gladys Knight, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, and Jacob Collier, as well as acclaimed artists such as Hugh Jackman, Rod Stewart, Kool & The Gang, Chance the Rapper, Ricky Martin, Alabama Shakes, and Ray LaMontagne, who are making their Ravinia debuts.