Originally posted 5/1/09. Updated with 2010 schedule.
In 2008, I tried to find a complete list of the free summer concerts in St. Louis, and realized that nothing I found had ALL of the free concerts in the St. Louis area. So, I put together my own list.
Over the last 2 years, my summer concert post has become the most popular feature on this website (other than searching for St. Louis homes) so bookmark this page and you can come back year after year.
I’ll get it updated each spring.
Summer 2010 List of Free Concerts:
St. Louis has many wonderful parks and venues that offer free outdoor summer concerts. Pick a night, and you’ll have plenty of choices.
Take a look through the list below and explore St. Louis’ summer live music scene. Bring a blanket, lawn chair
NOTE: Please click on the links to confirm location, time & date before heading out for an evening.
The list below is sorted by county and day of the week since I usually decide I want to go see a concert and then try to see where I can go on the night I’m available. For those of you that are more about the music and will drive across town to see a particular band, check out Bikesafe’s Blog for a schedule of the bands playing at the parks.
ST LOUIS CITY:
Mondays:
Bellerive Park (South St. Louis) – July 5-26 (7-9 pm)
South St. Louis Square Park (South St. Louis) – June 7-28 (7-9 pm)
Tower Grove Park (South St. Louis) – May 31 – August 9 (7:30 pm)
Tuesdays:
Fanetti Park (South St. Louis) – last Tuesdays June 29, July 27, August 24 (7-9 pm)
History Museum (Forest Park) – April 27 – June 8 (6:30 pm)
Wednesdays:
Missouri Botanical Gardens (South St. Louis) – June 2 – August 4 (7:30 pm)
Old Post Office (Downtown) – 3rd Wednesdays May 19 – September 15 (5-8 pm)
Thursdays:
Union Station (Downtown) – 3rd Thursdays April 15 – September 16 (5-8:30 pm)
St. Louis Place Park (North St. Louis) – June 10 – July 15 (7 pm)
Weekends:
Old Post Office (Downtown) Fridays June 4 – July 30 (12-1 pm)
St. Louis Zoo (Forest Park) – Fridays May 28 – September 3, no concert June 18 (5-8 pm)
St. Louis Riverfront (Downtown) – Fridays & Saturdays July 9 – 24 (6-10 pm)
Benton Park (Jefferson & Arsenal) Saturdays June 12, July 3, August 7, September 11 (5-9 pm)
Tower Grove Farmer’s Market Concerts (South St. Louis) – Saturdays May 17 – October 25 (8:30 am – 12:30 pm)
Lafayette Park (Lafayette Square) – every other Saturday June 5- September 11 (6-9 pm)
Fair St. Louis (Downtown) – Saturday July 3 (3-9 pm) & Sunday July 4 (4-9 pm)
Carondelet Park (South St. Louis) – Sundays June 6 – August 22 (6-8 pm, August concerts begin at 5:30 pm)
Francis Park (South St. Louis) – Sundays July 4 – August 8 (7:30 pm)
Ivory Perry Park (North of Central West End) – last Sundays June 28 – August 23 (6-8 pm)
ST LOUIS COUNTY:
Mondays:
Heman Park (University City) – June 14 – July 26 & August 30 PLUS Saturday June 19 (6:30-8:30 pm)
Tuesdays:
Westport Plaza (Maryland Heights) – May 4 – August 31 (5-7 pm)
Faust Park (Chesterfield) – June 1 – August 3 (7-9 pm)
Market in the Loop (University City) – June 22 – July 27 (7-8 pm)
Wednesdays:
Westport Plaza (Maryland Heights) – May 5 – August 25 (11:30 am – 1:30 pm)
Shaw Park (Clayton) – 2nd Wednesdays May12 – September 8 (5-8 pm)
Schlafly Bottleworks Market (Maplewood) – beginning in May (during the Farmer’s Market 4-7 pm)
Ryan Hummert Memorial Park (Maplewood) – May 26, June 23, July 28, August 25 (6 – 8 pm)
Thursdays:
Westport Plaza (Maryland Heights) – May 6 – August 2 (5-7 pm, 3rd Thursdays are the monthly “Party in the Plaza” from 5-8 pm)
Westport Plaza (Maryland Heights) – 3rd Thursdays April 15 – September 16 (5-8 pm)
Bluebird Park (Ellisville) – June 3 – July 29 (7-9 pm)
Station Plaza (Kirkwood) - June 3 – September 23, no concert July 29 (6:30 pm)
Weekends:
Gazebo Park (Webster Groves) – Fridays June 18 – July 16 (music 7-9 pm, movie begins at 9 pm)
Laumeier Sculpture Park (South County) – Fridays June 4 – June 25 (music 7-8:30 pm, movie begins at 8:30 pm)
Town Center Plaza (Wildwood) Fridays August 27, September 17, October 8 (6-8:30 pm)
Brentwood Park (Brentwood) – Fridays June 11, July 9, August 13 (7-9 pm)
Des Peres Park (Des Peres) – 2nd Fridays June 11, July 9, August 13 (7-9:30 pm)
Victoria Plaza (Ferguson) – 2nd Fridays or Saturdays April 9, May 15, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, October 9 (7-9 pm, May concert begins after the 6 pm 5K race is over)
Schroeder Park ( Manchester) – Fridays June 4 & August 6 (7-10 pm) & Sunday July 4 (6-9 pm)
Kirkwood Farmer’s Market (Kirkwood) – Saturdays June 5 & 12, July 10 & 17, August 7, 14 & 21 (10 am)
Kirkwood Park (Kirkwood) – Saturdays June 19, July 3 & 17, August 7 & 21 (7 pm) June 19th concert is a street concert held in the 100 block of West Jefferson
Oak Knoll Park (Clayton) – 4th Sundays June 27 – September 26 (5-7 pm)
Washington University Brookings Quadrangle (University City) Sundays July 11 – August 1 (7:30 pm)
Payne-Gentry House Gazebo (Bridgeton) Sundays June 13, June 27, July18, August 1, August 15, August 29 (6-8 pm)
ST. CHARLES COUNTY:
Tuesdays:
O’Fallon Civic Park (O’Fallon) – June 1 – August 24 (5:30-8:30 pm)
Wednesdays:
North Main Street (St. Charles) – 3rd Wednesdays May 19 – September 15 (5-7:30 pm)
Thursdays:
Frontier Park (St. Charles) – June 3 – August 26 (8 pm)
City Centre Park (St. Peters) – 1st Thursdays May 6 – August 5 (8 pm) plus Saturday August 28 (7 pm)
Weekends:
Frontier Park (St. Charles) – Fridays June 11 & August 27 (7 pm)
North Main Street (St. Charles) – last Saturdays May 29 – August 28 (6-10 pm)
Did I leave something out?
