There’s no reason to stay home this summer, with festivals and concerts in all corners of the Commonwealth. Music lovers have so many options—whether you want to bring your own lawn chair and listen to local musicians at a city park or catch a national act at a major venue, we’ve got you covered.
CITY MUSIC SERIES
Free concerts across the state
- Edgewood Summer Music Series, Tuesdays in June and July, President’s Park, Edgewood, edgewoodky.gov
- Friday After 5, Fridays in May, June and July, Smothers Park, Owensboro, fridayafter5.com
- Thursday Night Live, Thursdays, May-October, Fifth Third Bank Pavilion at Tandy Centennial Park, Lexington, downtownlex.com
- Liberty Summer Music Series, Second Friday, May 8-Sept. 11, City Green Stage, Liberty, explorelibertyky.com
- Downtown Frankfort Summer Concert Series, Every other Friday, May 29-Aug. 7, Downtown Frankfort, downtownfrankfort.com
- Summer Nights in Suburbia, Fridays, May 9-Sept. 18, Moondance Amphitheater, Lexington, lexingtonky.gov
- Grand Rivers Street Dance, Second Saturday of each month, May-September, Downtown Grand Rivers, grandrivers.org
- Big Band & Jazz, multiple dates + locations, lexingtonky.gov
- Franklin-Simpson Renaissance Presents 2026 Summer Nights Concert Series, Fridays, June 19-Aug. 14, Simpson County Courthouse Lawn, Franklin, franklinsimpsonrenaissance.com
- Southland Jamboree, Thursdays, May 28-Sept. 3, Moondance Amphitheater, Lexington, lexingtonky.gov
- East End Evenings, Second and Fourth Friday, July 17-Aug. 28 , Charles Young Park, Lexington, lexingtonky.gov
- Music by the Water, June 20, July 18, Aug. 18 + Sept. 26, Norton Commons Amphitheatre, Louisville, nortoncommons.com
- From the Front Porch, Last Saturday of the month, June 27-Sept. 26, Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden, Lexington, lexingtonky.gov
- WFPK Waterfront Wednesday, Fourth Wednesday, April 22-Sept. 23, Big Four Lawn at Waterfront Park, Louisville, ourwaterfront.org
CONCERTS + MUSIC FESTIVALS
- 5/16 The Band Feel with Mojo Thunder, The Grove, Glasgow, thegroveglasgow.com
- 5/23 George Thorogood + The Destroyers: The Baddest Show on Earth Tour + The Marshall Tucker Band, Beaver Dam Amphitheater, beaverdamtourism.com
- 6/6-7 Railbird, The Red Mile, Lexington, railbirdfest.com
- 6/10 “Weird Al” Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour, Appalachian Wireless Arena, Pikeville, appalachianwirelessarena.com
- 6/20 Trace Adkins with Rye Davis: 30th Anniversary Tour, Renfro Valley Entertainment Center, Mount Vernon, renfrovalley.com
- 6/24-27 ROMP Bluegrass Festival, Yellow Creek Park, Owensboro, rompfest.com
- 6/27-28, 7/11, 7/18 Billie Jean Osborne’s Kentucky Opry, Mountain Arts Center, Prestonsburg, macarts.com
- 7/16 Jason Isbell, EKU Center for the Arts, Richmond, ekucenter.com
- 7/17-18 Master Musicians Festival, Somerset Community College, Somerset, mastermusiciansfestival.org
- 8/1 Shenandoah, The Amp at Log Still Distillery, Gethsemane, logstilldistillery.com
- 8/4 The Black Keys: Peaches ’n Kream Tour, MegaCorp Pavilion, Newport, promowestlive.com
- 8/6 Marty Stuart & Molly Tuttle: Cosmic Twang Guitars on Fire, SKyPAC, Bowling Green, theskypac.com
- 8/13 The String Cheese Incident: Just Keep Spinning Tour, Iroquois Amphitheater, Louisville, iroquoisamphitheater.com
FESTIVALS…