Concerts in the park happen in Door County six nights a week. Here's your guide, music fans
DOOR COUNTY - Want to go to a concert this summer but don't feel like getting dressed and going indoors on a nice summer night? Six nights a week, communities across Door County can solve your problem with their "concerts in the park" series.
Sundays through Fridays, seven different free concert series are taking place outdoors in parks across the Peninsula. Music fans can sit back on some green space – bring blankets or lawn chairs if you want to sit at most of them – bring along food and drink, and kick back to hear the sounds of, or dance to, local, regional and national artists playing in the great wide open, for free.
Here's a look at Door County's concerts in the parks in 2024 (all shows subject to change).
Sundays: Sunset Concert Series, Egg Harbor
This series at the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center, an outdoor amphitheater in Eames Cherry View Park, might not really be considered a typical "concerts in the park" series because the village has another such series.
But like the others, Sunset Concert Series admission is free and it does take place in a park. And it annually draws some of the county's largest audiences (2,000 or more) to hear its lineup of award-winning touring and recording artists, most of who do those things nationally and internationally.
Some of the acts are new to Door County, while some are returning favorites who've played this series or at other venues on the Peninsula. Award-winning and Grammy-nominated bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent have played the Egan PAC every year the series has taken place since 2012, and other returnees are Celtic rock band Skerryvore and Chicago tribute band Brass Transit.
All concerts start at 7 p.m. Sundays (except the June 23 opening night show at 6:30 p.m.) at the Peg Egan PAC, 7840 Church St., one block east of State 42. The outdoor amphitheater offers sweeping landscapes and sunsets over the harbor. In case of rain, performances will be held under a tent at the Alpine Resort, on County G on the south side of the village; no carry-ins are allowed at Alpine concerts. (The Alpine also holds its own free Concerts in the Tent series at 6 p.m. Wednesdays and select holidays from June 19 to Sept. 25.)
For more information, call 920-493-5979 or visit eggharbordoorcounty.org or facebook.com/PegEganPAC. Updates, including concert status because of bad weather, will be posted to the Facebook page.
June 23 (6:30 p.m.): Crossing Bridges, a three-band special concert of folk, alt, blues and more with Dead Horses, Dorothy Scott & The Peacekeepers, and Corky Siegel with Randy Sabien.
June 30: Alt-folk blues with The Talbott Brothers.
July 7: Americana from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with The Steel Wheels.
July 14: Under The Streetlamp, classic doo-wop, Motown and rock.
July 21: "1964: The Tribute," a tribute concert to The Beatles.
July 28: Dailey & Vincent, award-winning and Grammy-nominated bluegrass duo, back for a 12th straight season.
Aug. 4: The Wandering Hearts, a London-based alt-country band.
Aug. 11: Skerryvore returns with its fusion of pop-rock with traditional Scottish and Celtic sounds and instruments.
Aug. 18: Indie-country from Nashville with Birdtalker.
Aug. 25: Brass Transit, a Chicago tribute band playing their horn-driven hits of the '70s.
Mondays: Evenings in Ephraim
The Evenings in Ephraim series runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays at the gazebo in Harborside Park, 9986 Water St. (State 42) in conjunction with the village's "Bondemarked" farmers market starting at 4 p.m. next to The Red Putter. Rain location is Village Hall, across the street from the park. For updates or more information, call 920-854-4989 or visit ephraim-doorcounty.com, facebook.com/EphraimDoorCounty or instagram.com/ephraim_wi.
June 17: Dixieland and swing with Talk of the Town.
June 24: Jazz to pop and more with Spike and April.
July 1: High-energy, vintage rock with The Cherry Tones.
July 8: Guitarist/vocalist Jeanne Kuhns.
July 15: Swing, oldies, polka and more with Eddie Larsen’s Classic Memories Band.
July 22: Folk, bluegrass, blues and originals with (John) Lewis & (Terry) Murphy.
July 29: Regional blues-rock favorite Mighty Mouth.
Aug. 5: Americana duo Jess Holland and Nick Hoover.
Aug. 12: Local touring singer-songwriter Zephyr Ciesar.
Aug. 19: Vocal jazz with the Erin Krebs Quartet.
Aug. 26: Popular local folk singer/songwriter Katie Dahl with guest string instrumentalist Eric Lewis.
Tuesdays: Fish Creek
The Fish Creek Concerts in the Park series takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Noble Square, 4167 Wisconsin 42 (Main Street and Wisconsin 42). In case of rain, concerts will move to Old Gibraltar Town Hall, about a block away at Spruce and Maple streets; updates will be posted on the "Visit Fish Creek" Facebook page. For more information, call 920-868-2316 or visit visitfishcreek.com/events.
June 18: Chicago blues-rock guitarist Keith Scott.
June 25: High-energy vintage rock with The Cherry Tones.
July 2: Jazz with the LLT Trio.
July 9: Folk, bluegrass, blues and originals with (John) Lewis & (Terry) Murphy.
July 16: Dixieland and swing with Talk of the Town.
July 23: Birch Creek Jazz Ambassadors.