A number of the concert series held last year didn’t have any information available at the time this post was published. I don’t know if they are just late in getting the information published, or if budgetary concerns have caused them to cancel their concert series. I’ll update this post as I become aware of additional concert series.
If you know of any other outdoor free concert series, leave me a comment and I’ll add them to the list.
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Here’s another, Karen!
Concerts at the Plaza
Victorian Plaza in Downtown Ferguson
Live Music/Food/Drinks
Friday May 29 (5:30 –
(This is the first of a series, I don’t know the other dates yet. I can let you know when I find out.)
That is supposed to be 5:30 to 8:00 above…
It turned it into a smiley face!!! Ha!
Sara – Thanks for letting me know about the Ferguson concert series. I added it to the list. Let me know if you get a full schedule and I’ll add the additional dates.
June 11 The Rescue Band
The Midwest’s Original
Party Rock Band
therescueband.com
July 9 Northwinds Concert
Band Pops Concert
northwindsconcertband.org
Aug 13 Javier Mendoza
javiermendoza.com
Sept. 10 Ferguson’s own and
St. Louis Jazz Legend,
Jeanne Trevor
Oct 8 Neon Blues Band
neonbluesband.com
Kelly – thanks for adding the schedule for the Ferguson concerts!
This is great. I have thought about this for a couple of years, but thought “someone else” should do this. Thank you so much!
Thanks! I did this last year for the group at work and when I was looking this year you had this posted. It’s great!
very helpful, thanks!
Check out the above web site top right hand column; there are some on my list that you do not have and you are welcome to them if you wish to add them to your list.
Ron
Glad everyone seems to like the concert schedule list.
Ron – Thanks for pointing out a few more concerts. My list is only for free concerts in public places (not restaurants/bars) so I left off the Boat House and Jefferson Barracks concerts. But, I did add the Bridgeton & Manchester concerts. I didn’t know about those ones. Thanks!
Stl symphony usually plays on art hill in the summer one nite only.
dont know when
How wonderful! We are coming to visit St Louis from Ireland this summer and your information has been most enlightening. See you there!!
Thanks for the list, Karen! I’ll bookmark it and use it this year and next!
I’ll be sure to update the list next spring with a new post. I’ve gotten such a good response from the list the last two years, it’s clear that the St. Louis area needs a comprehensive concert list.
here’s a series in Wildwood
http://www.cityofwildwood.com/egov/docs/1231972196959.htm
Scott – Thanks for pointing out the Wildwood concerts. I just added them to the list!
Will there be concerts at Rothenbach Park this year.
I can’t find anything online about a Rothenbach Park except in Florida. Where is this park located?
St lois ave and rothenbach between 19th and 20th
I can’t find any information online about this park or the concerts there. If you can provide me with a link, I’d be happy to add this park to the list.
you may want to check: newtownatstcharles.com. They have periodic music festivals during the summer including blues, jazz, bluegrass, rock, and reggae starting with the Blues festival Saturday, May 8. Lots of fun and many nearby restaurants and shops.
Amy – thanks for the tip about New Town. There are a lot of great 1 time events around town and it sounds like New Town would definitely fit that bill. Since this list includes only concert series, I’m not adding it for now. If you know of a concert series in New Town, let me know and I’ll add it.
Either way, St. Charles folks should check out their schedule if they are looking for some good music close to home.
Ivory Perry Park Jazz Series in the city: http://events.stltoday.com/st-louis-mo/events/show/118417885-ivory-perry-park-concert-series-presented-by-union-communion-ministries
Hey Karen,
Someone asked about the free concerts in Rothenbach Park, it’s actually named Rauschenbach Park located on the corner of Rauschenbach and St. Louis Ave.
I began attending last year. They began the free session on June 17, 2010. Concerts will continue every Thursday night 7:00-9:00 pm. It is a wonderful family affair with a few vendors, water sprinklers for the children to romp and some events offer free face painting for the children. I checked and some of the lineup include;
July 1 Arvell and Company
July 8 Funky ButtBrass Band
July 15 Boogie Chyld’s Tribute to Michael Jackson
These events run all summer long and they are wonderful.
Also, a lot of the north county parks provide free concerts that are extremely wonderful.
Tracie – Thanks for the info on Rauschenbach Park. I’ll get it added to the site. If you know of any other North County parks that offer an outdoor free concert series (not just one concert), let me know and I’ll get them added too. My goal is to make sure that every option in St. Louis City, County & St. Charles is listed on this post!
Des Peres Park concert series?
Thanks for the heads up. Added to the list.