Naperville’s Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower will host the 2026 Summer Recital Series on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. beginning June 2 through August 18. Audiences are welcome to bring folding chairs and picnic blankets to enjoy the performances from Rotary Hill, at 443 Aurora Ave., or anywhere along the Riverwalk.
The Summer Recital Series features carillonneurs from all over the world – from countries in Europe to local in-state performers and musicians around the United States. Every performance is free to the public, and a post-recital moonlight carillon tour is available for $2 per person (cash only). The complete recital program with the performers’ biographies and song selections can be found at www.napervilleparks.org/carillonrecitalseries. The 2026 schedule is as follows:
June 2: Tim Sleep, Naperville; June 9: Elien Van den Broeck, Peer, Belgium; June 16: Keiran Cantilina, Cleveland, Ohio; June 23: Jim Fackenthal, Chicago; June 30: Austin Ferguson, Longview, Texas; July 7: Erika Anderson, Berkeley, Calif.; July 14: Mitchell Stecker. Pittsburgh, Penn.; July 21: Michael Dixon. Bloomington, Ind.; July 28: Carlo van Ulft. Springfield; August 4: Jess Ip, Cambridge, Mass.; August 11: The Treblemakers, Janet Tebbel and Lisa Lonie. Philadelphia, Penn.; August 18: Tim Sleep, Naperville.
The Naperville Park District offers tours of the Millenium Carillon in Moser Tower on weekends only through Sunday, May 24 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. for $3 per person.
For more information visit www.napervilleparks.org/carillontours.
—Naperville Park District