Free Concerts In The Park Held Throughout Summer In McLean

In summer, we can do just about everything everything outdoors, none of the least being free events just outside your backyard.

The Summer Concerts in the Park will return to McLean Central Park with eight free, family-friendly shows. A kickoff concert will happen Sunday, June 3 at 5 p.m. with Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets. The group's Grammy award-winning album “Home” weaves together childhood memories with textured pop tunes, which is sure to turn the park’s gazebo into a dance party.

The remaining seven concerts are scheduled Sundays from July 1 through August 12. These free concerts will begin at 5 p.m. Free parking is available at Dolley Madison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave.

Here is the full schedule:

• Sunday, June 3: Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets-Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets are helping us welcome summer back to McLean! Their Grammy Award-Winning album, Home, weaves together childhood memories with textured pop tunes which is sure to turn the gazebo into a dance party. When he’s not touring, you can catch Tim every weekday morning on NBC Universal’s Sprout Channel in the only live morning show for preschoolers or as the “tambourine guy” with Postmodern Jukebox!
• Sunday, July 1: Black Masala-DC's own Balkan and funk-music inspired brass band dishing out a heaping helping of dance grooves with multicultural influences. The award-winning group will have you dancing to the beat.
• Sunday, July 8: Backtrack-Known for pushing the limits of a cappella, Backtrack’s repertoire spans past and present pop covers to classical and electronic music. The whole family will be dancing along to their unique vocal arrangements and world-class beatboxing. It’s going to be a ca-mazing!
• Sunday, July 15: Oh He Dead-Perhaps best described as “rock and soul,” Oh He Dead mixes in healthy doses of classic R&B, funk and folk with deliciously addictive songwriting. Led by the stirring harmonies of Cynthia Johnson and Andy Valenti, Oh He Dead’s Motown influences and poignant lyrics will move both your soul and your feet.
• Sunday, July 22: Hip-Hops Meets the Music of India-Indian Violinist Nistha Raj and Grammy-nominated progressive hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon present a collaboration that mixes genres of music native to each of their cultural upbringings, Hindustani Classical music and acoustic Hip-Hop and D.C.’s Go-Go.
• Sunday, July 29: The English Channel: This British Invasion re-creation is always a favorite with McLean! Come hear the sounds of the ‘60s and ‘70s as The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, The Kinks and even bands that don’t have “the” in their names.
• Sunday, Aug. 5: Kara and Matty D-One of our favorite summer bands is back, but this time they are performing for the kiddos!

McLean Central Park is located at 1468 Dolley Madison Blvd., McLean.

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