"Historic picnic-friendly outdoor concert venue hosting symphony, jazz, folk, rock, opera & more."
Ravinia Festival is an outdoor music venue in Highland Park, IL, hosting over 100 concerts each summer across genres including symphony, jazz, folk, rock, and opera. The festival offers both pavilion seating and general admission lawn areas, with guests permitted to bring their own food and drinks for picnicking; it is also home to the Steans Institute, a classical and jazz musician training program founded in 1988. First opened on August 15, 1904, Ravinia is described as the longest running and most programmatically diverse outdoor music festival in North America, welcoming about 400,000 guests annually. Located in Highland Park, IL, with Metra Union Pacific North Line passenger train service stopping at the venue entrance during summer. Visitors frequently praise the relaxed atmosphere, picnic-friendly format, and beautiful grounds, though some note that traffic, parking, and lawn crowding can be challenging for popular shows.
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