Naperville Park District’s free summer events begin July 7

Naperville Park District invites the community to enjoy three favorite summer outdoor events: Children’s Lunch Hour Entertainment, beginning Tuesday, July 7, Concerts in Your Park, starting Sunday, July 12 and A Night at the Movies, beginning Friday, July 24.

“We are happy to announce dates and performers for these free, family-friendly events,” said Andrea Coates, superintendent of recreation. “We urge residents to review the COVID-19 Participation Guidelines for outdoor events found at www.napervilleparks.org prior to attending.”

Those planning to attend any of these events are asked to complete a self-assessment for symptoms of COVID-19 and refrain from attending if any symptoms are present. At the event, guests must maintain social distancing of a minimum of 6 feet from people not in their household and wear a face covering if the minimum distance cannot be maintained. Other instructions are included in the Participation Guidelines.

Children’s Lunch Hour Entertainment, presented by Living Well Dental Group, features a variety of performers who engage children and entertain the whole family. Shows take place from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. on Tuesdays in several different locations. The schedule is as follows:

Miss Jamie from the Farm, Tuesday, July 7, Frontier Park, 3415 Book Rd.

Todd Downing, Tuesday, July 14, Riverwalk Grand Pavilion, 912 Sindt Court

Circus Boy, Tuesday, July 21, 95th Street Community Plaza, 3109 Cedar Glade Drive

(Performer TBD), Tuesday, July 28, Riverwalk Grand Pavilion, 912 Sindt Court

Scribble Monsters, Tuesday, August 4, 95th Street Community Plaza, 3109 Cedar Glade Drive

Super Stolie, Tuesday, August 11,Riverwalk Grand Pavilion, 912 Sindt Court

Other sponsors of Children’s Lunch Hour Entertainment include Visit Naperville, Aurelio’s Pizza, Sourcebooks and Texas Roadhouse. Food Sponsors are Kona Ice, John’s Rib House and Billy Bricks.

Concerts in Your Park is a Sunday evening music series that brings concerts to different parks throughout the city. These locations were selected by online voting in January 2020. Concerts run from 7:00-8:30 p.m. These concerts are free events, thanks to the support of several sponsors, including Visit Naperville, Team Miller of Keller Williams Realty Infinity, Ted’s Montana Grill, FBC, Homewatch Caregivers and Renewal by Andersen. Food sponsors are John’s Rib House, Billy Bricks and Kona Ice. The concert schedule and locations are as follows:

• July 12 – Arrowhead Park, 711 Iroquois Avenue
• July 19 – Winding Creek Park, 144 W. Bailey Road
• July 26 – Tall Grass Park, 3512 Grassmere Road
• August 2 - Queensbury Greens, 1520 Brookdale Road
• August 16 - Gartner Park, 524 W. Gartner Road
• August 23 - Ashbury Park, 1740 Conan Doyle Road

A Night at the Movies is returning for its third season as a free, family-friendly movie series with varying times and locations. All 2020 shows will take place on Friday evenings, with July movies beginning at 8:30 p.m., August shows starting at 8:00 p.m. and the September show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Movie titles and locations are as follows:

Toy Story 4

Friday, July 24 at 8:30 p.m.

95th Street Community Plaza, 3109 Cedar Glade Drive

Frozen II

Friday, July 31 at 8:30 p.m.

Rotary Hill, 443 Aurora Avenue

Wonder

Friday, Aug. 21 at 8:00 p.m.

Rotary Hill, 443 Aurora Avenue

Captain Marvel

Friday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m.

95th Street Community Plaza, 3109 Cedar Glade Drive