{"id":25974,"date":"2019-05-13T14:46:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T21:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/?p=25974"},"modified":"2019-05-13T14:46:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T21:46:41","slug":"concerts-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/concerts-free\/","title":{"rendered":"These Great California Concerts are FREE! How can this be?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/images\/larrowh.jpg\" alt=\"img\" width=\"650\" height=\"339\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As Californians rock their way into Summer, FREE concert series have begun in more than 25 cities. How can these be free when bands perform for sizable fees? While funding may come from taxpayer dollars, sponsor support also helps them happen. Don&#8217;t miss out &#8212; let the music move you at these May 2019 concerts.<\/p>\n<p>Events are not guaranteed; it is your responsibility to confirm before going!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/apple-valley-free-concerts.html\">APPLE VALLEY<\/a>: Concerts in the Courtyard<br \/>\nCost: Free<br \/>\nMay 16 Vintage Measure<br \/>\nMay 23 Lorena Mackay &amp; John Burcher Band<br \/>\nMay 30 One Life<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/arnold-concerts.html\">ARNOLD<\/a>: Cameo Plaza<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 25 Leilani &amp; the Distractions<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/chico.html\">CHICO<\/a>: City Plaza Summer Concerts<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 17 The Retrotones<br \/>\nMay 24 Journey&#8217;s Edge<br \/>\nMay 31 Mossy Creek<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/clayton.html\">CLAYTON<\/a>: Concerts in the Grove<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 25 Brick House<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/concord-concerts.html\">CONCORD<\/a>: Downtown Summer Concerts<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 30 Concord High Jazz Band, The Blue Devils<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/costa-mesa-metropointe-concerts.html\">COSTA MESA<\/a>: Metro Pointe<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 17 2AZZ1<br \/>\nMay 18 Past to Present<br \/>\nMay 24 Eric Turner Band<br \/>\nMay 25 Jumpin&#8217; Joz<br \/>\nMay 31 Ohio Trio Plus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/coronado-concerts.html\">CORONADO<\/a>: Spreckels Park<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 26 Coronado Concert Band<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/el-cajon.html\">EL CAJON<\/a>: Prescott Promenade<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 16 Stars on the Water<br \/>\nMay 24 Santanaways<br \/>\nMay 31 Polyester Express<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/fullerton-summer-concerts.html\">FULLERTON<\/a>: Market Concerts<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 16 Smokin&#8217; Cobras<br \/>\nMay 23 Upstream<br \/>\nMay 30 The Answer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/hanford-concerts.html\">HANFORD<\/a>: Market Place Concerts<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 16 New Monsanto<br \/>\nMay 23 Valley Cats<br \/>\nMay 30 Bazmati<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/lacanada-flintridge-free-concerts.html\">LA CANADA<\/a>: Music in the Park<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 27 Captain Cardiac &amp; the Coronaries<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/laguna-beach-concerts.html\">LAGUNA BEACH<\/a>: Summer Serenades<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 17 Crockett Sisters<br \/>\nMay 24 Jimmy Z &amp; The Z Tribe<br \/>\nMay 31 Inca<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/lake-arrowhead-concerts.html\">LAKE ARROWHEAD<\/a>: Lake Arrowhead Village<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 17 Jim Curry<br \/>\nMay 18 The Neil Deal<br \/>\nMay 24 Garth Guy<br \/>\nMay 25 Colour My World<br \/>\nMay 26 Walking Phoenixes<br \/>\nMay 27 Three Lock Box<br \/>\nMay 31 Superlark<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/lodi.html\">LODI<\/a>: Hutchins Street Square<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 22 Good Time Charlie<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/los-angeles-concerts.html\">LOS ANGELES<\/a>: Free<br \/>\nMay 18 Sasami, Getty Center Courtyard<br \/>\nMay 25 Conjunto Oye, Hancock Park Latin Sounds<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/mountain-view.html\">MOUNTAIN VIEW<\/a>: Concerts on the Plaza<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 17 Roem Baur<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/naples.html\">NAPLES<\/a>: The Colonnade Park<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 28 Mariachi<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/ontario-concerts-park.html\">ONTARIO<\/a>: Town Square<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 29 Anything For Salinas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/palo-alto-free-concerts.html\">PALO ALTO<\/a>: Magical Bridge Playground<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 31 Noise Lab Jazz<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/pleasant-hill-concerts.html\">PLEASANT HILL<\/a>: City Hall Lawn<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 26 Forejour<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/sacramento.html\">SACRAMENTO<\/a>: Cesar Chavez Park<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 17 Dreamers<br \/>\nMay 24 Emarosa<br \/>\nMay 31 Lyrics Born<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/south-lake-tahoe-concerts.html\">SOUTH LAKE TAHOE<\/a>: Heavenly Village<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 25 Musicole<br \/>\nMay 26 Rock Monsters<br \/>\nMay 27 Left of Centre<br \/>\nMay 31 The Wiz Kid<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/thousand-oaks.html\">THOUSAND OAKS<\/a>: Conejo Community Park<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 27 The Long Run<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/tulare.html\">TRACY<\/a>: Downtown Plaza<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 31 Capital City Band<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/tulare.html\">TULARE<\/a>: Zumwalt Park<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 22 Tule Brass Band<br \/>\nMay 29 Tulare Stage Band<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/visalia-concerts.html\">VISALIA<\/a>: Garden Street Plaza<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 17 Blue Collar Men<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/westlake-village-tgif-concerts.html\">WESTLAKE VILLAGE<\/a>: TGI Fridays<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 31 Lindero Canyon Middle &amp; Agoura High School Jazz Bands<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/entertainment\/concerts\/windsor-concerts.html\">WINDSOR<\/a>: Concerts on the Green<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nMay 30 Hip Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Californians rock their way into Summer, FREE concert series have begun in more than 25 cities. How can these be free when bands perform for sizable fees? While funding may come from taxpayer dollars, sponsor support also helps them happen. Don&#8217;t miss out &#8212; let the music move you at these May 2019 concerts. 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