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What Is Night Out in the Parks (NOITP)?
Since its inception in 2013, Night Out in the Parks has provided thousands of hours of safe, diverse, and unique arts programming where artists and audiences can connect and celebrate Chicago’s rich cultural tapestry in neighborhood parks.
With generous support from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) as well as support from additional local funders, NOITP produces free cultural events annually in all 77 community areas of Chicago.
Through multiple disciplines: theater, music, movies, dance, site-specific work, nature programs, and community festivals, the Chicago Park District brings high-caliber performances and world-class cultural events into our parks.
Night Out in the Parks draws upon the expertise of community members and park staff, as well as arts programmers and cultural producers to curate work that reflects the lives and experiences of Chicago’s citizens. Collectively we strive to curate a season of partnerships that enhance quality of life across Chicago by amplifying artistic and cultural vibrancy in every neighborhood. Our programs aim to support artists, facilitate community-based partnerships and programs, cultivate civic engagement, and ensure equity in access to the arts for all Chicagoans.
What Are the Goals of Night Out in the Parks?
- To ensure that every Chicago neighborhood has access to quality arts and cultural programming that reflects Chicago’s robust cultural landscape.
- To provide all Chicagoans the opportunity to experience cultural events and celebrate local artists in their neighborhood parks.
- To support Chicago-based artists with new audiences, resources, and opportunities to grow.
- To increase Chicago parks’ utilization, safety, and community connectivity through the arts.
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2025 Partners
The Chicago Park District has partnered with the local arts and community organizations listed below for Night Out in the Parks 2025.
- 5th Wave Collective
- 2NBs (Maria Tate & Shelley Miller)
- 773 Dance Project
- A Flor de Piel
- About Face Theatre
- Adler Planetarium
- Àkójọpọ̀ Music Foundation
- Aloft Circus Arts
- Alpha and The Princes of Futa
- American Indian Center
- Asian Improv aRts Midwest
- Ayako Kato/Art Union Humanscape
- Baba Yaga's Stew
- Bach & Beethoven Experience (BBE)
- Ballet Folklorico de Chicago
- Butter Chicken Brass Band
- Cabinet of Curiosity
- Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
- Chicago Astronomer - Joe Guzman
- ChangoSnakeDog & Friends
- Chicago Blues Revival
- Chicago Chinese Culture & Arts Society (CCCAS)
- Chicago Community Arts Studio
- Chicago Dance Crash
- Chicago International Puppet Festival
- Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
- Chicago Philharmonic Society
- Chicago Printers Guild
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Chicago West Community Music Center
- Cielito Music Family Mariachi
- CircEsteem
- CirquesExperience
- Clinard Dance's Flamenco Project
- Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange (CCRx)
- Cuentinflas
- Dance in the Parks
- Deep Fried Pickle Project Jug Band
- Eighth Blackbird/Noelia Cruz
- Emily Kuhn
- Free Street Theater
- Friends of Big Marsh
- Full Moon Jam Foundation
- GF Productions
- Goodman Theatre
- Grant Park Music Festival
- Gustavo Cortiñas
- ILA Creative Studio
- International Latino Cultural Center
- Irene Hsiao
- Jabberwocky Marionettes
- Jessica Lá Rel
- John Walt Foundation
- Kalapriya Center for Performing Arts
- Kerfuffle
- Kitt Lyles
- Laura Crotte
- Lit Lawn Collective
- Live the Spirit Residency
- Lookingglass Theatre Company
- Lucy Smith
- Luiz Ewerling
- Mandala South Asian Performing Arts
- Marcel Bonfim
- Marquette Park Composers Workshop
- Midsommer Flight
- Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology
- Miguel Limon
- Movement Revolution Dance Crew
- NAJWA Dance Corps (NDC)
- Natya Dance Theatre
- North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council
- Ochin Pakhi
- Old Town School of Folk Music
- Opera-Matic
- Plant Chicago
- Rabbit Foot Puppetry
- Ramblin' Rose & The 290 East Rambers Band
- Rebirth Garments
- Rhythm Evolution NFP
- Rita L. Hassell
- Roosevelt University, Chicago College of the Performing Arts
- SamaSama Project
- See Chicago Dance
- Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
- Shakespeare Blood Oath
- Sones de Mexico Ensemble
- Sonic Explorations
- South Side Jazz Coalition
- Starr Chief Eagle
- Tierra Colombiana Dance Ensemble
- Villapalooza
- Wender Collective
- West Indian Dance Theater Company
- Yes Ma'am Circus
- Yves Francois Rocambu Jazz
