{"id":196819,"date":"2026-05-19T16:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/196819\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:15:07","slug":"pittsburghs-popular-concert-series-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/196819\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh&#8217;s Popular Concert Series Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adobestock-197016429.jpeg\" data-lb-width=\"1000\" data-lb-height=\"667\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adobestock-197016429.jpeg\" alt=\"Schenley Park At Oakland Neighborhood And Downtown City Skyline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Usa\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO VIA ADOBE STOCK | SCHENLEY PARK IN OAKLAND<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh\u2019s parks are alive with the sound of music.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>City officials announced the return of the annual summer concert series, which will feature 22 free musical events throughout Pittsburgh\u2019s parks. This year\u2019s lineup includes a patriotic revue from River City Brass on June 28, plus local jazz and rock favorites all season long.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturdays from June 6 through July 25, \u201cStars at Riverview\u201d spotlights jazz and fusion on the stage at Riverview Park in Observatory Hill, featuring Roger Barbour Music, Chantal Joseph and Fermented Beats. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket, with concerts followed by a showing of a film each Saturday in June and July as part of the city\u2019s annual Cinema in the Park series. There will also be rotating food trucks on site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBach, Beethoven, and Brunch\u201d will continue to showcase classical melodies in the gardens of Mellon Park on Sundays from June 21 through July 26. Attendees can bring a picnic basket and vie for a prize in the weekly \u201cBest Brunch\u201d competition during intermission, or purchase beverage and food options from local vendors. Performers include the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh\u2019s finest jazz musicians return to the Highland Park lawn Sunday afternoons in August for the ever-popular \u201cReservoir of Jazz\u201d series. Grab a bite to eat and a seat on the lawn as long-time Riverview staple Lee Robinson &amp; ISKA swings over to the reservoir stage, appearing along with a full lineup of series newcomers this season. Following the concerts, attendees can enjoy Summer Soul Line Dancing sessions at the fountain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJam at Grandview\u201d is back on Saturday evenings in August, where visitors can enjoy music, brews and one of the City\u2019s best views. Local bands, such as crowd favorite SamJAMwich and first-timer Brahctopus, will once again blend genres including rock, psychedelic, and funk from the Grandview Park Bandstand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Summer Concert Series celebrates local artists in parks across the city, and we encourage everyone to come out and experience the best of Pittsburgh this summer,\u201d says Lisa McGraw, Pittsburgh Market Retail Executive at Citizens, which sponsors the series.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the concert series, including a full lineup of performers, visit the city\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburghpa.gov\/Recreation-Events\/Events\/Concerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">website<\/a>.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOTO VIA ADOBE STOCK | SCHENLEY PARK IN OAKLAND Pittsburgh\u2019s parks are alive with the sound of music.\u00a0&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196820,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[66163,83633,84928,73,75,74,3668,289],"class_list":["post-196819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-city-parks","tag-concert-series","tag-music-in-the-park","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-summer","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}