Free Summer Concerts in Fairfield County

2012 Free Summer Concerts in Fairfield County

Create incredible memories for your families this summer: Get out and about to the free summer concerts in Fairfield County!

Bartlett Arboretum Concerts

Bethel

Free performances for kids at Bethel's PT Barnum Square

Summer Concert Series on the lawn of the CJH Municipal Center. The concerts are on Sundays and the bands start at 6 pm.

Brookfield

Danbury

Greenwich

Sunday night Sound Beach Community Band concerts are 7:00p.m-8:30 p.m.
July 29: Sound Beach Community Band @ Binney Park Aug. 26: Sound Beach Community Band @ Roger Sherman Baldwin Park
Wednesday Night Concert Series Roger Sherman Baldwin Park (unless otherwise noted) @ new time; 7:15 p.m. Rain date: The next day - Thursday Please no pets; no grills
June 27: The Bob Button Orchestra @ Binney Park July 11: Billy and the Showmen - R&B July 18: Souled Out - Motown July 25: Gunsmoke - Country Aug. 1: The Short Bus - Covers, Rock Aug. 8: Octopuses Garden - Beatles Show Aug. 15: Cynthia Sayer - Jazz Aug. 22: In Harmony - 50’s Doo Wop

SILVER SHIELD COMMUNITY CONCERT Roger Sherman Baldwin Park 7:00p.m. Aug. 11: Featuring the Crystals, and the Belmonts

Dixieland Jazz Band Concerts On the Island Beach Ferry, and Island Beach Leaves on the 4 pm ferry, returns to dock at 6 pm. Rain Date is the following Sunday. Park Pass and Ferry Fees apply.
Sunday June 24 (No Rain Date)
Sunday July 15 Rain date: July 22
August 12 Rain date: Sunday August 19

Monroe

All concerts will be held at the Concert Area of Wolfe Park located at 285 Cutler’s Farm Rd.
Please call the Recreation Department’s cancellation line-203-339-6106 or visit –
www.monroect.org-For concert cancellations and updates which are posted and hour and a
half prior to the concert.

New Canaan

2012 Waveny Summer Concert Series
WAVENY PARK - 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
FREE - NO ADMISSION CHARGE
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. on the lawn behind Waveny House.
Bring a chair or blanket, a picnic supper, and enjoy the music.
(No grills please) Raindates are always the following day (Thursdays).

June 13 AIRBORNE — Cool Jazz, Bebop, Latin Jazz, Jazz Vocals Sponsor: New Canaan Recreation Department
June 20 OTIS & THE HURRICANES — New Orleans Funk, Delta Blues Sponsor: Hobbs, Inc.
June 27 DOUG ALLEN— Acoustic Pop Sponsor: New Canaan Community Foundation
July 4 No Concert
July 11 GUNSMOKE — Country Western; Sponsor: Karl Chevrolet
July 18 THE BOOKENDS — Babyboomer 60’s & 70’s Sponsor: Rangeley Capital
July 25 THE GRANDSONS — Rock & Roll with Folk Roots Sponsor: New Canaan Board of Realtors
August 1 THE MOSES BROTHERS — Rock, Country, Blues Sponsor: TD Bank
August 8 BILLY & THE SHOWMEN — Motown, Rhythm and Blues Sponsor: Young Life of New Canaan
August 15 THE NIFTY FIFTIES BAND — Rock & Roll Hits of the 50’s & 60’s Sponsor: Kaster Moving Company
August 22 THE CARTELLS BAND — Popular Music of all Styles Sponsor: New Canaan Advertiser
August 29 FAIRFIELD COUNTS BIG BAND — Miller, Dorsey, Goodman Sponsor: New Canaan Recreation Department

New Fairfield

MUSIC AT THE BEACH 2012
Please join us at the Town Beach for a fun-filled night of live music!

July 14th– The Shedmen Band- 7:00-9:00 pm
August 11th– Uncorked- 7:00-9:00 pm

Newtown:

Summer Concerts at Dickinson Park 6:30pm

Bring your picnic basket, lawn chair and blanket..
Enjoy our 2nd summer concert series.
Concerts are free to attend and begin at 6:30 pm at Dickinson Memorial Park.
In the event of light rain the concerts will be held under the pavilion.

