Lollapalooza: Know Before You Go

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Getting into the festival

Concertgoers can enter Grant Park using the main entrance at Michigan Avenue and Ida B. Wells Drive, or they can go through the north entrance at Columbus and Monroe Street. To enter the festival, attendees must have their wristband visible for security to see at festival entrances. 

The following items are allowed inside the festival:

• Clear bags made up of clear plastic, vinyl, or pvc, and no larger than 12″ x 6″ x 12″

• Small clutch purses and fanny packs with no more than one pocket

• Clutch purses no larger than 6″ x 9″

• Baby Strollers

• Binoculars

• Cameras (basic point and shoot consumer-grade cameras) without detachable lenses and other accessories (monopods, selfie sticks, tripods, GoPro mounts, and other attachments are not allowed)

• Empty reusable water bottles and hydration packs, and plastic or aluminum water bottles

• Sunscreen in non-aerosol containers is allowed in the size of 3.4 ounces or less

• Factory sealed Naloxone/Narcan kit

When does Lollapalooza start?
Lollapalooza will take place from Aug. 1 to Aug. 4, starting at 11 a.m. each day in Grant Park. The venue will close shortly after 10 p.m. each evening. Tickets are still available on the festival’s website, with options ranging from single-day passes to four-day passes.

Parking
Millennium Garages, located beneath Grant Park, Millennium Park and Maggie Daley Park, is the most convenient parking option for the festival. The four garages include Millennium Lakeside Garage, Millennium Park Garage, Grant Park South,and Grant Park North. 

Street closures

• Balbo from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive: July 17 – Aug. 11

• Jackson, from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive: July 23 – Aug. 10

• Balbo, from Michigan to Columbus: July 29 – Aug. 5

• Jackson, from Michigan to Columbus: July 29 – Aug. 5

• Columbus, from Monroe to Roosevelt: July 29 – Aug. 5

• Columbus (Northbound, two center lanes), from 13th Street to Roosevelt: July 29 – Aug. 5

• Congress Plaza Dr., from Michigan to Columbus: July 29 – Aug. 5

• Monroe, from Michigan to DuSable Lake Shore Drive: July 31 – Aug. 5th

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