July 30: Original music from acoustic guitar/bass duo Wagon Roots.
Aug. 6: Birch Creek Jazz Ambassadors.
Aug. 13: Nationally touring singer-songwriter Zachary Scot Johnson.
Aug. 20: Jazz to pop and more with Spike and April.
Aug. 27: Washington Island indie-folk band Frog Furr.
Wednesdays: Harmony By the Bay, Sturgeon Bay
A range of local to regional acts takes the stage for Harmony By the Bay concerts at 7 p.m. Wednesdays (except for no show Aug. 14 and as noted) at Martin Park, South Third Avenue and Oregon Street, Sturgeon Bay. In case of rain, concerts move to Door County Gala, 1023 Egg Harbor Road. For more information, call 920-743-6246 or visit sturgeonbay.net.
June 19: Pop-rock singer-songwriter Todd Carey.
June 26: Rock with Conscious Pilot.
July 3: Classic and contemporary rock and country covers with Carbon Road.
July 10: The Doors tribute band The Droors.
July 17: Pop-rock cover band The Third Wheels.
July 24: Long-popular Milwaukee blues band Rev. Raven and the Chain Smokin' Altar Boys.
July 31: High-energy country and rock with Stone Sober.
Aug. 7: Heart tribute band Heartless.
Aug. 21: New Orleans-flavored R&B from Brass Differential.
Aug. 28 (6 p.m.): Party rock with 28 Days.
Sept. 4 (6 p.m.): Diamonds in the Rough.
Sept. 11 (6 p.m.): Classic rock with Annex.
Wednesdays: Sister Bay
Regional favorites are joined by several national touring bands when the village holds its Concerts in the Park at 6 p.m. Wednesdays (except as noted) in the pavilion at Waterfront Park, along with free family-friendly movies there at dusk each Sunday in July. For more information, call 920-854-2812 or visit sisterbay.com/events.
June 19: Country music by local favorites Modern Day Drifters.
June 26: Bluegrass from Chicago with Miles Over Mountains.
July 3: R&B and soul with the People Brothers Band.
July 10: Accordion-driven polka-swamp rock with Copper Box.
July 11 (Thursday, 7 p.m.): Swingin' Door Big Band.
July 17: International touring indie-rockers The Stews.
July 24 (2:30 p.m.): Birch Creek Jazz Ambassadors.
July 24: New Orleans-flavored R&B from Brass Differential.
July 25 (Thursday, 7 p.m.): Peninsula Symphonic Band.
July 31: Alt-rockabilly with Nashville's Hillbilly Casino.
Aug. 7 (2:30 p.m.): Birch Creek Jazz Ambassadors.
Aug. 7: Swedish-American alt-pop duo 7000apart.
Aug. 14: Dance to country and polka sounds from the Bittorf Brothers Band.
Thursdays: Egg Harbor
Along with the Sunset Concert Series and Alpine Resort tent concert series, the village also holds its traditional Concerts in the Park series at 5 p.m. Thursdays in a terrace setting at Harbor View Park, 7809 State 42. Carry-in picnics are welcome. The concerts will move elsewhere in case of rain but locations will vary; check the "Egg Harbor Door County" Facebook page for updates. This year, there are none of the usual June concerts because of construction on State 42 in the village, and no concert will be held July 4 because of Egg Harbor's huge Independence Day celebration.
For more information, call 920-868-3717 or visit eggharbordoorcounty.org.
July 11: Blues-rock with Dave Steffen and Craig Neuser.
July 18: High-energy vintage rock with The Cherry Tones.
July 25: Birch Creek Jazz Ambassadors.
Aug. 1: "Sunny-day" acoustic music with Matt Wahl.
Aug. 8: Dixieland and swing with Talk of the Town.
Aug. 15: Regional blues-rock favorite Mighty Mouth.
Aug. 22: Jazz to pop and more with Spike and April.
Fridays: Baileys Harbor
Bands and musicians perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays at Kendall Park at Baileys Harbor Town Hall, 2392 County F at State 42. For more information, call 920-839-2366 or visit baileysharbor.com.
June 21: Meditative kirtan duo Love, Light and Harmony.
June 28: Guitarist/vocalist Jeanne Kuhns.
July 5: Variety with vocalist/pedal steel player Mark Wayne.
July 12: WAMI Award-winning alt-rocker Amelia Ford.
July 19: 1960s-'80s pop-rock with solo artist Russell Schmidt.
July 26: Irreverent, slightly psychedelic midwestern roots music with The Driftless Revelers.
Aug. 2: Gaelic harp player Jeff Pockat.
Aug. 9: Folk, bluegrass, blues and originals with (John) Lewis & (Terry) Murphy.
Aug. 16: Country-folk with the Seth Brown Duo.
Aug. 23: Chicago all-female bluegrass quartet Fox Crossing String Band.
Aug. 30: High-energy vintage rock with The Cherry Tones.
Sept. 6: Swing, oldies, polka and more with Eddie Larsen’s Classic Memories Band.
Contact Christopher Clough at 920-562-8900 or [email protected].
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This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Free, outdoor music: Here's Door County's concerts in the park for 2024
