Get relief from the heat at a Park District cooling center, or at a beach, pool, water playground or water feature. View sites & hours. Outdoor pools open for the season June 21. Due to the heat, previously scheduled swim sessions will be changed to Open Swims at outdoor & indoor pools, from 1pm until the scheduled pool closing time, on Saturday, June 21 & Sunday, June 22. For information on other City of Chicago cooling centers visit 311.chicago.gov. or call 311.
The following locations are independently managed, please call them directly:
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool | (773) 883-7275
- Lincoln Park Zoo | (312) 742-2000
- Maggie Daley Park & Cancer Survivors Garden | (312) 552-3000
- Millennium Park | (312) 744-6050
- Olive Park | (312) 744-6635
To book a facility inside a fieldhouse such as a meeting room, call the fieldhouse directly for rental pricing and information.
Some locations within the Park District such as 63rd St Beach, Northerly Island, Promontory Point, South Shore Cultural Center, and a few others, are considered Special Event Venues, ideal locations for events like weddings and company events.
Explore Special Event Venues
Outdoor events which include any of the features listed below require a Special Event Permit:
- 50 or more people*
- Advertising or sponsorship activities
- Alcohol
- Amplified sound (e.g. loudspeakers, amplifiers, powered megaphones)
- Animals (e.g. petting zoo, pony rides, horses)
- Ceremonies (e.g. baptisms, dedications, weddings, & other services)
- Exercise classes or boot camps
- Flying Machine (e.g. drones)
- Generators
- Guaranteed Use of Space**
- Inflatables
- Selling and/or distributing merchandise, services or food (e.g. vendors)
- Stages
- Tents/canopies (e.g. 10x10 popup)
- Walk/Run/Bike or Parade Route
*For gatherings of 49 people or less that do not include any of the features listed above, call the park fieldhouse directly for facility rental information. Click here to search for a park.
**Note: To ensure guaranteed use of a facility, rental is required. Outdoor facilities that have not been rented are available to the public on a first come, first serve basis provided the activity does not include any of the features listed above. Call the park fieldhouse directly for facility rental information. Click here to search for a park.
Permit Information
Special Event Permit Pricing includes a $35 Application Fee + Rental Fees.
View Special Event Permit Pricing
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