Your guide to outdoor summer music in the cities

Is there more outdoor music now than there was pre-COVID? Or does it just seem that way because last summer was so quiet? Here’s our attempt at a roundup, minus the breweries.

Is there more outdoor summer music now than there was pre-COVID? Or does it just seem that way because last summer was so quiet? Here’s our attempt at a roundup, minus the breweries. If we missed something major, let us know in an email or a comment below.

At city parks all over Minneapolis, now through August: Music & Movies in the Parks. Summer’s best bet, under way since May, brings live music (and movie screenings) to our parks every day of the week. Print out the calendar and circle or highlight whatever interests you, then enjoy an entire summer of free family entertainment.

On the green roof of the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis: Live music and theater. The science museum with the beautiful grounds on the western shore of Bde Maka Ska has announced a summer event series that includes two concerts, both at 7 p.m. July 1: The OK Factor, Aug. 5: Jeremy Messersmith. Both are ticketed.

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