Events for July 2025
- Events for July 2025
Calendar of Events
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Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm on Thursdays and
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3 events,
Free Parking Wednesday
Free Parking Wednesday
Enjoy free parking at Cantigny every Wednesday, March through October, with advance online registration.
Family Drop-In: What Soldiers Ate
Family Drop-In: What Soldiers Ate
Get a close-up look at historical rations, discover the challenges of feeding an army, and learn how today's soldiers stay fueled in the field—without having to take a bite!
2 events,
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm (unless otherwise noted).
SOLD OUT – Sensory Cocktail Experience: Sip & Sizzle
SOLD OUT – Sensory Cocktail Experience: Sip & Sizzle
A multi-sensory experience in Cantigny's gardens featuring cocktails and small bites
2 events,
Hamilton’s Artillery Reenactment
Hamilton’s Artillery Reenactment
Celebrate Independence Day at Cantigny with our patriotic friends from North West Territory Alliance!
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm (unless otherwise noted).
1 event,
1 event,
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm on Thursdays and
1 event,
0 events,
4 events,
Free Parking Wednesday
Free Parking Wednesday
Enjoy free parking at Cantigny every Wednesday, March through October, with advance online registration.
Wee Heart Music: July Summer Sing-Along Family Class
Wee Heart Music: July Summer Sing-Along Family Class
Enjoy outdoor interactive, parent-child songs, chants, dances, and instrumental jam sessions.
2 events,
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm (unless otherwise noted).
Garden Happy Hour: Summer Bounty (Herbs)
Garden Happy Hour: Summer Bounty (Herbs)
Garden Happy Hour: Summer Bounty (Herbs) Thursday, July 10, 6 pm $40 Meet your guide in the Visitors Center Enjoy a drink while learning from one of Cantigny's horticulturalists about
4 events,
Wee Heart Music: July Summer Sing-Along Family Class
Wee Heart Music: July Summer Sing-Along Family Class
Enjoy outdoor interactive, parent-child songs, chants, dances, and instrumental jam sessions.
Family Drop-In: D-Day Paratrooper Mission
Family Drop-In: D-Day Paratrooper Mission
Learn about the brave World War II paratroopers who jumped into action on D-Day.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm (unless otherwise noted).
1 event,
Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band: Rockin’ for Our Vets
Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band: Rockin’ for Our Vets
The Rockin' for our Vets Charity Concert will benefit local disabled veterans!
1 event,
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm on Thursdays and
1 event,
0 events,
3 events,
Free Parking Wednesday
Free Parking Wednesday
Enjoy free parking at Cantigny every Wednesday, March through October, with advance online registration.
Storytime with Winfield Public Library
Storytime with Winfield Public Library
Join library staff for TASTEtastic Tales—stories that tickle your sense of taste!
2 events,
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm (unless otherwise noted).
Red Oaks Farm Table Dinner: The Berry Best
Red Oaks Farm Table Dinner: The Berry Best
Enjoy a themed, multi-course dining experience with drink pairings
3 events,
Family Drop-In: D-Day LCVP Mission
Family Drop-In: D-Day LCVP Mission
Discover the remarkable story of LCVPs, the “Higgins boats” that carried troops to victory during World War II.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm (unless otherwise noted).
2 events,
First Division Museum Guided Tour
First Division Museum Guided Tour
First Division Museum Guided Tour Saturday, July 19, 2 pm Free with Paid Parking Experience the remarkable history of the U.S. Army's oldest and most storied division, the First Infantry
Rendezvous: Splendor of Versailles
Rendezvous: Splendor of Versailles
This 21+ event features all of the opulence of Versailles in Cantigny’s gardens!
1 event,
1 event,
0 events,
2 events,
Free Parking Wednesday
Free Parking Wednesday
Enjoy free parking at Cantigny every Wednesday, March through October, with advance online registration.
4 events,
Accessible Birding
Accessible Birding
Accessible Birding Visitors Center Thursday, July 24, 8:30 am Accessible Birding events at Cantigny aim to make a fun activity available to all. Ideal for those with limited mobility, the outing
Military Science: Rockets
Military Science: Rockets
Learn about military rockets, experiment with basic principles of rocketry, and launch different types of model rockets.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm (unless otherwise noted).
McCormick House Architecture Tour: Designing a Legacy
McCormick House Architecture Tour: Designing a Legacy
A curated museum experience featuring a cocktail
3 events,
Family Drop-In: What’s New in World War II
Family Drop-In: What’s New in World War II
Learn about the scary, scandalous, and sweet new inventions of the 1940s that changed the world during World War II.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm (unless otherwise noted).
1 event,
1 event,
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm on Thursdays and
1 event,
0 events,
4 events,
Free Parking Wednesday
Free Parking Wednesday
Enjoy free parking at Cantigny every Wednesday, March through October, with advance online registration.
Family Drop-In: Play Ball!
Family Drop-In: Play Ball!
Step up to the plate and discover how baseball changed during World War II!
Storytime with West Chicago Public Library
Storytime with West Chicago Public Library
Join library staff for World of Colors Stories—tales that celebrate your sense of sight and the vibrant world around you!
2 events,
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Live Music in the Beer Garden South Grove Enjoy live music in our beer garden, located just steps from the Visitors Center. Music begins at 5:30 pm (unless otherwise noted).
Date with History: New Crusade – Writers of the Navy News
Date with History: New Crusade – Writers of the Navy News
Date with History: New Crusade - Writers of the Navy News Visitors Center Theater Thursday July 31, 6pm Free with paid parking Over a century ago, before the First World