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Park Hours

Open Daily, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Entrances

Millennium Park vehicle drop off point for visiting the Park is 201 E. Randolph St. (view our Attending an Event page). All currently open entrance/exits that have stairs also have ramps.

Entrances are at specific points around the park.

Monday-Wednesday & Thursday-Sunday 6 a.m.-4 p.m., all paved entrances along Michigan Ave., Randolph and Monroe are open during these hours.

Thursday-Sunday 4-11 p.m., the below entrances are open to enter the park and are staffed by security (wanding and bag check)

• Michigan Ave. and Washington St. (after Jan. 9) - November 5 - January 8 enter at Wrigley Square on Michigan close to Randolph.
• Michigan and Madison

Some Park entrances may be closed as needed. If capacity is reached within the Park, entrances will temporarily close.

Park Spaces

• BP Bridge between Millennium Park and Maggie Daley Park (exit only during events)
• Chase Promenades – including Cloud Gate also known as "The Bean" on Grainger Plaza
• Crown Fountain (water feature opens in May)
• Lurie Garden
• Nichols Bridgeway between Millennium Park and Art Institute of Chicago, open during museum hours, closed during Park events
• Welcome Center (201 E. Randolph St.), open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (or until the end of Park events)
• Wrigley Square
• The Jay Pritzker Pavilion and Great Lawn are open for events only (view out Attending an Event page).

Park Safety and Security

Millennium Park is a safe and welcoming space for everyone.

For event specific information please check the event page for any specific details on security entry locations.

Guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult (21 years and older) after 6 p.m., Thursday through Sunday — and may be asked to present a valid ID. The adult must be present for the duration of the visit and may escort up to four young people. To review our youth escort policy, visit Millennium Park Rules.

Please be advised of the Park’s Prohibited Items.

For more details, see Attending an Event.

Restrooms and Water Fountains

Restrooms, on the (lower level) of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, are open during Park hours and have wheelchair accessible and ambulatory stalls. The West Arcade restrooms are open all winter.  East Arcade restrooms close November 11.

Food and Beverage

Subject to bag search at the security perimeter, guests are allowed to bring their own food, non-alcoholic beverages to Millennium Park.

Bringing in outside alcohol is not allowed at the following Millennium Park Events:

• Tree Lighting - November 22
• Holiday Sing-Along - Fridays, December 6, 13, 20

Alcohol will be for sale inside the Park at 11 North concession Millennium Hall. Alcohol purchased at the concessions must remain in the concession footprint.

Millennium Park guests can also enjoy Momentum Coffee, located in the center of the Park directly under Cloud Gate. Momentum Coffee believes coffee has the power to empower people. Stop by to enjoy the best coffee, delicious pastries, Chicago hot dogs, smoothies and more.

Lost and Found

Questions about lost and found items should be directed to the Welcome Center (open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and later during events) 312.650.8298.

Tours and Information

DCASE offers an outdoor walking tour featuring some of the fantastic public art in and around Millennium Park (April-October). Tours are led by knowledgeable DCASE Volunteers and take place on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month. Sign up to join us.

For other tours of Millennium Park, check out chicagogreeter.com.

Art in the Park

The Crown Fountain is a “live” piece of art, and in its establishment has an agreement with the City, park founders and artist Jaume Plensa that it not display any images beyond the faces that were curated by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

The image of Cloud Gate is copyrighted and trademarked to artist Anish Kapoor. Any commercial use of these images is strictly prohibited unless approved by the artist. Projections of images on Cloud Gate are also precluded by this copyright. For more information, email DCASE@cityofchicago.org.