Free Community Concert Series Coming to Port Colborne

Free concerts will take place June 10th - September 22nd

There's an exciting new addition to the 2023 summer event and festival line up in Port Colborne. 

Mayor Bill Steele has announced a new Community Concert series. 

The shows will be free, and it includes artists like Tragically Hip tribute band Grace2, Freedom Train and Mystic Highway. 

"I’m really looking forward to the Community Concert Series in Port Colborne this year," said Mayor Bill Steele. "We always have so many fantastic events in during the warmer months and these concerts are an awesome addition. I love that we can offer more free events for our residents and visitors, and I can’t wait to attend the first concert next weekend and see Freedom Train at Lock 8 Gateway Park beside the Canal. They are one of my personal favourites!"

The full line up:

Saturday, June 10, 2023

• Lock 8 Gateway Park (part of the Main Street BIA’s Day in the Park event)
• Event runs from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Opening band: Walter James Duo (12:30 p.m.)
• Headliner: Freedom Train (2:15 p.m.)

Saturday, June 17, 2023

• H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park
• Event runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Opening band: The Repeatles (6 p.m.)
• Headliner: The Dreamboats (7:30 p.m.)

Saturday, July 1, 2023

• West Street (part of the Canada Day celebrations)
• Event runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Opening band: XPrime (6:30 p.m.)
• Headliner: Grace2: Tragically Hip Tribute (8:30 p.m.)

Saturday, July 15, 2023

• H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park
• Event runs from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Opening band: Avenue Inn (1 p.m.)
• Headliner: Mystic Highway: Tribute to CCR and John Fogerty (4:30 p.m.)

Friday, September 22, 2023

• King George Memorial Park (kickoff to the Downtown Port Colborne BIA’s Harvest Fest)
• Event runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Opening band: Mackenzie Leigh Meyer
• Headliner: MY LIFE Tribute to the Music of Billy Joel (8 p.m.)

The Community Concert Series is presented in partnership with Port Colborne’s Main Street BIA and the Downtown Port Colborne BIA.

As well, the City's Department of Museum and Culture has teamed up with the Friends of Roselawn Centre for a summer concert series. 

Sunday, June 25, 2023

• Roselawn Centre Lawn 
• Event runs from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Headliner: The Nu-Tones (1:10 p.m.)

Sunday, July 16, 2023

• Roselawn Centre Lawn 
• Event runs from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Headliner: Second Hand News (1:10 p.m.)

Sunday, August 27, 2023

• Roselawn Centre Lawn
• Event runs from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Headliner: Toronto All-Star Big Band (1:10 p.m.)