June 28th Boplicity Jazz Band

July 12th The Frank Porto Band

July 19th MacTalla Mor

July 26th The Impromptu Trio

August 2nd TJ Tomlin Dixieland Allstars

August 9th Erica Howard Midnight Rodeo

August 16th Redstone Ridge

August 23rd The Manny Pavone Group

August 30th My Dad’s Truck

Norwalk

Norwalk Summer Series: The City of Norwalk Recreation and Parks Summer Concert Series Sponsored brings music to Calf Pasture Beach throughout the summer. All rain dates will be on the following day, except for the July 3 Fireworks and Concert program, which will be held on July 5 in case of inclement weather. All concerts are free and open to the public. Concerts may be added and/or dates changed throughout the year, call the office (854-7806) for updates; cancellation number (854-7938).
Vehicle Sticker Information: For Wednesday night concerts, a parking fee of $5 per car will be charged for cars without a Norwalk beach sticker. For the July 3rd Fireworks and Concert, a parking fee of $20 per car will be charged for cars without a Norwalk beach sticker.

The 2012 summer concert Series theme again this year is Tribute Bands: Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley, Sounds of the Sixties, A Salute to the 70's, Woodstock & Featuring Billy Genuario's Rockers & Crooners. Please check the schedule and enjoy your favorites.

Date/ Rain Date	Day	Time	Talent
June 27/June 28	Wednesday	6:00 pm 7:00 pm	The Car Show Beach Cruise Presented by "The Coachmen" "The Sixties Show" Concert
July 3/July 5	Tuesday	5:30 pm 6:00 pm 8:00 pm	"For the Kids The Amazing Andy Show" "Dance to the Music with DJ Nuzzo" "Billy Genuario & The Destiny Band" Will perform before and after FIREWORKS FIREWORKS AT DUSK
July 11/July 12	Wednesday	7:00 pm	Back by popular demand: The Sounds of the Beatles with "TICKET TO RIDE"
July 18/July 19	Wednesday	6:30 pm 7:30 pm	Kids Show "Mr. Joe" The Sounds of Neil Diamond with "Diamond"
July 25/July 26	Wednesday	6:00 pm 7:00 pm	The Car Show Beach Cruise Presented by "The Coachmen" Elvis in Concert by "Elvis Remembered"
Aug. 1/Aug. 2	Wednesday	6:30 pm 7:30 pm	Kids Show "Dinoman" The Ultimate Sounds of the 70's with "45 RPM'S"
Aug. 8/Aug. 9	Wednesday	7:00 pm	Woodstock Relived with "Back to the Garden 1969"
Aug. 15/Aug. 16	Wednesday	6:00 pm 7:00 pm	The Car show Beach Cruise Presented by "The Coachmen" The 50's & 60"s with "The Barons"
Aug. 22/Aug. 23	Wednesday	7:00 pm	Celebrating 25 Years The Western Sound of "Gunsmoke"
Aug. 29/Aug. 30	Wednesday	7:00 pm	The Ultimate Singer/Impressionist Billy Genuario in his New Show "Rockers & Crooners"
Sept. 5/Sept. 6	Wednesday	6:00 pm 7:00 pm	The Final Car Show Beach Cruise Presented by "The Coachmen" Rock Out the Last Concert of the Year with "Deja Vu"

Norwalk Public Library Family Concerts

Concerts take place at 10 am, most Fridays during the summer, in the main library. No registration is required: Free. For information call 203-899-2780 x 15131

June 08, 10:00AM-10:30AM Join Deirdre for songs, puppets and action rhymes!
June 15, 10:00AM-10:45AM Family Concert with Robert Markowitz
July 06, 10:00AM-10:45AM Join Deirdre for songs, puppets and action rhymes!
July 20, 10:00AM-10:45AM   Join Phil Rosenthal for folk songs and dancing!
August 3, 10-10:45 AM   Family Concert with City Winds Trio
August 17 10-10:45        Join Deirdre for songs, puppets and action rhymes!
August 24, 10:30AM-11:30AM Listen, sing and dance to Bari Koral and her original family rock music!

Redding

Concert on the Green Summer 2012 Schedule

The Sunday evening "Concerts on the Green" are held on the Redding Town Green from 6-8 PM

June 10 Bone Dry

June 17 Remember September

June 24 California Dreamers

July 1 David Chevan

July 8 The Stone Band

July 15 The Mighty Plough Boys

July 22 Catfish

July 29 Tirebiter Band

August 5 Griff Anthony

August 12 Four Barrel Billy

August 19 Music Shed

August 26 The Sonny Carroll Orchestra

Ridgefield

CHIRP Summer Concerts in Ballard Park

Ballard Park is located on Main Street in Ridgefield.

