The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

Union Square Park dedicated by Illinois First Lady Patti Blagojevich on August 11, 2006 is located directly across the street from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and has been the location of many free events and performances, including the 33^rd Illinois Vol. Regiment Band and the 10^th Illinois Vol. Cavalry Regiment Band (both Civil War re-enactment groups); Mary Lincoln's Strawberry Party (a summertime family event); July 4th celebration, New Century Orchestra, Springfield International Folk Dancers, and many more musical performances throughout the year.

Thanks in part to a generous grant through the First Lady's Wildflower Program, Union Square Park is beautifully landscaped with William Baffin Climbing Roses, Mary Todd Daylilies, Black-eyed Susan and Wintergreen Littleleaf Boxwoods, just to name a few.

Autumn Blaze Maples, Ozark Spring Flowering Dogwoods and Accolade Elms are also just a few of the many varieties of shade trees overlooking this magnificent green space across from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

Two Lincoln statues created by artists, John McClarey from Decatur, Illinois and Mark Lundeen from Loveland, Colorado welcome visitors to the park on the South side while the Union Station Visitor Center provides guests with a warm reception from the North.

Look for even more events and performances at Union Square Park in the future. The 86,000 square-foot park is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Coming soon the musical The Civil War will be performed July 24-27, 2008.

Request a Union Square Park Permit