DENVER — Levitt Pavilion announced 19 more free shows have been added to its 2026 summer concert series schedule.
The 6,500-capacity outdoor music venue at Denver’s Ruby Hill Park will feature concerts spanning bluegrass, hip hop, jazz, Mariachi and opera. Beginning in late May and extending into September, the venue will present more than 40 concerts.
In the second announcement on Tuesday, a schedule of 19 free concerts features Levitt debuts include Lettuce, Inspector, Rainbow Girls, Shwayze with Claire Wright, and Kyle Hollingsworth Band.
Levitt Pavilion said additional free shows, ticketed events and Yoga on the Lawn dates will be announced later in the spring.
Levitt Pavilion 2026 free concerts
New shows in bold.
5/23 Rock de Mayo ft. iZCALLi, Los Mocochetes, Fruta Brutal, Monica the Great, El Jaguar de la Muerte
5/29 Between Friends with Fly By Midnight and Exhaler — Musicfest presented by DUPB
5/30 Brazilian Day
6/5 Tiana Major9 with Dzirae Gold and Hex Kitten — Pride Kickoff Celebration presented by The Sapphic Social Club
6/6 Steph Strings
6/7 Central City Opera Presents Drag Me to the Opera
6/12 Fleetmac Wood
6/13 Sunsquabi with Chris Karns and Drew Birch
6/20 Lettuce
6/26 The Bright Light Social Hour with Tarantula Bill
6/27 J. Roddy Walston & the Automatic Band with Rugburn
7/3 High Fade
7/4 Flobots with Espiaille and DCI Tour — presented by Bodies of Culture
7/11 Andy Frasco & The U.N. and The Cultet
7/12 Soul Rebel Reggae Fest with Black Uhuru
7/17 Las Cafeteras —presented by LCAC & MSU
7/18 Girls Rock Denver Showcase ft. May Be Fern and Sunstoney
7/31 Dessa with Kayla Marque
8/1 Shakedown Street Presents Jerry Day
8/2 Boulder Philharmonic
8/7 Fiesta CO with Mariachi Sol De Mi Tierra with Chicano Heat
8/8 Afrik Impact Cultural Day Celebration ft. Élage Diouf
8/9 AMRC ft. Snotty Nose Rez Kids with Cary Morin and Sierra Spirit
8/13 Shwayze with Claire Wright
8/14 Rebirth Brass Band with Deltaphonic
8/16 Silverada with Blake Brown & The American Dust Choir
8/22 Inspector with Roka Hueka
8/23 Rainbow Girls
8/29 The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of Phish + More for Kids!
8/30 Kyle Hollingsworth Band (of The String Cheese Incident)
9/4 Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
9/5 Mo Lowda & the Humble
9/11 Chali 2na and Cut Chemist
9/12 Cool Vibes Reggae Fest with The Wailers
9/13 Gamelan Tunas Mekar presents Pasar Southeast Asia
9/18 La Santa Cecilia
9/20 Japan Fest with JA-NE Cultural Mixtape
10/1 Rez Metal with Soulfly
Levitt Pavilion will also host ticketed events this year, including the previously announced Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on May 22 and the Great American Beer Festival on Oct. 11-12.
“We are proud to welcome back the incredible co-creators, nonprofit partners, and beloved artists who have become vital parts of the Levitt community, and thrilled to announce even more big headliners and exciting debuts in the coming weeks,” said Meghan McNamara, President and CEO of Levitt Pavilion Denver, “Our mission is to provide spaces where people of all ages, identities, and cultures can come together and experience belonging—and we think there’s no better place to spend a beautiful Colorado summer night than on the Levitt lawn.”
“Our integrated care and coverage model reflects our commitment to advancing whole-person health, and partnering with a venue that brings people together through free, accessible music experiences aligns perfectly with that mission,” Amy Whited, Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Community Health for Kaiser Permanente in Colorado. “Healthy people need healthy communities to live and work, and we know that strong, vibrant civic and cultural life are vital for supporting communities’ health.”