Kent offers full summer of free outdoor concerts
Published 5:12 pm Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Get ready for a full summer of free outdoor concerts in town as the city of Kent presents its annual series of music on Wednesday afternoons and Thursday evenings while Kent Station presents its Wednesday evening performances.
Wednesday Picnic Performances Especially for Kids run noon to 1 p.m. July 12 to Aug. 9 at either West Fenwick Park or Chestnut Ridge Park. Playground activities, such as water games, carnival games and sports will be offered at the parks from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by the Kent Parks Department.
Wednesday Family Date Nights are from 6 to 8 p.m. July 12 to Aug. 16 at the Kent Station shopping center.
Thursdays at the Lake are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. July 6 to Aug. 10 at Lake Meridian Park.
Wednesday Picnic Performances
Noon to 1 p.m.
Sponsored by Republic Services
• July 12 The Not-Its!
West Fenwick Park, 3808 Reith Road
Power-packed songs for kids and parents who love to rock
• July 19 Roberto the Magnificent
Chestnut Ridge Park, 9901 S. 203rd St.
Gravity-defying juggling and hilarious physical stunts
• July 26 Doktor Kaboom!
West Fenwick Park, 3808 Reith Road
Creatively blending theatre arts with the wonders of scientific exploration
• Aug. 9 123 Andrés
West Fenwick Park, 3808 Reith Road
Latin Grammy-winning music duo celebrates the Latinx experience and incorporates Spanish, English, and ASL
Wednesday Family Date Night at Kent Station
6 to 8 p.m.
Kent Station Plaza, 417 Ramsay Way
Presented by Kent Station
• July 12 The West Coast Feed
An electrifying nine-piece band that sounds like a Bruno Mars and Bruce Springsteen dance party
• July 19 Lady A
Blues-funk that has been compared to the likes of Tina Turner and Chaka Khan
• July 26 Clinton Fearon
Jamaican reggae master tours the world with original music and positive messages
• Aug. 2 Chance McKinney
Country lyrics and vocals mixed with metal guitars, pop structures, and industrial layers
• Aug. 9 Nite Wave
80s New Wave: From Prince and Depeche Mode to Duran Duran, INXS and more
• Aug. 16 The Cory Wilds Band
Mix of blues, rock, country and jazz
Thursdays at the Lake
7 to 8:30 p.m.
Lake Meridian Park, 14800 SE 272nd St.
• July 6 LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends
Acoustic soul and folky pop
• July 13 Blue Moon Marquee
Distinct style featuring blues, jazz, jump jive, folk, country, swing, and Indigenous soul
• July 20 Charly Lowry Trio
World, soul, country, folk, blues, rock, and roots music from an indigenous music powerhouse
• July 27 Amelia Day & The Cloves
Down-home folk from this Nashville/Sumner singer-songwriter and her PNW band.
• Aug. 3 Seffarine
Flamenco footwork, exotic instrumentation, and grooving basslines create an intersection of Spanish, Arabic, Andalusian, Persian classical and jazz
• Aug. 10 The Hillbenders “WhoGrass”
Rock ‘n’ roll meets bluegrass in this chronological journey of The Who’s legendary catalog through bluegrass instrumentation
