ABOUT NIGHT OUT IN THE PARKS | NOITP GOALS | 2024 PARTNERS
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.
The Chicago Park District has partnered with the local arts and community organizations listed below for Night Out in the Parks 2024.
Learn more about the proposal process for Night Out in the Parks: Night Out in the Parks Proposal Process
2024 Partners
- ¡Anímate! Studios
- ¡Tiahui!
- Adam Zanolini
- Adler Planetarium
- Alpha and The Princes of Futa
- American Indian Center
- Ballet Folklorico de Chicago
- Bellydance by Phaedra
- Cabinet of Curiosity
- Carmen Kingsley and Laura Torres
- ChangoSnakeDog & Friends
- Chazarhae M. Williams
- Chicago Astronomer
- Chicago Blues Revival
- Chicago Chinese Culture & Arts Society (CCCAS)
- Chicago Dance Crash
- Chicago Dancemakers Forum
- Chicago Latin Groove Band
- Chicago Printers Guild
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Chicago West Community Music Center
- Chinatown Museum Foundation
- Cielito Lindo Family
- CircEsteem
- CirquesExperience
- Classical Music Chicago
- Clinard Dance
- Collaboraction
- Constellation Men’s Ensemble
- Contratiempo nfp
- Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange
- Crossing Borders Music
- Dance in the Parks
- Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
- Elastic Arts
- Emily Kuhn Quintet
- Fam2ous Events
- Film School
- Free Street
- FUGU DUGU
- Full Moon Jam
- GF Productions
- Gingarte Capoeira Chicago
- Giordano Dance Chicago
- Goodman Theatre
- Grant Park Music Festival
- Gustavo Cortiñas
- Intonation Music
- Irene Hsiao
- Ishti Collective
- Jabberwocky Marionettes
- John Walt Foundation
- Kababayan Collective
- Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts
- KCR Ensemble
- Kerfuffle
- La Vuelta Ensemble
- Lookingglass Theatre Company
- Lucy Smith
- M.A.D.D. Rhythms
- Mamey
- Mandala South Asian Performing Arts
- Marcel Bonfim
- Marquette Park Composers Workshop
- Menjunje
- Midsommer Flight
- Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology
- Movement Revolution Dance Crew
- NAJWA Dance Corps
- North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council
- Ochin Pakhi
- Open Architecture Collaborative - Chicago
- Opera-Matic
- Papalotzin Healing Collective
- Physical Theater Festival
- Porchlight Music Theatre
- Rabbit Foot Puppetry
- Ramblin' Rose & The 290 East Rambers
- Rebirth Garments
- Rhythm Evolution
- SamaSama Project
- Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
- Shakespeare Blood Oath
- Silvita Diaz Brown of Sildance/AcroDanza
- Sivan Spector
- Son Monarcas
- Soup & Thread
- South Side Jazz Coalition
- The Chicago Philharmonic Society
- The Joffrey Ballet
- THEM queers
- THUG Hippie
- Tierra Colombiana Dance Ensemble
- Tsukasa Taiko, Asian Improv aRts Midwest
- Uniting Voices Chicago
- West Side Cultural Arts Council
- Wonder Wagon
- Yes Ma'am Circus
- Yin He Dance
- Yves Francois Rocambu Jazz