Enjoy free outdoor concerts all summer long with Music in the Park events across Minnesota. Find a show near you with our city-by-city guide!

I think most people love summer in Minnesota…even if it does get a little hot sometimes.
It’s a much-welcomed break from the cold and snow of wintertime, and it reminds us why we stick around through all of that.
Also be sure to see our Free Outdoor Movies in Minnesota list!

One thing that makes summer in Minnesota even more enjoyable is all of the music in the park events!
Many cities and towns in Minnesota host a free outdoor concert series that gets people outside. You can bring a blanket or a folding chair, maybe a few snacks, and enjoy an evening of music outdoors.
Most of the musical acts are family-friendly, and some events are specifically tailored to children.

We thought we would round up these free outdoor summer concerts in Minnesota to have them all in one spot.
Maybe your town or a neighboring one is hosting free music in the parks, or maybe you’re looking for something to do while you’re on vacation elsewhere in Minnesota.
Keep in mind that you’ll probably need to bring your own blanket and/or lawn chair(s) for comfortable seating, and be sure to check the websites linked below for all of the details.
Most of the time, weather-related cancellations or rescheduling can be found on a program’s social media pages.

Music in the Park Events in Minnesota
This list of free music in the park events in Minnesota is alphabetized by city, whether you’re looking in the Twin Cities or in greater Minnesota.
Alexandria – Summer Concert Series
- Thursday evenings
- May 28 – August 20
Anoka – Music in the Parks
- Wednesday evenings
- June 17 – September 30
- Sundays in July
- July 5 – 26
Appleton – Summer Concert Series
- Tuesday nights
- 2026 dates TBD
Apple Valley – Music in Kelley Park
- Friday evenings
- June 19 – August 7

Big Lake – Music in the Park
- Thursday evenings
- June 4 – August 6

Blaine – Performance in the Park
- Select Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings
- June 6 – August 13
Bloomington – Arts in the Parks
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings
- June 9 – August 26
- Sunday Fundays: Sundays 6 – 8 pm
- Kids’ Series: Mondays at 10:30 am
Bloomington – Music on the Hill
- June 3, August 5, September 9 (evenings)

Buffalo – Summer in the Park
- Thursday nights
- June 25 – August 27
Burnsville – Rockin’ Lunch Hour (Kids’ Series)
- Thursdays at noon
- June 11 – August 6
Champlin – Summer Series
- Thursday evenings
- May 28 – August 20
Chanhassen – Old National Bank Summer Concert Series
- Thursday evenings
- June 11 – July 30
Chaska – Summer Concert Series
- Thursday evenings
- June 11 – August 27
- Kids’ Entertainment: select Tuesdays (mornings and evenings)
- Jun 9 – August 25
Chatfield – Music in the Park Series
- Thursday evenings
- June 11 – August 8
Columbia Heights – Music in the Park Series
- June 3, July 1, July 15, August 5, August 19

Coon Rapids – Summer Concert Series
- Thursday nights
- June 4 – August 6
Crosslake – Music in the Square
- Saturdays
- June – September (2026 dates TBD)
Detroit Lakes – Tuesdays in the Park
- Tuesday evenings
- June 2 – August 25
Duluth – Concerts on the Pier
- Wednesday evenings
- July – August, 2026 dates TBD
Duluth – Music in the Park
- Tuesday nights
- June 16 – August 11
Eagan – Market Fest
- Wednesday afternoons/evenings
- June 3 – October 7

Eden Prairie – Starring at Staring Concert Series
- Sunday, Thursday, and Friday evenings
- July 9 – August 21
- KidStock Concert Series: Tuesdays at 10:30 am
- June 16 – August 11
Eden Valley – Music in the Park
- Thursday evenings
- June 11 – August 20
Edina – Concert Series
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday evenings
- June 1 – August 30
- Kids’ Series: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 am
- June 2 – August 27
Edina – Live Music on the Plaza
- 2026 dates TBD
Elk River – Riverfront Concert Series
- Thursday evenings
- June 11 – August 6
Excelsior – Concerts in the Commons
- Wednesday nights
- June 3 – August 26
Farmington – Music in the Park
- May 26, June 30, July 28, August 25, September 29

Forest Lake – Arts in the Park
- Tuesday evenings
- June 16 – August 25
Fridley – Community Concert Series
- Tuesday evenings
- June 23 – August 18
Fridley – Music in Our Parks
- Monday evenings
- June 8 – July 27
Fridley – Nights with the Northeast Orchestra
- June 15, July 13, August 3, August 17
Glenwood – Music in the Park
- June 11, June 25, July 9, July 30, August 6
Golden Valley – Concerts in the Park
- Monday evenings
- June 1 – August 3 (also Thursday, June 11)

Granite Falls – Makers Markets
- June 4, July 2, September 3
Hackensack – Lakeside Concert Series
- Friday evenings
- June 19 – September 4
Hastings – Music + Makers Market
- Thursday evenings
- June 11 – August 27
Hopkins – The Sunset Series
- Thursday evenings
- June 11 – August 20
Kimball – Party on the Patio
- June 3, July 1, August 5, September 2
Lakeville – Live at the Lake
- Wednesday evenings
- June 10 – August 26
Lindstrom – Harmony in the Park
- Wednesday evenings
- June 10 – August 12
Maple Grove – Sounds of Summer
- Monday and Wednesday evenings
- June 22 – August 26
- Kids’ Series: Thursdays at 10:30 am
- June 25 – August 27
Mendota Heights – Music in the Park
- Wednesday evenings
- May 13 – September 2
Minneapolis – Music in the Parks
- May 21 – September 7
- various evenings and locations

