The Commissioners of Leonardtown and the Leonardtown Business Association in partnership with the St. Mary's Arts Council and James LePore Productions are proud to announce the 1st Annual Leonardtown Summer Music Festival. This exciting new Festival combines the Leonardtown Summer Concert Series and the Downtown Tunes Concert Series into one amazing festival featuring great artists like Six Gun South, The Ryan Forrester Band, Latrice Carr, Wesley Spangler, Robbie Boothe and more!
The Festival kicks off with the U.S. Navy Band Country Current performing in Leonardtown Square on Saturday, May 18, 2019 in honor of Armed Forces Day and will run through Saturday, September 7, 2019 when the Festival concludes with Bushwoodstock III, a scholarship benefit fundraiser, at Leonardown Wharf that also commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock.
Thanks to generous Sponsors that include Marrick Homes, Quality Built Homes, and Leonardtown Chevrolet, Buick and GMC, the majority of the music festival concerts are offered FREE to the public. The festival offers something for everyone from family-friendly events to more adult oriented evenings. New this year, attendees are able to Order a Picnic from participating restaurants in Town (Social Coffeehouse & Speakeasy, Big Larry's Eatery, Jessie's Kitchen, Smokey Joe's on the Town, Shepherds Old Field Market and Port of Leonardtown Winery) offering a variety of options from light refreshments to a full meal and a beer crawler or bottle of wine, and parents can also drop their children off to be entertained with kid-friendly art projects while they enjoy a date-night at a concert on the Square through the Drop N' Dine Program - available by reservation only for select concerts through participating businesses in Town (the St. Mary's Arts Council, the Leonardtown Arts Center, Wine & Design's Art Buzz Kids, and the Yellowline Art Studio).
Signature concerts include the Funkzilla Band performing at the Annual Leonardtown Beach Party on the Square, a popular, end-of-summer blowout party featuring strolling performers, pony rides, a firetruck hosedown, free kayak rides, Zumba and yoga demos, 40 tons of sand in the middle of Town and more, on Saturday, August 3rd from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (the entire event is from 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.), and the Jazz Era Concert/Kickoff Party for the Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival Weekend Celebration. This special event is a FREE, jazz era concert/party in historic Leonardtown with the Chesapeake Swingband performing from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in Leonardtown Square. The evening will be a celebration of jazz throughout the 20's (jazz age), the 30's-40s (swing era), and the 50's-90's (modern and Latin jazz). There will be a special Roaring 20's dance performance from Ballet Caliente during the evening and a classic antique car show featuring classic cars from the 20's - the 50's courtesy of St. Mary's Rod & Classic Car Club. Attendees are encouraged to come in their choice of period costume from the 20's, 30's, 40's or 50's. There will be raffles and prizes awarded for best costumes. More fun and surprises are being planned for the festival.
The Maryland State Arts Council will be filming during the Jazz Era event on July 12th for inclusion in an Arts & Entertainment film to be screened on Maryland Arts Day. Be sure to come in costume and be there early!
For more information and to view the full concert schedule, please visit: www.LeonardtownMusicFest.com.
The Festival kicks off with the U.S. Navy Band Country Current performing in Leonardtown Square on Saturday, May 18, 2019 in honor of Armed Forces Day and will run through Saturday, September 7, 2019 when the Festival concludes with Bushwoodstock III, a scholarship benefit fundraiser, at Leonardown Wharf that also commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock.
Thanks to generous Sponsors that include Marrick Homes, Quality Built Homes, and Leonardtown Chevrolet, Buick and GMC, the majority of the music festival concerts are offered FREE to the public. The festival offers something for everyone from family-friendly events to more adult oriented evenings. New this year, attendees are able to Order a Picnic from participating restaurants in Town (Social Coffeehouse & Speakeasy, Big Larry's Eatery, Jessie's Kitchen, Smokey Joe's on the Town, Shepherds Old Field Market and Port of Leonardtown Winery) offering a variety of options from light refreshments to a full meal and a beer crawler or bottle of wine, and parents can also drop their children off to be entertained with kid-friendly art projects while they enjoy a date-night at a concert on the Square through the Drop N' Dine Program - available by reservation only for select concerts through participating businesses in Town (the St. Mary's Arts Council, the Leonardtown Arts Center, Wine & Design's Art Buzz Kids, and the Yellowline Art Studio).
Signature concerts include the Funkzilla Band performing at the Annual Leonardtown Beach Party on the Square, a popular, end-of-summer blowout party featuring strolling performers, pony rides, a firetruck hosedown, free kayak rides, Zumba and yoga demos, 40 tons of sand in the middle of Town and more, on Saturday, August 3rd from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (the entire event is from 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.), and the Jazz Era Concert/Kickoff Party for the Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival Weekend Celebration. This special event is a FREE, jazz era concert/party in historic Leonardtown with the Chesapeake Swingband performing from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in Leonardtown Square. The evening will be a celebration of jazz throughout the 20's (jazz age), the 30's-40s (swing era), and the 50's-90's (modern and Latin jazz). There will be a special Roaring 20's dance performance from Ballet Caliente during the evening and a classic antique car show featuring classic cars from the 20's - the 50's courtesy of St. Mary's Rod & Classic Car Club. Attendees are encouraged to come in their choice of period costume from the 20's, 30's, 40's or 50's. There will be raffles and prizes awarded for best costumes. More fun and surprises are being planned for the festival.
The Maryland State Arts Council will be filming during the Jazz Era event on July 12th for inclusion in an Arts & Entertainment film to be screened on Maryland Arts Day. Be sure to come in costume and be there early!
For more information and to view the full concert schedule, please visit: www.LeonardtownMusicFest.com.