Chicago Bears announce 2022 training camp schedule — including 11 practices open to the public for free

The Chicago Bears will open training camp July 26 at Halas Hall in preparation for their first season under coach Matt Eberflus. The camp schedule from the team includes 11 public practices that require a free ticket.

That doesn’t include the annual Bears Family Fest at Soldier Field, scheduled for Aug. 9 with ticket information to be announced later.

Tickets for the public practices in Lake Forest will be available at ChicagoBears.com/camp starting July 7 at 10 a.m. There’s a limit of four per date and there won’t be a lottery this year. Free parking will be available at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills with shuttle buses to Halas Hall.

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“With the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols behind us, we’re looking forward to bringing back the tradition of player and fan interaction,” Bears President and CEO Ted Phillips said in a news release.

The Bears have three preseason games — including one at Soldier Field on Aug. 13 against the Kansas City Chiefs — before opening the 2022 slate on Sept. 11 at home against the San Francisco 49ers.

• Tuesday, July 26: Players report
• Wednesday, July 27: Practice, 10 a.m.
• Thursday, July 28: Practice, 10 a.m. (open to public)
• Friday, July 29: Practice, 10 a.m. (open to public)
• Saturday, July 30: Practice, 10 a.m. (open to public)
• Monday, Aug. 1: Practice, 10 a.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 2: Practice, 10 a.m. (open to public)
• Wednesday, Aug. 3: Practice, 10 a.m. (open to public)
• Friday, Aug. 5: Practice, 10 a.m. (open to public)
• Saturday, Aug. 6: Practice, 10 a.m.
• Sunday, Aug. 7: Practice, 10 a.m. (open to public)
• Tuesday, Aug. 9: Bears Family Fest at Soldier Field, 10:35 a.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 10: Practice, 10 a.m. (open to public)
• Thursday, Aug. 11: Practice, 10 a.m. (open to public)
• Saturday, Aug. 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Bears, noon, Soldier Field
• Monday, Aug. 15: Practice, 10 a.m. (open to public)
• Tuesday, Aug. 16: Practice, 10 a.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 18: Bears at Seattle Seahawks, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 20: Practice, 10 a.m. (open to public)
• Sunday, Aug. 21: Practice, 10 a.m. (camp breaks)
• Tuesday, Aug. 23: Practice, 1:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 24: Practice, 1:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 25: Practice, 12:45 p.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 27: Bears at Cleveland Browns, 6 p.m.
• Monday, Aug. 29: Practice, 1:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 30: Practice, 4:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 31: Practice, 1:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 1: Practice, 12:45 p.m.