Your guide to free summer music in Fort Collins, Windsor

Erin Udell, Fort Collins Coloradoan
·3 min read

Ready for some sweet sounds of summer?

Several free summer concert series are gearing up in Fort Collins and Windsor — bringing acts from near and far to Old Town Square, Colorado State University and Northern Colorado parks.

Take your pick from these free musical offerings in and around Fort Collins.

Beats in Boardwalk Park

When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays from June 2 through Aug. 18

Where: Boardwalk Park, 100 N. Fifth St., Windsor

Want to hear some live lakeside tunes? Head to Windsor for its free summer concert series in the town's Boardwalk Park. Each concert will feature local food trucks and matches for Windsor's town cornhole league. The series lineup is:

  • June 2: 6 Million Dollar Band ('80s theme night)

  • June 9: Five Month Journey

  • June 16: 40 Oz to Freedom

  • June 23: The Samples

  • June 30: Michael Morrow and the Culprits

  • July 7: 10 Year Echo

  • July 14: Dave Beegle & the Jurrasicasters

  • July 21: Rick Scheuler’s Rocky Mountain Christmas Experience

  • July 28: Corb Lund

  • Aug. 4: Funky Business

  • Aug. 11: Jesse Daniel

  • Aug. 18: Face Vocal Band

Live at the Lagoon

When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays from June 15 through July 27

Where: The west lawn at Colorado State University's Lory Student Center

Ready for another summer of live music at CSU's lagoon? For 25 years, the Mantooth Company has put on the Lagoon Summer Concert Series, and this year will be no different. Starting in mid-June, CSU's west lawn and lagoon will be transformed each Wednesday with a series of free live music acts and stops by local food trucks. For more details on the series' performers and a food truck schedule, visit lagoonseries.com.

This year's Lagoon Summer Concert Series lineup:

  • June 15: Funky Business

  • June 22: Nothing But Nineties

  • June 29: Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts

  • July 7: Christine Alice

  • July 13: Clark Street Station

  • July 20: Rusty 44

  • July 27: The Wendy Woo Band

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Live from Old Town ... it's Thursday Night Live

When: 7-9 p.m. Thursdays from June 2 through Sept. 15

Where: Old Town Square stage

After spending last summer at New Belgium Brewing, Bohemian Nights' free summer concert series Thursday Night Live is returning to its Old Town roots. The series will kick back up June 2, hosting weekly live music on the Old Town Square stage on Thursday evenings.

This year's Thursday Night Live lineup is:

  • June 2: The Still Tide

  • June 9: Jackie Venson

  • June 16: SASAMI

  • June 23: The Reminders

  • June 30: Selasee & the Fafa Family

  • July 7: Shamarr Allen

  • July 14: Schama Noel (opening artist) and The New Respects

  • July 21: Analog Son

  • July 28: Mariachi Sol de mi Tierra and Fiesta Colorado

  • Aug. 4: The Iguanas

  • Aug. 11: Kaleta & Super Yamba Band

  • Aug. 18: iZCALLi

  • Aug. 25: Brothers of Brass

  • Sept. 1: Big Richard

  • Sept. 8: Companion (opening artist) and Slow Caves

  • Sept. 15: Collyns (opening artist) and Neoma

Food trucks and tunes

When: 5:30 p.m. to dusk every Tuesday through Sept. 13 (no event July 7)

Where: City Park (at Mulberry Street and Sheldon Drive), Fort Collins

Ready for dinner and a show? The FoCo Food Truck Rally, which takes over a stretch of City Park's Sheldon Drive most summer Tuesday nights, will also offer free live music presented by Mishawaka Amphitheatre. The rally's music lineup is:

  • May 30: Heart Medicine

  • June 7: Pipin' Hot

  • June 14: Julia Kirkwood

  • June 21: Shtonk

  • June 28: Spare Change ft. Big Daddy Ty

  • July 12: Co-Stanza

  • July 19: Zee

  • July 26: Carlos Barata

  • Aug. 2: Mad Dog Blues

  • Aug: 9: Taylor Shae Band

  • Aug. 16: Johnny Johnston

  • Aug. 23: David Halchak

  • Aug. 30: Hand Turkey

  • Sept. 6: Mike Heuer

  • Sept. 13: The Crooked Rugs

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Did we miss a concert series? Email erinudell@coloradoan.com for possible inclusion on this online list.

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This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Free outdoor concerts in Fort Collins: Your guide to live summer music