About Music in the Parks
Music in the Parks is an outdoor music series taking place in Saint Paul's beautiful parks during the summer months. All events are free unless otherwise noted. Events are weather permitting and subject to change without notice.
Music in the Parks Schedules
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Music in the Parks shows at Como Lakeside Pavilion take place outdoors on the promenade and are in partnership with Dock and Paddle restaurant.
Shows are subject to change without notice. See the Dock & Paddle website for updates. All shows are free unless noted on the the Dock & Paddle website.
Schedule Updates Printable PDF Schedule
Date Day Time Location Band Genre 7/3 Sat 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion GRUPO MIO Traditional Tex-Mex/ Tejano/ Chicano 7/4 Sun 3pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Como Pops Concert Band 7/5 Mon 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Explosion Big Band Big Band 7/6 Tue 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Fridley City Band Concert Band 7/9 Fri 6pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Prine in the Park John Prine Tribute Band 7/11 Sun 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Stan's Bann's Big Bone Band Jazz, Orchestra 7/13 Tue 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion North Star Chorus and Friends! Chorus in Barbershop style 7/15 Thur 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Minnesota Sinfonia: Classics Classical 7/18 Sun 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Beasley's Big Band Jazz 7/19 Mon 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Bend in the River Big Band Ballad, Bop, Broadway 7/20 Tue 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Swing Beat Big Band Big Band 7/22 Thurs 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Minnesota Sinfonia: Family Pops (Part II) Classical 7/23 Fri 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Zorongo Flamenco Dance Company Flamenco dance 7/25 Sun 3pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Hopkins Westwind Concert Band Concert Band 7/25 Sun 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Open Pages Presents Lydia Wagner: Main Character music Musical theater, pop 7/26 Mon 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Vox Nova Chorale Choral 7/27 Tue 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion St. Anthony Park Community Band Concert band 7/28 Wed 7:30pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Opera on the Lake presents: Operetta Under the Stars ($25) Opera 7/29 Thur 7:30pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Opera on the Lake presents: Operetta Under the Stars ($25) Opera 7/30 Fri 7:30pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Opera on the Lake presents: Operetta Under the Stars ($25) Opera 8/1 Sun 6:30pm Como Lakeside Pavilion The 1st John Philip Sousa Memorial Band John Philip Sousa Memorial Band 8/3 Tue 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Twin Cities Show Chorus Choral 8/4 Wed 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Minnesota State Band Concert Band 8/5 Thur 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Prior Lake WindJammer Concert Band Concert Band 8/8 Sun 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Shoreview Northern Lights Variety Band Concert band 8/9 Mon 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion River City Jazz Orchestra Jazz 8/10 Tues 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion North Star Chorus Barbershop Chorus 8/11 Wed 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Minnesota State Band Concert band 8/12 Thur 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Red Rock Swing Band Swing 8/14 Sat 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Rich Lewis Band R&B, Americana 8/15 Sun 3pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Como Pops Concert band
8/15 Sun 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Moonlight Serenaders Big Band Big Band 8/16 Mon 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Bach & Brews presented by Bach Roots Festival ($20 visit Bach & Brews to purchase ticket) Comedic music 8/17 Tue 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Kenwood Symphony Orchestra Orchestra 8/18 Wed 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Minnesota State Band Concert band 8/20 Fri 6:30pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Lowertown Guitar Festival Guitar 8/21 Sat 6pm Como Lakeside Pavilion The Last Waltz Annual Summer Show ($33 advance / $40 at door) Recreation of "The Last Waltz" by The Band 8/23 Mon 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion The Fairlines Doo Wop A Cappella Group Cappella, doo-wop, pop 8/25 Wed 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion 3rd Annual Kith+Kin Choir-aoke! Choral 8/27 Fri 6:30pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Pan-handlers Steel Drum Band Drum Band 8/28 Sat 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion The Riff Rangers Classic western swing, Chicago blues, gypsy jazz, mixed genre/variety 8/29 Sun 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Bavarian Musikmeisters Traditional Germanic Band music 8/30 Mon 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra Marches, waltz, mid-century pop, contemporary classic music 8/31 Tue 7pm Como Lakeside Pavilion Brio Brass Jazz -
Shows take place in downtown Saint Paul from 12pm-1pm, Mon-Weds from June 1 to mid-August.
