Downtown Cleveland

Summer Music Series

FREE music, local artists, and scenic spaces - enjoy all this and more with Downtown Cleveland’s 2024 Summer Music Series! Covering a wide range of musical genres with locations throughout Downtown’s green spaces, we have something for everyone all summer long! From lunchtime pop-ups to evening concerts, get ready for a fun and music-filled summer in our city center!

Activating Downtown With Live Music

Gigs on the Green

Wednesday evenings August 7, 14, 21, 28 and September 4, 11 

Public Square

5:00PM - 8:00PM

Downtown Cleveland’s full band, evening summer concert series on the Square. Grab your family or friends, a drink from the bar, a snack from the food truck, and listen to some great high-energy bands on summer nights under the city skyline.  

Pop-Ups at Playhouse Square Plaza

Tuesdays & Thursdays, June-September

Playhouse Square (1350 Euclid Ave)

12:00PM - 1:30PM

Ditch your cubicle and enjoy your lunch, basking in the sunlight, listening to live, local music at Playhouse Square Plaza (located at the corner of Huron and Euclid). Pack a lunch or grab food at the various Playhouse Square restaurants.

Rock Hall Live

July 11-August 29

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s summer concert series mixes several national touring artists, including Sleater-Kinney and All Time Low, with popular local and regional bands.

E. 4th Live Music Series

Thursdays and some Fridays

E. 4th Street

5:30PM - 8:00PM

A showcase of local artists, creating a vibrant destination for people and their families this spring and summer.

  • July 4: Abraham James Music

    July 11: Rellick

    July 18: The Bakers Basement and Radderall

    July 25: Smooth Talk

    August 29: Brent Kirby

    August 30: Cavale

Symphony at Sunset

Sunday evenings June 23-August 25

Enjoy mixed chamber orchestral performances with OPUS 216 Sunday evenings in June through August. Pack a picnic or grab a bite from the food truck, and start your week off right.

Live Music Schedule

Enjoy live music from local musicians. Use the calendar to see who’s playing each day.