FREE: Freedom Park Concerts in Scotia

Freedom Park in Scotia will once again be hosting the biggest free outdoor concerts series in Greater Nippertown this summer – more than 31 concerts in all from now through the end of August.

The concert series kicks off on Wednesday with Funk Evolution. All concerts take place at 7pm except the Friday, June 26 show with the Snook Bros. Band, which starts at 8pm and will be followed by a fireworks display.

The shows are scheduled rain or shine, and admission is free.

Here’s the complete schedule for Freedom Park’s 2015 season:

Wednesday (June 17): Funk Evolution
Saturday (June 20): Anthony Fallacaro
Sunday (June 21): The Music Company Orchestra
Wednesday, June 24: Marc Berger
Friday, June 26 at 8pm: The Snook Bros. Band (followed by fireworks)
Sunday, June 28: The Legendary Characters
Wednesday, July 1: The Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band
Sunday, July 5: Cello Voce
Wednesday, July 8: Washington County Line
Thursday, July 9: The Scotia-Glenville Community Band & Jazz Band
Saturday, July 11: Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra
Sunday, July 12: The Rymanowski Brothers
Wednesday, July 15: The Audiostars
Saturday, July 18: Triskele
Sunday, July 19: The Hughes-Mirabile Project
Wednesday, July 22: Skeeter Creek
Saturday, July 25: Stockade Kids
Sunday, July 26: The Route Fifty 5
Wednesday, July 29: The Refrigerators
Thursday, July 30: The Scotia-Glenville Community Band & Jazz Band
Saturday, August 1: Betsy & the ByeGons
Sunday, August 2: The Puppet People’s “Wizard of Oz”
Wednesday, August 5: Grand Central Station
Saturday, August 8: Rattail Jimmy
Sunday, August 9: The Wister Quartet
Wednesday, August 12: Hair of the Dog
Saturday, August 15: Sirsy
Sunday, August 16: The Brian Patneaude Quartet
Wednesday, August 19: Rich Ortiz
Saturday, August 22: Jocelyn Arndt
Sunday, August 23: The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
Wednesday, August 26: The Lustre Kings

MORE REAL GOOD FOR FREE EVENTS FOR 2015
Troy River Fest @ River Street, Troy (Saturday, June 20)
Dad Fest @ Jennings Landing, Albany (Sunday, June 21)
Summer at the Plaza @ the Empire State Plaza, Albany (various days)
Rotterdam Summer Concert Series @ Rotterdam Senior Citizens Center Lawn, Rotterdam (Mondays at 7pm)
Schodack Town Park Concert Series @ Town Park, Schodack (Tuesdays at 6pm)
Cook Park Concert Series @ Cook Park, Colonie, (Tuesdays at 6:30pm)
Made in the Shade of The Egg @ Empire State Plaza, Albany (Wednesdays at 12noon)
Rockin’ On the River @ Green Island Bridge Parking Lot/Riverside Park, Troy (Wednesdays at 5pm)
Jazz On Jay @ Jay Street, Schenectady (Thursday at 12noon)
Alive at Five @ Jennings Landing in the Corning Preserve, Albany (Thursdays at 5pm)
The Music Haven Concert Series @ the Music Haven in Central Park, Schenectady (Sundays at 7pm)