Tune Up The Parks and Sidewalk Astronomy

The Tune Up The Parks series features local musicians sharing their talents with the community in local parks. All shows are free and start shortly after 7:00pm.

2023 performances are scheduled to take place in Colchester on Mondays and Essex Centre on Wednesdays between July and August.

New for 2023, the ACT committee is excited to partner with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Windsor Centre to add ‘Sidewalk Astronomy’ to select Tune Up the Parks. Telescopes will be available for children and adults to experience telescopic views of the moon and other astronomical objects. See event dates below.

Interested in performing? All spots are scheduled for 2023 but, submit your expression of interest for next year beginning April 2024!

Cancellations and rain date(s) will be announced on the Town's Facebook page.

Locations, dates, and performers(s) for the 2023 Tune Up the Parks Concert Series
Date	Location	Artist	Genre
Monday, July 3, 2023	Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street	Sally and Shirley	Rock Pop Country
Wednesday, July 5, 2023	Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre	Dave Wilson Music	Rock/Folk/Country/Pop
Monday, July 10, 2023	Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street	Karen Morand	Soulful Roots
Wednesday, July 12, 2023	Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre	Emerson Emilia	Pop/Country/Top 40
Monday, July 17, 2023	Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street	The Stiff Joints	Classic Rock
Wednesday, July 19, 2023	Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre	Dawn & Elvis	60's/70's/80's Pop & Rock
Monday, July 24, 2023	Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street	Rick LaBonte and The FORMULA	Rock
Monday, July 24, 2023	Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street	Sidewalk Astronomy	Following Performance
Wednesday, July 26, 2023	Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre	CANCELLED Due to Weather
Monday, July 31, 2023	Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street	Lauren Baillargeon	Old/New Country & Bluegrass
Wednesday, August 2, 2023	Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre	Timmy Mac Band	Classic Rock/Blues/Altema
Monday, August 7, 2023	Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street	Nick Hedden	Country/Pop/Rock
Wednesday, August 9, 2023	Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre	Boys of Rythym	Folk/Country/Blues
Monday, August 14, 2023	Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street	The All Nighters	Modern/Classic Country
Wednesday, August 16, 2023	Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre	Lawrence Hank	Texas Blues
Monday, August 21, 2023	Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street	Abbey Neves	Country
Wednesday, August 23, 2023	Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre	Johnny and the Lawmen	Classic Rock
Wednesday, August 23, 2023	Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre	Sidewalk Astronomy	Following Performance
Monday, August 28, 2023	Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street	Leave Those Kids Alone	Classic Rock
Wednesday, August 30, 2023	Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre	Gritty Angels Band	Rock/Celtic/Blues Ballads

Saturday, September 23, 2023	Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre	Sidewalk Astronomy	Join us following the Teddy Bear picnic and Outdoor Movie in the Park!
Saturday, October 14, 2023	Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street	Sidewalk Astronomy	Join us for viewing of a Partial Eclipse (Special Viewing glasses will be available for purchase - supplies are limited)