Lincoln Park Day 2025

Join us May 18 for a festival day at the Chicago History Museum and Francis W. Parker School focused on social justice. Hear from Tamika Mallory, organizer of the 2017 Women's March; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on her work in politics; Nobel Peace Prize nominee, activist, and astronaut Amanda Nguyen dives into her healing journey; Jeffrey Seller, Tony Award-winning producer of Rent and Hamilton, on his musical life; Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. on discovering your own potential; Dan Nadel and Chris Ware highlight the iconic cartoonist Robert Crumb; MacArthur fellow, poet, and attorney Reginald Dwayne Betts discusses Blackness, masculinity, and vulnerability; and Dr. Ibram X. Kendi explores Malcolm X for a younger audience.

Enjoy a performance by Bodies of Work, a network of artists and organizations that serves as a catalyst for the development of disability art and culture that illuminates the disability experience in new and unexpected ways.

Be sure to visit the Latina-owned Las Primas Photo Booth in the Chicago History Museum lobby to walk away with your free photo memento from the festival. Members join us for a special reception.