For more than 125 years jazz music has wafted across Denver’s City Park. This summer is no exception with City Park Jazz, Sundays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., June 1 through August 3, 2025, at the Bandstand by City Park Pavilion on Ferril Lake. Though it may have “jazz” in the title, this year’s event features a mix of styles. The 10-concert series is FREE with about 5,000 music fans attending each performance. For a map to the location, scroll to the bottom of this post. Here’s the calendar:
June 1 — Blessing Bled Chimanga
June 8 — Tribute to Neil Bridge Featuring Karen Lee Bridge and The Bridge 12
June 15 — ATMOGA
June 22 — Colorado Mambo Orchestra
June 29 — Buckner Funken Jazz
July 6 — Chris Daniels & The Kings w Freddi Gowdy
July 13 — Better Sensory Perception
July 20 — Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra
July 27 — Dzirae Gold
August 3 — BRASS BAND EXTRAVAGANZA feat. Rowdy Brass Band, Tivoli Club Brass Band and Guerrilla Fanfare. Note: This concert starts at 5:30 p.m.
People can pack picnics (coolers with wheels are especially recommended) or purchase food on-site. Local food trucks will be at the park.
No glass bottles. Only aluminum cans or plastic bottles.
Those in the know suggest you bring blankets or folding chairs and umbrellas or raingear in case of a Colorado shower. Concerts are held rain or shine.
Free parking is available at the Denver Zoo and Denver Museum of Nature & Science lots and garage.
There’s a FREE Bike Corral. Volunteers monitor the space in the City Park Pavilion from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Bring your own lock and you’ll get a claim ticket to retrieve your bike.
A special lot adjacent to the Bandstand for the handicapped is available after 4 p.m. through the entrance from Colorado Blvd at 22nd or 23rd and following the road along the north side of the lake.
For more music events, check out our Mile High Summer Concerts Guide.