🎶 Inexpensive & Free Outdoor Concerts Around Rochester

The Lilac Festival in May marks the beginning of the summer season with a nine-day music festival. In June, Rochester and surrounding towns host inexpensive and free outdoor concerts as part of their summer music series and festivals.

Visit each website to find this year’s dates, times, and locations to start marking your calendar. While some events are free, others may have a minimal entrance fee. Grab your beach chair, pack a picnic dinner, and savor a warm summer evening with your neighbors while enjoying the amazing talent Rochester has to offer.

Summer Concert Series

Tuesdays

Penfield Amphitheater and Kiwanis Stage
Penfield

RPO Around the Town Concerts
Rochester, July only

Tom Wahl’s
Avon

Wednesdays

Batavia Concert Band in Centennial Park
Batavia

Concerts by the Shore
Rochester

East Rochester Summer Concert Series
East Rochester

Food Truck Rodeos
Rochester, once a month

Hyatt Regency – Center City Terrace
3rd Wednesdays
Rochester

Strathallan & Hattie’s Rooftop Cocktails
Sunset Series on select Wednesdays: 8/6, 8/20, 9/3, 9/17
Rochester

Webster UCC Caring Community Concerts
Webster

Thursdays

Blue Barn Cidery Summer Concert Series
Hilton

Gazebo Concert Series
Fairport

Hochstein at High Falls
Rochester, August only

Homesteads for Hope
Ogden

Music at the Market
Irondequoit

Party in the Park
Rochester

Sid Partington Memorial Summer Concert Series
Victor

Fridays

Bands on the Bricks
Rochester

Pittsford Friday Nights Along the Canal
Pittsford

Sonnenberg Moonlight Stro ll
Canandaigua

Webster Friday Night Gazebo Concert
Webster

Zoo Brew
Rochester, once a month

Saturdays

none

Sundays

Perinton’s Center Stage
Fairport

Music on the Canal
Spencerport

Summer Concerts at Vitale Park
Lakeville

Summer Concert Series at the Lighthouse
Sodus Point

Mondays

none

One-time Events

Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything else can have in common.
Sarah Dessen

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