Concord Summer 2016 Activities & Events

Summer Events in Concord

Concord will be a busy place this Summer, with numerous activities, exhibits, and concerts happening right in the neighborhood. Don’t miss out on this year’s big Summer events in Downtown Concord & Concord Pavilion!

Downtown Events:

Thursday Nights Market & Music

The 28th annual Market & Music began May 19th and will run through September 15th on Thursday nights. The farmers market will operate from 4pm-8pm. The concerts will start at 6:30pm and end at 8pm. The series offers an electric mix of genres and bands. Soul, R&B, Funk, world music & latin, a David Bowie tribute, a Prince tribute, and Eagles tribute band will all be part of the series. Buy some fresh produce or dinner and enjoy it in the park while listening to great music with your neighbors!
6/9/16 – LUMBERYARD – Favorite Covers from the 60’s and 70’s
6/16/16 – The David Correa Group – Latin Guitar/World Music/Rhumba/Flamenco
6/23/16 – The Jean Genies David Bowie Tribute – A Concord Salute to the Late Great Master
6/30/16 – Kingsborough – Original Americana Rock and Roll
7/7/16 – Bay Bridge Beat – Funk / Soul / Classic Rock
7/14/16 – Hotel California – A Salute to the Eagles (and Tribute to Glenn Frey)
7/21/16 – DAKILA w/ special guest DA ISLAND WAY – Latin Beat with a Filipino Twist with Polynesian Dance
7/28/16 – FOREVERLAND – An Electrifying 14-Piece Tribute to Michael Jackson
8/4/16 – Zepparella – The All-Female Zeppelin Powerhouse
8/11/16 – Carlos Reyes & the Electric Symphony – Original Latin Jazz Harp and Violin Virtuoso
8/18/16 – Project 4 Band – High Energy Dance & Show band Pop/Soul/Funk
8/25/16 – Caravanserai – The Legendary Music of Santana
9/1/16 – PUSH–featuring ABC7’s Dan Ashley – Classic Rock with Original Roll
9/8/16 – Evolution – The Ultimate Tribute to Journey
9/15/16 – The Purple Ones – In Memoriam to PRINCE

July 4th Events at Todos Santos

The Todos Santos Business Association Arts Foundation is organizing the Concord July 4th festivities (www.concordjuly4th.com). The events begin with a 5k Run starting at 8:00am. Followed by the Parade which begins at Mt. Diablo High School and loops around Todos Santos Park. The Festival begins at 4:00pm at Mt. Diablo High School. Capping the day’s events off will be the Fireworks display beginning around 9:00pm.

Cool Concord Cars – July 5th 5:30pm-7:30pm

Free Car show! No registration fees, with dash plaques, goodie bags and prizes for the winners.

Tuesday Night Blues

Todos Santos Plaza will play host to blues music on Tuesday nights in the month of July.
7/5/16 – Annie Sampson – Concord’s Blues and Soul Diva
7/12/16 – The Fargo Brothers – Classic and Original Blues, Rock and Americana
7/19/16 – Willie G – A Cure for The Common Show
7/26/16 – The Shari Puorto Band – Melissa Ethridge, Bonnie Raitt, and Etta James with the soul of Janis Joplin

Concord Pavilion

Our local amphitheater will be hosting a number of concerts this Summer. Here is the lineup of events for the Concord Pavilion.
6/12/16 – Spirit West Coast: MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Matthew West, Phil Wickham & Blanca
6/13/16 – Slipknot, Marilyn Manson & Of Mice and Men
7/9/16 – Bryan Adams
7/12/16 – Taste of Chaos: Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, Saosin & The Early November
7/28/16 – Sublime with Rome
8/28/16 – Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Kevin Gates & Jhene Aiko