{"id":256031,"date":"2026-04-07T17:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/256031\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:39:08","slug":"oc-parks-unveils-2026-summer-concert-series-lineup-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/256031\/","title":{"rendered":"OC Parks unveils 2026 Summer Concert Series lineup \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer evenings in Orange County are set to come alive once again as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/04\/07\/oc-parks-summer-concert-series-returns-with-free-live-music-in-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OC Parks<\/a> brings back its annual Summer Concert Series, offering nine free outdoor shows across some of the region\u2019s most scenic parks.<\/p>\n<p>Returning Thursday nights from July 9 through Sept. 3, the long-running series invites residents and visitors alike to gather outdoors for a season of live music, community connection and warm-weather nights under the open sky. This year\u2019s programming is part of a broader summer lineup that also includes the Sunset Cinema film series, expanding opportunities for free, family-friendly entertainment across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/04\/06\/city-of-orange-is-seeking-community-input-on-grijalva-park-improvements\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the county.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Concerts will take place at Mason Regional Park in Irvine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2022\/06\/04\/10-fun-things-to-do-at-irvine-regional-park\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Irvine Regional Park<\/a> in Orange, Craig Regional Park in Brea, Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley and Bluff Park at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 lineup features a mix of crowd-favorite tribute acts and returning performers spanning pop, rock, Latin and nostalgic hits, with artists including Flashback Heart Attack, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/01\/14\/oc-fair-2025-start-making-sense-and-queen-nation-coming-to-the-hangar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Queen Nation<\/a>, Boy Band Review, Beatles vs. Stones: The Greatest Show That Never Was, Mariachi Divas, Como La Flor Band: A Tribute to Selena and Dream Like Taylor. Family Style will close out the series with a final performance at the coast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOC Parks\u2019 annual Summer Concert Series and Sunset Cinema events have become a beloved tradition, and we\u2019re excited to welcome the community back for another memorable season of music and movies in our parks,\u201d said Doug Chaffee, chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The concert series is free to attend and open to all ages, with free parking available at each location. Guests can enjoy a rotating selection of food trucks along with beer and wine concessions for those 21 and older. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and picnic items to settle in for the evening. Events begin at 5 p.m., with live music starting at 6 p.m. and continuing through 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>July 9: Flashback Heart Attack at Mason Regional Park<\/p>\n<p>July 16: Queen Nation at Irvine Regional Park<\/p>\n<p>July 23: Boy Band Review at Irvine Regional Park<\/p>\n<p>July 30: Beatles vs. Stones: The Greatest Show That Never Was at Craig Regional Park<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 6: Mariachi Divas at Craig Regional Park<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 13: Como La Flor Band: A Tribute to Selena at Mile Square Regional Park<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 20: To Be Announced at Mile Square Regional Park<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 27: Dream Like Taylor at Bluff Park at Salt Creek Beach<\/p>\n<p>Sept. 3: Family Style at Bluff Park at Salt Creek Beach<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ocparks.com.\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ocparks.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summer evenings in Orange County are set to come alive once again as OC Parks brings back its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,2644,330,6998,28134,611,420,136],"class_list":["post-256031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-concerts","tag-music","tag-music-concerts","tag-music-festivals","tag-orange-county","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}