The Free Symphony Concerts In the Park, begin in July in Crown Point and concludes on August. every year. These FREE concerts are hosted by the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra in 6 communities across Northwest Indiana. Come early, bring your lawn chairs and blankets and, relax and enjoy the music! Everyone is welcome.
โWe are so excited to celebrate many years of our wonderful summer music festival. Thank you for supporting your Orchestra,โ said Maestro Muspratt. โJoin us for fun, relaxing evenings filled with beautiful music in our own backyards!โ
The concerts will have something for everyone and will feature light classical, songs from movies and Broadway, and patriotic music. The South Shore Summer Music Festival will be appearing at:
GARY, INDIANA
The Gary Symphony concert will be held at Marquette Park on Friday, July 25th, 2026 at 7:30 pm. Rain Location is TBD.
CROWN POINT:
Saturday, July 26th, 2026 7:30 pm On the Lawn at Franciscan Communities, (Corner of Main and Franciscan)
(Rain location: Crown Point High School, 1500 S. Main Street).
VALPARAISO:
On Wed., July 22 2026 at 7:30 PM the Free Concert will be held Downtown Valparaiso at the Porter Health Amphitheater in Central Park Plaza. Click here for more! (rain location – Valparaiso High School)
GRIFFITH:
The Free Symphony Concert in Griffith will be held Saturday, August 1, 2026 7:30 pm at Central Park (600 N. Broad Street) (Rain location: Griffith High School, 600 N. Wiggs Street)
MUNSTER – Centennial Park
The Munster Concert will be held on Monday, July 28th, 2026 at 7:30pm, at Centennial park, Rain Location: Munster High School.
Summer concert information is available by calling the symphony office at (219) 836-0525 or by visiting the web site at www.NISOrchestra.org. The South Shore Summer Music Festival is generously sponsored by Chase with additional support from Strack and Van Til. The Symphonyโs 2024-25 season will consist of 3 classical and 3 pops concerts presented from September through May. Subscriptions and Tickets are available now.
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