What’s more affordable than a “staycation”? FREE activities to enjoy during your staycation of course!If you are running short on ideas or money during your staycation, why not look into FREE activities for you and your family/friends?  

We have put together a list of free concerts and events throughout the Pikes Peak area for you and your family and friends to enjoy during the months of July and August. 

The following is a list of Concert dates in the Pikes Peak area (weather permitting):

Getting Down Downtown Series- America the Beautiful Park, Wednesdays at 6 PM

July 15       Spring Creek Bluegrass Band

July 22       Changing Times Big Band with Laura Davis

July 29       Dakota Blonde

August 5    The Chip Dolan Tri

August 12  The Jim Adam Blues Band

August 19  The Air Force Falconaires

Hillside Gardens Summer Concert Series- 1006 S. Institute St, Wednesdays at 6PM

July 15       Acme Bluegrass

July 22       Redraw the Farm

July 29       Miles Street Jazz Band

Aug 5 - Aug 26 TBD

Woodland Park Music Series- Ute Pass Cultural Center (UPCC)

July 11       Mix It Up, 10am

Aug 8        Shades of Blue, 10am

Sept 12     Big Band Bash, 10am

Concerts in the Park Summer Music Series- Limbach Park, Monument, Wednesdays from 7-9pm

July 15       The Mitguards with special guest Rick Stahl

July 22       Chuck Pyle

July 29       Sweet Revenge

Paint the Town Blue Series- Bancroft Park, 5:30pm

July 9       High Risk

July 16     Dangerous Mood

July 23     Kim Ciara & the Sundowners

July 30     B.J. Estares & Route 61

Aug 6       That Band

Aug 13     Grass It Up

Pikes Peak Jazz & Swing Society’s Jazz in the Parks Series- Various locations, Wednesdays from 6-8pm

Venue Key: America the Beautiful (ATB), Gateway Park @ Wolf Ranch (GPWR), Bancroft Park (BP)

July 15        Mistura Bela w. Barbara Ernst, Foothills Park

July 22        Changing Times Big Ban, ATB

July 29        Swing Connection, GPWR

Aug 5         Double McGuffin, BP

Aug 12        Wayne Wilkinson Quartet, Grand Lawn Park at Cordera

Aug 19        USAF Academy Band Falconaires, ATB

Secret Garden Summer Concert Series- Secret Garden Nursery (420 S 19th St), Tuesdays at 7pm   

July 14        Rick Rodriguez & Angela Gainer

July 21        The Storys

July 28         TBD 

Aug 4          Mango Fan Django 

Aug 11        The Mitguards 

Aug 18        21 Over Three 

Aug 25        Joe Uveges