Free Summer Concerts
Great information courtesy of Her City Guide.
Park Place Leawood
Join Park Place for their third year of fantastic LIVE, FREE Music every Thursday night all summer-long from 6-8PM! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and spread out in the grass at Barkley Square! Get there early to claim your spot! Enjoy a great meal from any one of the fabulous restaurants, or a sweet treat from Paciugo Gelato! Be sure to come out July 15th from 6-9PM for the first ever Summer Street Party, with the KC All-Stars, a bounce house, free face painting and balloon art for the kids, plus food and drink tents lining the street! That’s right, the street is closing down for a good old-fashioned Street Party!!!
Upcoming Performances
6/30: Billy Ebeling
7/7: The Creighton Organization
7/14: The Doo-Dads FOR KIDS!
7/15: FIRST ANNUAL SUMMER STREET PARTY WITH THE KC ALL-STARS 6-9PM!
7/21: Separated at Birth
7/28: On the Record
8/4: The Cheap Dates
8/11: Funky Mama FOR KIDS!
Downtown Lees Summit
Enjoy FREE Friday night concerts Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day Weekend!
Concerts typically begin at 6:30 p.m. at Howard Station Park and end at 10:00 p.m. The park is located in Downtown Lees Summit at the corner of Third and SE Main Street. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.
Upcoming Performances
6/24: Downward Spiral (Rock Covers), Scott Moyer Band (Blues / Rock)
7/1: The Paradise Affliction (Alternative Rock), Burning Symmetry (Alternative Rock)
7/8: Scott Devouton & Friends (Rhythm & Blues), Western Automatic (Blues / Jamgrass)
7/15: KC Cafe Radio (Singers/Songwriters)
7/22: LSPR’s JAMAICAN JAM at City Hall Plaza
7/29: The Billy Bats (Blues / Alternative) Kan Eyed (Classic Rock)
8/5: LSPR’s BLUES & JAZZ FEST at City Hall Plaza
8/12: Ruskinquartet (Jazz / Indie), Begin Anyway (Pop / Folk)
8/19: Bill Morris (Folk / Celtic), Lezlie Revelle (Folk / Celtic)
8/26: Wheelhouse (American Pop Rock), Gary Putthoff (American Blues/Rock)
9/2: Songwriter’s Showcase (Singers/Songwriters)
Olathe Thursday Night Concert
Thursday, June 30, 6-9pm
Join the Olathe Civic Band for a concert followed by 19th century fireworks by the Olathe Fire Department. Bring your lawn chairs, blanket and picnic dinner to enjoy this patriotic celebration. After the concert, enjoy a special 19th Century Base Ball presentation. Fireworks will begin at dark. Free admission; special activities like stagecoach rides are $2/person.
