UPDATE: Click here to see this year’s Free Concert schedule.
St. Louis has many wonderful parks and venues that offer free summer concerts. Pick a night, and you’ll have plenty of choices.
Below is a list of old favorites and new opportunities to enjoy some live music in the next few months. Bring a blanket, lawn chairs and a picnic dinner. Then sit back, relax and enjoy one of the best things our city has to offer in the summer.
ST LOUIS CITY:
Mondays:
Bellerive Park – 7-9 pm, July 7-28
St. Louis Square Park – 7-9 pm, June 2-30
St. Louis Public Library (1301 Olive) – 1st Monday, June 2 & July 7
Wednesdays:
Missouri Botanical Gardens “Whitaker Music Festival”- 7:30 pm, June 4 – August 13
Thursdays:
Union Station – 3rd Thursday 5-8:30 pm, April – September
Weekends:
St. Louis Zoo “Jungle Boogie” – Fridays 5-8 pm, May 23 – August 29 (no concert June 20 or July 4)
St. Louis Riverfront “Live on the Levee” – Fridays and Saturdays 6 pm, July 4 – August 2 (also 1 pm performance on July 4)
Lafayette Park – every other Saturday 6-8 pm, June 7 – September 13
St. Louis Place Park – Saturdays 7 or 7:30 pm, June 21 – July 26
Carondelet Park – Sundays 6-8 pm, June 1 – August 17
Francis Park – Sundays 7:30 pm, June 29 – August 3
Ivory Perry Park – 4th Sunday 6-8 pm, June – August
ST LOUIS COUNTY:
Mondays:
Heman Park (University City) – 7:30 pm, June 9 – July 28
Gazebo Park ‘Music and Movies” (Webster Groves) – 7 pm concert followed by 9 pm movie, July 7, 14, 21
Tuesdays:
Faust Park (Chesterfield) – 7-9 pm, June 3 – August 12 (no concert July 1)
Market in the Loop (University City) – 7 pm, June 24 – July 29
Wednesdays:
Shaw Park “Parties in the Park” (Clayton) – 2nd Wednesdays 5-8 pm, May – September
Junior High Park (Maplewood) – 4th Wednesday 6-8 pm, May 28 – September 24 plus July 4
Thursdays:
Westport Plaza (Maryland Heights) – 6-9 pm, May – August
Bluebird Park (Ellisville) – 6:30 pm, June 5 – July 31
Station Plaza (Kirkwood) – 6:30-9:00 pm, June 5, 12, 19 and July 10
Weekends:
Laumeier Sculpture Park Music and Movies (South County) – Fridays 7 pm music, 8:30 pm movie, June 6 – 27
Brentwood Park (Brentwood) – Fridays 7:30-10:00 pm, June 6, July 11, August 8, Sept 19 AND Saturday Sept 20 5:30-8:30 pm
Stacy Park (Olivette) – 6:30-9:30 pm, Friday May 30 (7 pm), Saturdays June 8 & 15, July 13 & 20
Kirkwood Farmer’s Market – 10 am, selected Saturdays, check schedule for dates and bands
St. Ferdinand Park (Florissant) – 7 pm, Friday July 4 (7:30), Saturdays July 12 – August 9 AND August 23, Sunday August 17
Oak Knoll Park (Clayton) – 4th Sundays 5-7 pm, May 25 – September 28
ST. CHARLES COUNTY:
Tuesdays:
O’Fallon Civic Park – 5:30-8:30 pm, June 3 – August 19 (no concert July 1)
Wednesdays:
Music on Main Street (St. Charles) – 3rd Wednesdays 5-7:30 pm, May 21 – September 17
Thursdays:
Frontier Park (St. Charles) – 8 pm, June 5 – August 28 (concert July 4 begins at 5:45 pm)
City Centre Park (St. Peters) – 7 pm, June 11 (Wednesday), July 17, August 21, September 18
Weekends:
Frontier Park (St. Charles) – Fridays, June 6, July 11, August 1 & 29
NOTE: Please click on the links to confirm all scheduling times and dates before heading out for an evening.
Did I leave something out? Leave a comment if you know of any other free concert series, and I’ll add them to the list.
