The majority of California’s 480+ cities and towns offer free (or fee) outdoor concerts in June, July and August. A handful, however, get rockin’ in May. Here are few SeeCalifornia.com rounded up for you!
APPLE VALLEY: Concerts in the Courtyard
Cost: Free
May 17, 2018 Vintage Measure
May 24 Lorena Mackay and John Burcher Band
May 31 High D Boys
CHICO: Chico City Plaza Summer Concerts
Free
May 18 Chuck Epperson Jr. Band
May 25 Cali Vibes
CLAYTON: Clayton Concerts in the Grove
Free
May 26 Big Bang Beat
CONCORD: Downtown Concord Summer Concerts
Free
May 17 Tom Rigney & Flambeau
May 24 Concord High Jazz Band
May 31 Rock, Rhythm & Blues Revue
CORONADO: Spreckels Park Concerts
Free
May 27 Cool Fever
EL CAJON: Concerts On the Prescott Promenade
Free
May 17 Stars On The Water
May 25 Fortunate Son
FULLERTON: Fullerton Jazz Concert Series @ The Muck
$25
May 17 Poncho Sanchez Band
May 24 Tommy Peterson with Fullerton Jazz Orchestra
May 31 Vocalist Barbara Morrison and Band
HANFORD: Hanford Market Place Concerts
Free
May 24 Juke House Dogs
May 31 Califas
LA CANADA: La Canada Flintridge Music in the Park
Free
May 28 Captain Cardiac & the Coronaries
LAGUNA BEACH: Heisler Park Sunset Serenades at Rockpile Amphitheatre
Free
May 18 The Phil Gough | Alan Deremo Project
May 25 Maestro Lazaro Galarraga and Friends
LAKE ARROWHEAD: Lake Arrowhead Village Summer Concerts
Free
May 18 Jim Curry
May 19 Superlark
May 25 High Tide
May 26 Paperback Writer
May 27 80’s Daze
May 28 Vickie G & The Dudes
LODI: Hutchins Street Square Music in the Park
Free
May 23 Liberty Junction
OAKHURST: Saturday Music by the River
Queen’s Wine Bar
Free
May 19 Green Machine
ONTARIO: Ontario Chaffey Community Band
Free
May 28 Memorial Day Dedication Concert
PLEASANT HILL: Pleasant Hill Summer Concerts
Free
May 27 Midnight Flyer
SACRAMENTO: Concerts in Cesar Chavez Park
Free
May 18 Franz Ferdinand | I Am Strikes | Saint Solitaire | Lipstick! DJS
May 25 Mike Love | Cas Haley | One Leg Chuck & The Hustle | Mookatite
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: Heavenly Village Summer Concerts Free
May 25 The Wiz Kid
May 26 Revival
May 27 Left of Centre
TRACY: Concerts in Zumwalt Park
Free
May 16 Flashback
May 23 Tulare Community Band
May 30 Tule Brass Band
VISALIA: Tacos & Tributes at Garden Street Plaza
Free
May 18