We’re pleased to announce a great lineup for this beloved Tuesday night tradition! Your donations make this happen as it is an Advisory Council-sponsored event.
Download a full schedule with links here.
All performances are FREE to attend! • All performances begin at 6:30pm except June 24.
6/17/25 Horner Park Jazz Band
Big Band Jazz from our neighbors to the west!
6/24/25 Toddlers, Tunes, & Turtles (event starts at 5:00pm, concert 6:15-7:00pm with performer Anne-Marie Akin)
Early childhood program with live animal interactions, nature scavenger hunts, and a music performance.
7/1/25 Little Miss Ann
Full band KIDS’ CONCERT! Upbeat, interactive, fun songs that kids will sing, jump, and dance along to.
7/8/25 The Dill Costa Quartet
Dance to the sensuous music of Brazil by this incredible ensemble – from hot samba and cool Bossa Nova to Brazilian pop and original songs.
7/15/25 Do the Needful
This Chicago ensemble takes Indian pop music from the 60s and 70s and filters it through garage pop, surf, rockabilly, ghostly jazz, and raw blues.
7/22/25 Broadway in Your Backyard: Porchlight Music Theater
Broadway favorites in the Gazebo
7/29/25 The Lawrence Peters Outfit
The Lawrence Peters Outfit play un-ruined country music, a term Lawrence coined to describe the band’s original, deep-rooted, honky tonk sound.
8/12/25 Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day with Jim DeWan, Jimmy Keane, Brendan Bulger, and Paddy Homan
Irish traditional music by a supergroup of Chicago’s players:
- Jimmy Keane, All-Ireland Champion, piano accordion
- Brendan Bulger, All-Ireland Champion, fiddle
- Paddy Homan, Star of PBS show “I Am Ireland,” vocals and bodhran
- Jim DeWan, All-Ireland Medalist, guitar
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