200+ Free Outdoor Summer Concerts in 2023

More than 200 free outdoor concerts around Dayton this summer

Grab your blankets and chairs, we've rounded up a list of free concerts and music festivals around Dayton and the Miami Valley scheduled for this summer.

Photo: Crowd at Stubbs Park for the Centerville Summer Concert Series

Whether your penchant is pop or rock, R&B, country or blues, we guarantee you're going to find a concert or two you'll thoroughly enjoy this summer!  In fact, there will be over 200 FREE concerts of all genres scheduled for summer 2023 to attend across Dayton and the region.  Here's the list... Enjoy!

Summer Community Concert Schedules

Music Festivals for Summer 2023

• Cheese Fest!  Live entertainment all day at this tasty new festival for 2023 on May 26
• Ohio Valley Indigenous Music Festival - Free music festival in Springboro - June 3&4
• FiftyFest - Edison State Community College in Piqua - June 8
• Party in the Park - Centerville - Free festival featuring the band Naked Karate Girls - June 9
• Lebanon Country Music Festival - Stompin' on the Street in downtown Lebanon - June 9&10
• Canal Music Fest - Annual music festival in Tipp City - June 10
• Party in the Park and FOOD TRUCK Frenzy - Free concert w/ Journey Tribute Band ESC4P3 at Austin Landing - June 16
• Brew-B-Que Fest - New free festival for '23 with food and live music at The Fraze - June 17
• Rock Piqua Food Truck & Music Festival - Downtown Piqua - June 17
• Springboro's Juneteenth Jubilee - Family-friendly community celebration in Springboro - June 17
• Juneteenth Funk Fest - Huber Heights - June 18
• Juneteenth - Celebrating Freedom - Free, family event in Kettering at The Fraze - June 19
• Spass Nacht - An Austrian Festival - Authentic food, beverages, polka music and live entertainment at The Fraze - June 21
• Pickle Fest - Just dill with it! Austin Landing - June 24
• Independence Day Celebrations - several community events with live entertainment planned around July 4
• Party at Austin Landing with the Pink Ribbon Girls - live music at Austin Landing July 7
• Wing Fest - Free festival at The Fraze with rockin' music into the evening - July 8
• Party in the Park - Centerville - Free festival featuring the band Stranger - July 14
• Pineapple Fest - New for 2023 - Live entertainment at Austin Landing with Classic Jam July 15
• Dayton Blues Festival - Listen to the best blues bands and performances this side of the Mississippi - July 23
• Dayton Celtic Festival - Gaelic Storm, Scythian, Socks In the Frying Pan and more at the Dayton Celtic Festival - July 28 - July 30
• Bluegrass & Brew Festival - Free music festival in Fairborn - August 4
• Lebanon Blues Festival - In historic downtown Lebanon - August 4 & 5
• Englewood Art Festival - Festival held at Centennial Park August 12 & 13
• Dayton Funk Festival - Celebrating Dayton's best-known contribution to the world of popular music - August 13
• Party in the Park - Centerville - Free festival featuring the band Dave Matthews Tribute - August 11
• Germanfest - continuous live polka and German food, beer, music, crafts - August 11-13
• Bacon Fest - tasty festival at The Fraze with crispy bacon and free music into the evening - August 19
• Dayton African American Cultural Festival - Free, family festival - August 19 & 20
• Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival - August 19 & 20
• Taco & Nacho Fest - Free Festival at Austin Landing - August 26
• Dayton Reggae Festival - Groove with the beat of the drums - September 3
• Hispanic Heritage Festival - Hot Latin music at Riverscape - September 16

Looking for more concerts?

This list is just the FREE concerts around the region. Dayton Local has hundreds more live music events listed in our concerts and live music calendar.