Evening Music Series

Live Music, Summer Evenings, Downtown Parks. Say Less.

Whether you live, work, or play in Downtown, you don’t want to miss out on Downtown Cleveland’s Evening Music Series all summer long!

GIGS ON THE GREEN

WEDNESDAYS | JUNE - SEPTEMBER | 5:30-8:30PM

Experience Cleveland’s warm summer nights while listening to cool local bands! Free weekly concert series with changing venues every month. Bring your own blanket and al fresco set-up (no bottles or cans) or just bring yourself! Chairs and blankets available.

FIRST FRIDAY HOP

FIRST FRIDAYS | JUNE - JULY - AUGUST | 6-9PM

Music, merchants, and more! 3 venues across Downtown featuring local vendors, live music, buskers, and beverages available for purchase. Hop on and off a free looping trolley connecting Public Square, Playhouse Square, and North Coast Harbor.

SYMPHONY AT SUNSET

SUNDAYS | JUNE - JULY | 7:30-9PM

Pack a picnic and head to Voinovich Park at North Coast Harbor every Sunday evening in June and July* for free, family-friendly chamber ensemble music performed by OPUS 216! From 7:30-9pm, enjoy relaxing music while watching the Lake Erie sunset at the northwest corner of the park.

*No concert on July 2nd.

Upcoming events

  • Symphony at Sunset

    Sundays June 4th - July 30th: 7:30-9pm

    Voinovich Bicentennial Park at North Coast Harbor

    Pack a picnic and head to Voinovich Park at North Coast Harbor Sunday evenings in June and July from 7:30-9pm to experience the remarkable OPUS 216 ensemble. Wrap up your weekend and join an ever changing lineup of the most talented musicians in the city, while the sun sets over Lake Erie.

  • July Gigs on the Green: Worthington Yards Courtyard / Superior Hill Park

    Wednesdays July 5th - 26th: 5:30-8:30pm

    July 5 and 26: Worthington Yards Courtyard (800 W St. Clair Ave)

    July 12 and 19: Superior Hill Park (1007 W Superior Avenue)

    Gather your friends and neighbors for an intimate live music lineup at scenic Warehouse District spaces.

  • August Gigs on the Green: Voinovich Park

    Wednesdays August 2nd - 30th: 5:30pm-8:30pm

    Voinovich Park (800 E 9th Street Pier)

    Take in the impressive Cleveland skyline and summer breeze of the lake while enjoying an evening of live music. Impressive Cleveland skyline? Check! Summer evening breeze off the lake? Check! Great live music? Check!

  • September Gigs on the Green: Fort Huntington Park

    Wednesdays September 6th - 27th: 5:30pm-8:30pm

    Fort Huntington Park (corner of W 3rd and Lakeside)

    Join us under the big shady trees at Fort Huntington Park as the leaves are changing for some local live music!

  • First Friday Hop

    Fridays June 2nd, July 7th, and August 4th: 6p,-9pm

    3 simultaneous locations per date: US Bank Plaza (1350 Euclid Avenue), Public Square, and North Coast Harbor (Voinovich Park in June and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Plaza in July-August)

    Enjoy an evening of merchants, music, and more as you hop around 3 Downtown locations! A free trolley will loop between each venue for convenient access. Grab your friends and experience a fun and unique Downtown evening on the first Friday of each summer month!