🎶 THE SOUL OF PUERTO RICO, LIVE IN RIIS PARK.
Levitt VIBE Chicago Free Concert Series — Concert 4 of 10
Saturday, July 11, 2026 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Riis Park · Behind the Field House · 6100 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago FREE · All Ages · Open to the Public
The fireworks are over. The summer is still very much alive. After a week off for the nation’s 250th birthday, the Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series returns to Riis Park with something truly special — a living legend of Puerto Rican music and the sound of the island’s mountain soul, brought straight to Belmont Cragin. No tickets. No cover. Just bring a blanket and room in your heart.
🎵 Prodigio y Su Rumba Jíbara
Some musicians play an instrument. Prodigio Claudio is the instrument. Hailed worldwide as the Cuatro Ambassador to the World, Prodigio is the undisputed master of Puerto Rico’s national stringed instrument — the cuatro — and a living pillar of música jíbara, the soulful folk tradition rooted in the island’s mountain heartland. With more than 45 years as a professional musician, his name is synonymous with the very best of Puerto Rican folk artistry, cited alongside the legends of the cuatro tradition across generations.
When Prodigio plays, something ancient and alive fills the air. The ten-string cuatro rings out in brilliant, cascading runs. The rhythms of seis and aguinaldo — the soul-forms of jíbaro music — move through the crowd like memory. Together with Su Rumba Jíbara, his ensemble brings the full warmth and joy of Puerto Rican folklore to an outdoor stage, where it was always meant to be heard — under open sky, by anyone who wants to listen.
This is Puerto Rican roots music at its highest level. Don’t miss it.
📅 The Series
6 more Saturdays to go. Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series runs every Saturday through August 22, 2026 — free music, open air, right in your neighborhood. Bring the family. Bring a blanket. Make it your summer tradition.
🚌 Getting Here by Public Transit
Easiest route: Take the CTA Red, Brown, or Purple Line to the Fullerton Station, then board the #74 Fullerton Bus heading west. Ride it to N. Narragansett Ave. (6400 W.) — you’ll be steps from the park entrance on Fullerton. The bus runs frequently on Saturday evenings.
Prefer to navigate on your own? Use the CTA Trip Planner at transitchicago.com or Google Maps — enter 6100 W. Fullerton Ave. as your destination.
🅿️ Free street parking is also available in the surrounding neighborhood.
🌟 About the Levitt Foundation
The Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series is made possible through the generous support of the Levitt Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to building community through the power of free, live music. By activating underused public spaces across the country, the Levitt Foundation creates welcoming, inclusive destinations where people of all ages and backgrounds can connect through shared cultural experiences. Levitt VIBE — Vibrant, Inclusive Beats for Everyone — brings that mission directly to neighborhoods like Belmont Cragin, putting world-class performances where they belong: in the heart of the community. Learn more at levitt.org.
Presented by the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago in partnership with the Chicago Park District.
FREE. Outdoors. Open to All. See you at the park! 🌿
