Next week The NFL and their festival of football is descending on our fair city.  For fans of the game this is a great opportunity to get up close and personal with the NFL.  This will be three days of football fun.  Maybe just enough to tide you over until the preseason finally gets underway.

Location:

The Fan festival will be held in Grant Park and Congress Plaza for a 900,000 square foot celebration of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Hours of Operation:

• Thursday, April 28: 12PM – 10PM
• Friday, April 29: 12PM – 10PM
• Saturday, April 30: 10AM – 6PM

The event is free to the public though you do need to download the Fan Mobile Pass to participate in some of the events. which include:

• NFL PLAY 60 Clinic Field 
• Kids’ Long Snap
• Kids’ Quarterback Challenge
• Gear Up & Go
• Kids’ Extra Point Kick
• NFL PLAY 60 Zone Obstacle Course

To see all the events and download the app visit the NFL Draft Town Page

Don’t forget to  check out our Meetups page as the Chicago Dads will be meeting at various times throughout the festival.

I love summer!  I look forward to it every year.  Without a doubt one of my most favorite things about summer is entertainment in local parks.  Getting out and enjoying the area that has been set aside for public enjoyment and taking in a  good movie or listening to great music.

Now most of the municipalities out here in the greater Chicagoland area do some variation on this theme.  My family loves getting together and enjoying the summer concert series our village of Downers Grove puts on each summer.

If for whatever reason their isn’t something local for you, don’t worry the City of Chicago has you covered.  The Millennium Park Film series and Music series has been announced, along with the Grant Park Music Festival.

From Orchestral to Indie Rock you’ll get your Music fix and then some.  If you like the Movies among the films you can come downtown to see are, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, West Side Story, and Purple Rain.

Bring a Blanket and a picnic or some snacks and join a few 1000 other people for a few summer events your family will love.

…and by the way, it is all FREE!

Grab your calendars and hop over to the following links so you can schedule a few of these events!

The Millennium Park Music Series

The Millennium Park Film Series

Grant Park Music Fesitval