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Festival Hall

Festival Hall is Chicago's premier large-scale venue, offering over 170,000 square feet of fully customizable space. With 60-foot ceilings and versatile rigging options, Festival Hall is a blank canvas, offering artists the freedom to bring their most ambitious visions to life.

12,500

Standing Capacity

170,000

Square Feet

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Wide empty interior view of Festival Hall showing high ceilings and open event space

Festival Hall set up for event with stage and blue lighting illuminating floor and ceiling

Festival Hall interior with purple lighting effects and scattered crowd

Audience watching live performance at Festival Hall

Audience members standing shoulder to shoulder facing an indoor stage

Wide view of a fred again concert crowd with a fabric canopy above the stage in blue light

Wide view of fred again concert crowd under suspended fabric panels

Concert crowd packed tightly beneath layered fabric ceiling lighting

Crowd at a fred again concert raising hands toward a DJ booth under warm colored lighting

Concert crowd packed against a barricade with hands raised under overhead fabric lights for fred again

fred again performing at a central booth surrounded by a crowd under a fabric ceiling

Performer at Festival Hall concert beneath stage lighting

Live stage performance inside Navy Pier Festival Hall

Crowd gathered around a central DJ booth beneath overhead fabric

dynamic light show at Navy Pier's Festival Hall event

fred again crowd facing stage with large video screen and lights overhead

Live performance crowd inside Navy Pier Festival Hall

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Wide crowd view at Festival Hall live performance

Live music performance on stage at Festival Hall

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DJs performing live at Festival Hall

Black and white photo of fred again on stage facing a large indoor concert crowd

crowd enjoying live music at Navy Pier's Festival Hall

Live performance on stage at Navy Pier Festival Hall

Indoor concert crowd under a large white fabric installation lit from the stage

People crowding a stage at the fred again concert with blue lighting effects

crowd enjoying a live music event at Navy Pier's Festival Hall

Quinn XCII performing live at Navy Pier Festival Hall

Crowd watching a fred again concert beneath large hanging fabric panels

Side view of Festival Hall concert crowd

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Crowd attending live event at Festival Hall

DJ performance inside Festival Hall

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cheering crowd at Navy Pier's Festival Hall during a live event

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Excited crowd enjoying a concert at Navy Pier's Festival Hall.

Audience watching a live concert at Navy Pier

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DJ performing at Navy Pier's Festival Hall during a crowded music event

DJ performing on stage at Festival Hall

Close crowd view with hands raised toward stage lighting

Crowd enjoying a vibrant concert with laser lights at Navy Pier's Festival Hall.

crowd enjoying a live DJ performance at Navy Pier's Festival Hall

crowd enjoying a live DJ performance at Navy Pier's Festival Hall

Live concert performance at Navy Pier Festival Hall

Side view of a fred again performing with crowd hands raised in front

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fred again performing at center of crowd with lighting above

Black and white photo of fred again on stage facing a large indoor concert crowd

fred again concert crowd facing a DJ stage beneath large umbrella shaped fabric

Indoor concert crowd under a large white fabric installation lit from the stage

fred again performing at a central booth surrounded by a crowd under a fabric ceiling

Details

Location on Navy Pier

Overview

Concert Layout

Tech Specs

Load-In / Load-Out

Parking

On-Site Hotel

On-Site Marina

Navy Pier

In a competitive touring market where fans have countless concerts to choose from, Navy Pier offers Artists the opportunity to stand out. Playing Navy Pier means playing Chicago’s most iconic location, following the path of legends like Frank Sinatra, George Strait, Journey, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, John Prine, Ray Charles, Cheap Trick, Sammy Hagar, The Temptations, Alice Cooper, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and more. Navy Pier’s rich history, iconic location, and breathtaking views make it the premier destination venue of the Midwest.

50+ acres of parks, restaurants, attractions, retail shops, sightseeing, and adventures located in the heart of Downtown Chicago along the shores of Lake Michigan
Top Visited destination in the Midwest with over 9 million yearly visitors
30 on-site dining options
On-site luxury hotel and marina
Easily Accessible to the public via CTA, water taxi, boating, rideshare, self-drive
The face of Chicago’s vibrant arts, culture, and entertainment scene since 1916

Sunset view of Navy Pier with Ferris wheel and boats on Lake Michigan

Historical Photos

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Ray Charles performing at ChicagoFest, captivating the audience at Navy Pier.

Frank Sinatra performing at Navy Pier in Chicago, highlighting live music events.

Frank Sinatra

Live performance at Navy Pier featuring musicians on stage

John Prine

Cheap Trick performing live at Navy Pier, a Chicago attraction.

Cheap Trick

Willie Nelson performing live at a music event near Navy Pier, Chicago.

Willie Nelson

performer on stage at Navy Pier event, engaging the audience with vibrant energy

performers at a live music event at Navy Pier, Chicago

musician performing at Navy Pier's East End Plaza event

Bobby Vinton performing at Navy Pier during a summer concert event, with a large audience in the background.

Alice Cooper performing live at Navy Pier event in Chicago.

live music performance at Navy Pier's East End Plaza

Live music performance at Navy Pier featuring a guitarist in a colorful shirt.

live music performance at Navy Pier featuring musicians and an orchestra

Energetic performer singing at Navy Pier Chicago event

crowd enjoying live music at Chicagofest near Navy Pier

Crowd cheering at Navy Pier event, showcasing love for Chicago.

Families walking towards Navy Pier's entrance, enjoying a summer day in Chicago.

Families walking towards Navy Pier's entrance, enjoying a summer day in Chicago.

Booking Contact

Ryan Moult | Rmoult@NavyPier.org | (312) 595-5036