May 29 7:00 pm Tumbling Bones

June 5 7:00 pm Roosevelt Dime

June 12 7:00 pm John Jorgenson

June 19 7:00 pm Bluegrass Gospel Project

June 21 7:00 pm Bill Evan's Soul Grass

June 26 7:00 pm Milton

July 3 7:00 pm The Wiyos

Rowayton

	June 17	Bayley Beach	Barefoot Truth, jam rock Jason Spooner Trio - opener

	June 24	Bayley Beach	Six60, New Zealand reggae rock PJ Pacifico - opener

	July 4	Bayley Beach	MOJO, classic rock
	Wednesday	Fireworks

	July 8	Bayley Beach	NRBQ, rhythm and blues Dre Towey – opener

	July 15	Bayley Beach	Sons of Bill, country rock Donny Fallgatter - opener

	July 22	Bayley Beach	Anthem, reggae

	July 29	Bayley Beach	Eric Lindell, New Orleans blues

	August 18	Pinkney Park	Chatham County Line, North Carolina bluegrass

	August 25	Pinkney Park	Roomful of Blues, legendary blues band

	Sept. 2	Bayley Beach	Max Creek, jam rock Stray Birds - opener LiquorCake - opener

RAIN LOCATION FOR ALL SHOWS IS ROWAYTON SCHOOL

Concerts are on Sunday afternoons starting at 5:30 PM. The July and September concerts are at Bayley Beach and the August concerts are at Pinkney Park. Details will be posted on the Rowayton Civic Association website.

Shelton

2012 MUSIC UNDER THE STARS
Summer Concert Series
FREE Evenings of Great Music on the Huntington Green every Wednesday

This summer’s Monday evening concert series will include musical styles ranging from Rock, Motown, Soul, Irish Ballads and Country. These concerts are free and open to the public. All concerts will be at the Memorial Green between the Town Hall and the Parks and Recreation/Senior Center building. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. In case of rain the concert will be held inside the Parks & Recreation/Senior Building.

Southbury

July 9 7:00 pm Gunsmoke

July 16 6:30 pm The Kerry Boys

July 23 6:30 pm The Kathy Thompson Band

July 30 6:30 pm The Bernadettes

Stamford

Bartlett Arboretum Concerts 2012 Summer Sunday Evening Concerts, on the Lawn 5:00-7:00pm. Bring a chair or blanket, your favorite beverage and a light snack (no cooking allowed) and enjoy a relaxing night of great music. Members $6, Non members $10, free for children under age 12.
June 24th: Orrin Starr & the Sultans of Swing July 1st: Richard “Cookie” Thomas July 8th: Citigrass July 15th: Red Molly July 22nd: Anya Singleton July 29th: Sister Sun August 5th: Katie Wilson and the Two Time String Band August 12th: Summer Lost

Stamford Downtown: Alive @ Five Thursdays, June 21 - August 2, 2012. 5:00pm, Columbus Park. Concerts are held rain or shine. You must be 21 and older to get into the concert area after 7 pm: see website. Children under age 12 are Free; Adults $10. June 21: Los Lonely Boys June 28 : G. Love & Special Sauce July 5: Creedence Clearwater Revisited July 12: Matisyahu July 19:Hot Chelle Rae July 26: Javier Colon Aug. 2: Foreigner

Stamford Downtown: Jazz Up July Wednesdays, July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 2012 6:30pm, Columbus Park.

Stratford

Summer Concert Series

Held at Paradise Green (unless noted) on the following (tentative) dates:

Connecticut Symphonic Band – Tuesday, June 26, 7:30pm (raindate June 28, 7:30pm)

White Eyed Lizard Band – Monday, July 2, 7:00 pm (raindate July 9, 7:00 pm)

Paul King Big Band Sound – Tuesday, July 10, 7:00pm (raindate July 12, 7:00pm)

The Signature Band – Tuesday July 24, 7:00 pm (raindate July 26 7:00 pm)

Gunsmoke Band - Tuesday, July 31, 7:00pm (raindate August 2, 7:00pm)

Atwood Express Band – Tuesday, August 7, 7:00 pm (raindate August 9, 7:00 pm)

Slammin Band - Tuesday, August 14, 7:00pm (raindate August 16, 7:00pm)

The Barons - Tuesday, August 21, 7:00pm (raindate August 23, 7:00pm)

Airborne - Tuesday, August 28, 7:00pm (raindate August 30 7:00pm)

Concerts at Short Beach
6-8 PM Concerts at Short Beach sponsored by the Short Beach Concession Stand

Bands and entertainers will be scheduled on weekends at the Concession Stand Deck beginning Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend.