Free 2023 Summer Concerts
(South Bay, Peninsula, Santa Cruz, Marin)

San Jose

Campbell

Los Gatos

Sunnyvale

Mountain View

Palo Alto

Santa Cruz

Capitola

Redwood City

JUNE

June 14 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, Jive Machine

June 15 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, The Cruzers, Rusty Rock n Roll

June 16 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza Mercy & The Heartbeats 70s 80s 90s

June 16 Morgan Hill Friday Night Music 7pm, Houserockers

June 16 Friday 6-7.30 Magical Bridge Palo Alto, Andy Z

June 17 Saturday 3.30-6pm Rock the Dock Redwood City, Neon Velvet

June 18 Sunday Belvedere Concerts in the Park 4pm - Pride n Joy

June 19 Monday 6-9pm San Pedro Square Market SJ, Regi’s Rockers

June 20 Tuesday 6-9pm San Pedro Square Market SJ, Mystery Tour

June 21 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, Dirty Cello

June 21 Wednesday 10am-11pm Make Music Festival, SJ, multiple locations

June 22 SoFa Block Party, San Jose, South 1st St, 5.30pm - Jukebox Boyz and other bands

June 22 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, Hall Pass, Fuse

June 23 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza Traveling Wilbury Review

June 23 Friday 6-7.30 Magical Bridge Palo Alto, Angels on Stage

June 24 Saturday 3.30-6pm Rock the Dock Redwood City, Penetrator Groove Band

June 24 Saturday San Pedro Square Market SJ, 1pm Tooth & Nail, 6pm Math Class

June 25 Sunday San Pedro Square Market SJ, 1pm Rebekah Victoria

June 26 Monday 6-9pm San Pedro Square Market SJ, Drini & The Bad Kates

June 27 Tuesday 6-9pm San Pedro Square Market SJ,Wandering Acoustics

June 28 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, Tsunami

June 29 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, Fishhook, Cake by the Ocean

June 30 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza Jean Fineberg Jazz

June 30 Friday 6-7.30pm Lori and RJ, Magical Bridge Palo Alto

JULY

July 1 Saturday 3.30-6pm Rock the Dock Redwood City

July 1 Palo Alto Twlight Concerts, Air Force Band

July 2 Sunday - SFASA’s Autism on Tap, Sunnyvale, with Music Jam sfautismsociety.org

July 4 Tuesday 6-8 Santana Row Wolf Jett Trio, Country

July 5 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, Alex Lucero Band

July 6 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, Extra Large / Sasha’s Money

July 6 Thursday 6.30pm Campbell 2023 Summer Concert Series RJ Haas Band

July 7 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza Moustache Harbor yacht rock

July 7 Friday 6-7.30 Magical Bridge Palo Alto, Riekestra

July 8  Saturday 3.30-6pm Rock the Dock Redwood City

July 8 Saturday Gugliemo Winery, Houserockers

July 8 Saturday Palo Alto Twlight Concerts, Carnaval

July 11 Tuesday 6-8 Santana Row, AJ Crawdaddy, blues

July 12 Wednesday 6-8.30 Sunnyvale Summer Music Series, Megatones, rock

July 12 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, Ribsys Nickel

July 13 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, Live Again, The Cruzers

July 13 Thursday Campbell 2023 Summer Concert Series

July 14 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza Billy Martini 70s band

July 14 Friday 6-7.30 Magical Bridge Palo Alto, Soul Providers

July 15 Saturday 3.30-6pm Rock the Dock Redwood City

July 16 Sunday 4pm Belvedere Concerts in the Park, Traveling Wilburys Review

July 18 Tuesday Santana Row 6-8 Lorin Rowan Americana

July 19 Wednesday 6-8.30 Sunnyvale Summer Music Series, Third Sol, Latin Soul

July 19 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, The Joint Chiefs

July 20 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, Izzy & the Haze, Matt Masih

July 20 Thursday Campbell 2023 Summer Concert Series

July 21 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza Once Country Band

July 22 Saturday 3.30-6pm Rock the Dock Redwood City

July 23 Sunday Los Gatos Music in the Park 5-7pm on Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn Traveling Wilburys Review

July 25 Tuesday Santana Row 6-8pm Pacific Standard, rock

July 26 Wednesday 6-8.30 Sunnyvale Summer Music Series, First Call, rock/pop

July 26 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, Pacific Roots

July 26-August 6: Santa Clara County Fair, looooooots of music

July 17 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, Soulwise, Sky Park

July 27 Thursday Campbell 2023 Summer Concert Series

July 28 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza Fully Funded, classic rock

July 29 Saturday 3.30-6pm Rock the Dock Redwood City

July 30 Sunday Los Gatos Music in the Park 5-7pm on Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn. Suburban Bliss

July 31 Monday 6.30pm Thursday Campbell 2023 Summer Concert Series The Houserockers

AUGUST

August 1 Tuesday Santana Row 6-8pm Hattie Crave, folk

August 2 Wednesday 6-8.30 Sunnyvale Summer Music Series, Joint Chiefs, r&b

August 2 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, Delta Wires

August 3 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, The Houserockers, Big Bad Wolf

August 3 Thursday Campbell 2023 Summer Concert Series

August 4 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza RPM Band, dance music

August 5 Saturday 3.30-6pm Rock the Dock Redwood City

August 5 Saturday Palo Alto Twlight Concerts, Heartless

August 5 Saturday Half Moon Bay Concerts in the Park, Matt Jaffe

August 6 Sunday Los Gatos Music in the Park 5-7pm on Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn. Aardvark

August 6 Sunday Corte Madera Menke Park Bubba’s Taxi, 5-6.30

August 8 Tuesday Santana Row 6-8pm Poi Rogers Duo, Country Western Swing

August 9 Wednesday 6-8.30 Sunnyvale Summer Music Series, Tortilla Soup

August 9 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, Extra Large

August 10 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, The Joint Chiefs, Spun

August 11 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza, Daze on the Green, classic rock

August 12 Saturday 3.30-6pm Rock the Dock Redwood City

August 12 Saturday, Palo Alto Twlight Concerts, Masha Campagne

August 12 Saturday Half Moon Bay Concerts in the Park, Flypaper Blues

August 13 Sunday Los Gatos Music in the Park 5-7pm on Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn. Ruth Gerson

August 13 Sunday Belvedere Concerts in the Park, 4pm Steelin Chicago

August 15 Tuesday Santana Row 6-8pm Pop, soul, jazz

August 16 Wednesday 6-8.30 Sunnyvale Summer Music Series, Cisco Kid, War tribute

August 16 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, Billy Martini Show

August 17 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, John Michael Dylan Rose

August 18 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza.Jenna and KOT Band, woodstock

August 19 Saturday SFASA’s Hot August Nights Dance Party at Burton Park, San Carlos sfautismsociety.org

August 20 Sunday Los Gatos Music in the Park 5-7pm on Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn. Tortilla Soup

August 23 Wednesday 6-8.30 Sunnyvale Summer Music Series, Groove Foundation

August 23 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, Everyday People

August 24 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, The Leftovers, Papiba & Friends

August 25 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza, BustaGroove

August 26 Saturday 3.30-6pm Rock the Dock Redwood City

August 26 Saturday Half Moon Bay Concerts in the Park, The Joint Chiefs

August 27 Sunday Los Gatos Music in the Park 5-7pm on Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn. Andre Thierry

August 27 Sunday 1.30-5pm Scotts Valley Music at Skypark, Wolf Jett and Sambada

August 30 Wednesday 6pm Capitola Twilight Concerts at Esplanade, Digbeats

August 31 Thursday 5.30-8.30pm Beach Party at Crows Nest Santa Cruz, Sambada, Sweet Voodoo

SEPTEMBER

Sept 1 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza, Neon Velvet, dance hits

Sept 3 Sunday 4pm Belvedere Concerts in the Park, Neon Velvet

Sept 8 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza The Hitmen, funk, soul

Sept 15 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza, Wolf Jett, folk, soul

Sept 22 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza, The Groove Foundation, Top 40

September 24 Sunday 12-5 Scotts Valley Music at Skypark, Elisabeth Carlisle, Arena, Joint Chiefs

Sept 29 Friday 6-7.30 MV Concerts on the Plaza The Loose Interpretations, a cappella

Marin

Corte Madera Free Concerts

  • Summer Sunday Concerts at Piccolo Pavilion
    Old Corte Madera Square
    Sundays, 5–6:30 pm, June 11–August 27
    Bring the family to the free outdoor summer concerts at the Old Corte Madera Square. Bring lawn chairs, a blanket and a picnic and enjoy the amazing line-up of fine local bands including the Wreckless Strangers, Terrie Obadie, Kanekoa, Bubba's Taxi, Mustangs of the West, Danny Click, and the Corte Madera Town Band. More info

Mill Valley Free Concerts

  • Creekside Fridays
    Tam Valley Community Center
    Fridays, June 16, June 30, July 14 & 28, August 11
    Free concerts take place 6–8 pm; doors open at 5:30 pm. 2023 lineup includes Cole Tate Band, Juke Joint, Fog City Swampers, Void Where Prohibited, and Marble Party. Location: 203 Marin Avenue, Mill Valley. More info

  • Concerts on the Plaza
    The Depot Plaza, Downtown Mill Valley
    2023 schedule TBA
    Mill Valley's Concerts on the Plaza series present fantastic acts from the Bay Area and beyond in their annual outdoor summer series. 2023 season details TBA. Location: The Depot Plaza, 87 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley. More info.

Novato Free Concerts

  • Concerts on the Green
    Novato City Green
    Saturday, June 2 & 16, July 14 & 29, August 4 & 18, 5–7 pm
    Novato's free summer concert series features acts like the Moonalice and Citizen Flannel. Location: Novato City Green, 901 Sherman Avenue (adjacent to Novato City Hall). More info.

  • Rock the Block
    Downtown Novato
    Thursday, June 22, 6–9 pm
    Kick off summer with this street party in downtown Novato featuring Neon Velvet. More info.

  • Hot Amphitheater Nights
    Hamilton Amphitheater
    Saturday, June 24, July 29 & August 26
    Join Novato Parks, Recreation & Community Services for their 2023 Hot Amphitheater Nights series on select Saturdays. June 24: Pop Fiction; July 29: Journey's Edge; August 26: Moonstruck. More info

San Anselmo Free Concerts

  • Live on the Avenue
    Creek Park
    Fridays & Saturdays June 9–September 30
    Live music returns to San Anselmo's Creek Park as part of Live on the Avenue, Fridays and Saturdays beginning June 9, 2023. More info

Sausalito Free Concerts

  • Jazz & Blues by the Bay
    Gabrielsen Park
    Fridays, June 2–September 15, 6:30–8 pm (6–7:30 pm in September)
    The City of Sausalito Park and Recreation Department presents Jazz and Blues by the Bay in Gabrielson Park. The entire lawn will be available for lawn seating so bring a (low) chair, some friends and come enjoy the music!! The 2023 lineup includes Tom Rigney, Banda Sin Nombre, Blues is a Woman, and Eugene Huggins. More info.

Tiburon & Belvedere Free Concerts

  • Belvedere Concerts in the Park
    Belvedere Park
    Sundays, June 18, July 16, August 13 & September 3
    Belvedere's free concerts in the park return for their 26th season. The 2023 lineup includes Pride and Joy, the Traveling Wilburys Review, Steelin' Chicago, and Neon Velvet. More info.

San Francisco

  • Stern Grove Festival
    San Francisco
    Sundays, June 18–August 20, 2 pm
    This popular, admission-free concert series in a beautiful outdoor amphitheater is still totally free but advance reservations are required. Enjoy performances by Indigo Girls and Neko Case, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Patti Smith, Buddy Guy, the San Francisco Symphony, and more! The season culminates with the Big Picnic, featuring the Flaming Lips, on August 20. More info.