Minnetonka – Entertainment in the Park
- Tuesday evenings
- June 23 – August 25
Monticello – Music on the Mississippi
- June 17, June 24, July 15
Moorhead – RiverArts
- June 25, July 8, July 22, August 5, August 19
Mora – Music in the Park
- Thursday evenings
- June 4 – August 20
New Brighton – Summer Concert Series
- May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13
New Hope – Music in the Park
- Wednesday evenings
- May 27 – August 19
- Kids’ Series: June 10 and August 26 at 10 am
North St. Paul – Music in the Park
- June 25 and July 9
- Kids’ Series: May 22 at 4:30 pm

Owatonna – Downtown Thursdays
- June 4, July 2, August 6, September 3
Park Rapids – 2nd Street Stage
- Thursday evenings
- June 11 – August 13
Peterson – Summer Music Series
- Sunday evenings
- July 5 – 26
Pine City – Art in the Park
- Friday evenings
- May 22 – August 14
Pine Island – Summer Concert Series
- Sunday evenings
- 2026 dates TBD
Plymouth – Hilde Nights
- June 12 and July 17
Plymouth – Performances on the Patio
- July 16, July 23, July 20
Preston – Rhythm by the River
- June 11, July 9, August 13
Prior Lake – Music in the Park
- May 15, June 5, July 24, August 28
Ramsey – The Draw Summer Concert Series
- Thursday evenings
- June 18 – August 20

Red Wing – Concerts in the Park
- Wednesday evenings
- June 3 – August 26
Richfield – Entertainment in the Park
- 2026 dates TBD
Rochester – Riverside Music Series
- Sunday evenings
- July 12 – August 9
Rochester – Thursdays Downtown
- Thursdays from 11 am – 8:30 pm
- June 11 – August 13
Rogers – Entertainment in the Park
- includes Kids’ Series
- 2026 dates TBD
Rosemount – Summer Entertainment
- 2026 dates TBD
- Kids’ Series: Thursdays at 10 am

Roseville – Live @ the Rog
- Sunday and Thursday evenings
- June 14 – August 23
Sauk Centre – Concerts in the Park
- Wednesday evenings
- June 17 – August 19
Sauk Rapids – Rock the Riverside
- Thursday nights
- June 4 – August 27
Shakopee – Huber Park Performance and Event Series
- Thursday evenings
- June 4 – August 6
Shakopee – Rhythm on the Rails
- Wednesday evenings
- June 17 – July 29

Shoreview – Concert in the Commons
- Wednesday evenings
- June 10 – August 5
- Kids’ Series: Wednesdays at 10 am
- July 1 – August 5
Silver Bay – Music in the Park
- Friday nights
- July 17 – August 21
Spring Lake Park – Music in the Park
- Wednesday evenings
- May 27 – August 5
St. Anthony – Salo Park Concert Series
- Thursday evenings
- June 25 – August 13
St. Anthony – Silverwood OnStage
- Wednesday evenings
- June 10 – August 19
St. Cloud – Municipal Band Performances
- May 25, July 9, July 23, August 6, August 13
St. Cloud – Music in the Gardens
- Sunday afternoons
- June 14 – August 23
St. Cloud – Summertime by George!
- Wednesday evenings
- June 17 – August 12

St. Louis Park – Summer Concerts
- various nights
- June 17 – August 12
- Kids’ Series: Wednesdays at 10 am
St. Paul – Como Lakeside Pavilion Summer Concert Series
- Various evenings
- June – August
St. Paul – Concerts in the Park
- Thursdays from 12 – 1 pm
- 2026 dates TBD
St. Paul – Groovin’ in the Garden
- Wednesday evenings
- June 10 – July 29
St. Paul – Music in the Parks
- various days and times
- June – September
- 2026 dates TBD
St. Paul – Music on the Cortile
- June 25, July 9, July 23, August 6, August 20 (12 – 1 pm)
St. Paul – Lowertown Sounds
- Thursday nights
- June 4 – July 30
St. Paul – Mears Park Lunchtime Concert Series
- Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 12 pm
- June 16 – August 19
St. Paul – Summer Nights in Rice
- Thursday evenings
- 2026 dates TBD

Stillwater – Summer Tuesdays
- Tuesday evenings
- 2026 dates TBD
Vadnais Heights – Music in the Park Series
- Wednesday evenings
- June 24, July 8, July 15, July 22, July 29
Victoria – Live by the Lake
- Wednesday evenings
- June 3 – August 26
Wabasha – Meet Me Under the Bridge Summer Concert Series
- Friday evenings
- June 12 – August 28

Waterville – Hot Summer Nights
- May 28, June 25, July 23, August 27, September 24
Wayzata – Sunday Music in the Park
- Sunday afternoons
- August 2 – 23
White Bear Lake – Marketfest
- Thursday evenings
- June 18 – July 30
Willmar – Rockin’ Robbins
- Tuesday evenings
- July 14 – August 4
If you know of any other free music in the park events in Minnesota, please leave a comment and let us know so we can add it to the list. Thanks!
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Mike B. says
Thank you for doing this. We have referenced your amazing comprehensive list many times this summer to find several memorable community music events. Please keep up the good work! We appreciate it.
Chrysa says
You’re very welcome! Thank you for the nice comment. Makes my day!
M & P says
We are grateful and happy that you published the list again this year. We use it all the time and enjoy visiting the various communities for these fun music events. Thank you for doing this!!
Sandy says
Hi, I absolutely love Thrifty Mn. Thank You for publishing. I may be missing something but this list was still the music in the park. I am really interested in the movies in the park list, so if you let me know where to find that it would be appreciated. Thank you
Chrysa says
Sorry about that! The Outdoor Movies in the Park List is here: https://thriftyminnesota.com/free-outdoor-movies-in-minnesota/
Lisa says
Very Helpful.
Now – if you could only have a weekly list of aALL the bands in bars in the twins cities area.