City of Wheaton, IL
Wheaton Municipal Band Kicks Off Summer Concert Season June 11
The Wheaton Municipal Band takes the stage for its 97th season of providing free concerts for the community with a special Gala Opening Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11 at Wheaton Park District’s Memorial Park, 225 Karlskoga Ave.
The band will perform its popular Thursday night outdoor concerts in the bandshell starting at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday, June 11 through Aug. 6 (weather permitting). These events are free to attend, and all are welcome. In addition to the Thursday night concerts will be two special Saturday concerts: June 13 at Cantigny Park and Aug. 1 at Edman Chapel. Each concert features different music for the community to enjoy.
Many of this year’s concerts will honor America’s 250th anniversary, such as the band’s concert for the Revolutionary War Reenactment at Cantigny Park on June 13; the annual Americana concert packed with patriotic favorites on July 2; the Wheaton Ice Cream Social 250th Birthday Party on July 9; and more. During the Wheaton Ice Cream Social 250th Birthday Party, the City of Wheaton invites the community to enjoy 1,776 scoops of ice cream compliments of the City with Kilwins and Kimmer’s Ice Cream.
The band concert schedule is the following:
- Thursday, June 11, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Park
- Saturday, June 13, 7 p.m., Cantigny Park
- Thursday, June 18, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Park
- Thursday, June 25, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Park
- Thursday, July 2, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Park
- Thursday, July 9, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Park: 1,776 Scoops! Wheaton Ice Cream Social 250th Birthday Party
- Thursday, July 16, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Park
- Thursday, July 23, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Park
- Thursday, July 30, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Park
- Saturday, Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m., Wheaton College’s Edman Chapel
- Thursday, Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Park