Under the leadership of Conductor Ron Keller since 1966, the Naperville Municipal Band will perform its 11-week summer concert season at 7:30PM on Thursdays in Central Park beginning June 10. Emcee Ann Lord will open the show! All concerts are free of charge and open to the public.
The 2020 Summer Concert Series was postponed due to COVID-19.
The Naperville Municipal Band was established in 1859. With the Community Concert Center in Naperville’s Central Park as its home base, the band has entertained thousands of listeners most summers during its free weekly outdoor concerts.
June 10 – “Here’s That Band Again!” (8th grade scholarships will be awarded.)
June 17 – “Anniversaries and Memories”
June 24 – NMB Jazz Band
July 1 – “Patriotic Concert with 1812 Overture”
July 8 – René Rosas Conducting
July 15 – René Rosas Conducting
July 22 – “Russ Bigelow Night”
July 29 – “Rhythm of the Winds”
August 5 – “Naperville is 190!”
August 12 – “So Long for a While”
August 19 – “Joint Jazz Bands”
Benches are set. Concert-goers are welcomed to bring blankets and collapsible chairs to watch from other locations throughout Central Park.
Concert themes subject to change without notice.
Central Park is located located in the heart of downtown at 104 E. Benton Avenue. Some folks say Central Park is behind Quigley’s Irish Pub and US Bank. Others say it’s behind the old Nichols Library and the YMCA building.
One more thing… Create a special evening in downtown Naperville on Thursday evenings. Head out a little early and enjoy dinner at one of downtown’s many eateries. Or place a to-go order for a picnic in Central Park.
Click here for directory listing of downtown eateries.