Date Day Time Location Band Genre 6/1 Tue 12pm Mears Jiselle McCollam's Jazz Cult Jazz 6/2 Wed 12pm Mears The Jugsluggers Bluegrass, Country, Swing 6/7 Mon 12pm Rice Nancy Olson Acoustic/Americana/Folk 6/8 Tue 12pm Mears High & Rising Groovy Grass, Bluegrass, Americana 6/15 Tue 12pm Mears Root River Jam American Roots 6/16 Wed 12pm Mears The 99ers Rock & Roll 6/21 Mon 12pm Rice The Riff Rangers Blues/Country/Jazz 6/22 Tue 12pm Mears Granger's Moonshine Country, Folk 6/28 Mon 12pm Rice Romeo Delta Rock Trio 6/29 Tue 12pm Mears Sonic Love Child American Roots/Pop 6/30 Wed 12pm Mears Madd Company Bad Company Tribute Band 7/6 Tue 12pm Mears Continental Ballet Ballet 7/7 Wed 12pm Mears In8Trio Progressive Jazz 7/12 Mon 12pm Rice Jeff Ray Americana/Roots/Blues/World 7/13 Tue 12pm Mears Natalie Fideler Alt. Pop, Mixed Genre 7/19 Mon 12pm Rice TBD 7/20 Tue 12pm Mears The Issues Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band 7/21 Wed 12pm Mears Women's Drum Center High Energy World Music 7/26 Mon 12pm Rice Swingin' on a Star Swing 7/27 Tue 12pm Mears Pelicant Pop, Rock, Orchestra, Disco 7/28 Wed 12pm Mears Westwind Swing Band Swing 8/2 Mon 12pm Rice Trevor McSpadden Country Western, 2-Step Crowd 8/3 Tue 12pm Mears Hailey James Music Country 8/4 Wed 12pm Mears Andromeda Strings String music 8/9 Mon 12pm Rice Happy Apocalypse Eccentric/ Electronic Music & Strings 8/10 Tue 12pm Mears J-Mo On the Beat Alternative/Indie 8/11 Wed 12pm Mears Jimmy Love and the Red Hot Rock N Blues Band Country, Rock, Blues 8/16 Mon 12pm Rice Happy Apocalypse Eccentric/ Electronic Music & Strings 8/17 Tue 12pm Mears The Stevens Family Band Reggae, Funk, Blues, Pop, Rock 8/18 Wed 12pm Mears Tømmerdal -
Como Park Zoo & Conservatory’s free concert series, “Groovin’ In The Garden”, returns on July 7 featuring some of the Twin Cities’ finest musicians.
Visit the Groovin' in the Garden website for updates:
Date Day Time Location Band Genre 7/7 Wed 6pm Marjorie McNeely Conservatory Lawn Leslie Rich & The Rocket Soul Choir Rock and roll 7/14 Wed 6pm Marjorie McNeely Conservatory Lawn Innocent Reggae Band Reggae 7/21 Wed 6pm Marjorie McNeely Conservatory Lawn The Flamin' Oh's Rock and roll 7/28 Wed 6pm Marjorie McNeely Conservatory Lawn Kiss The Tiger Rock and roll -
Lowertown Sounds, presented by Hiway Credit Union, brings the community together in Saint Paul’s Mears Park for a Thursday night summertime concert series featuring live, local and original music, plus food trucks, Minnesota-made beer, cider and wine — benefiting the Saint Paul Yellow Ribbon Network.
Lowertown Sounds Schedule Updates Printable PDF Schedule
Date Day Time Location Band Genre 7/8 Thur 6pm Mears Park Flamin Oh's Rock 7/15 Thur 6pm Mears Park The Shackletons Indie 7/22 Thur 6pm Mears Park Annie Mack Blues 7/29 Thur 6pm Mears Park Salsa Del Soul Salsa/Caribbean Dance 8/5 Thur 6pm Mears Park Jeff Arundel Rock 8/12 Thur 6pm Mears Park Dan Israel and the Cultivators Rock 8/19 Thur 6pm Mears Park The New Standards Jazz 8/26 Thur 6pm Mears Park Heiruspecs Hip-Hop/Rap -
The 2021 Twin Cities Jazz Festival is set for September 17-18 in Mears Park.
