Tune Up The Parks and Sidewalk Astronomy
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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.
2024 performances are scheduled to take place in Colchester on Mondays and Essex Centre on Wednesdays between July and August.
Back for 2024 season - 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? Submit your expression of interest for next year beginning April 1, 2024 here!
Cancellations and rain date(s) will be announced on the Town's Facebook page.
| Date | Location | Artist | Genre |
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Monday, July 1, 2024 |
Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street |
Chappus & Neuman | Pop/Rock/Country |
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Wednesday, July 3, 2024 |
Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre |
Grease the Musical | 1950's Pop |
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Monday, July 8, 2024 |
Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street |
Richard Janik | Pop/Rock/Folk/Covers |
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024 |
Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre |
Dal Riata Highland Society | Highland Bagpipes/Drums |
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Monday, July 15, 2024 |
Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street |
Foxy Doe | Acoustic Covers |
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Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Sidewalk Astronomy |
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024 |
Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre |
Calling Saul | Rock Covers |
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Monday, July 22, 2024 |
Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street |
Painted October | Classic Rock/Psych Rock/ Soft-Pop Rock |
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024 |
Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre |
Spencer Willock | Acoustic/Alt/Classic/Pop/Soul |
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Monday, July 29, 2024 |
Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street |
Tina Schroeder | Modern/Classic Rock & Alt |
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Wednesday, July 29, 2024 |
Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre |
Dawn and Elvis | 60's to 90's Pop/Classic Rock |
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Monday, August 5, 2024 |
Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street |
Paul Tremblay | Rock/Country/Blues/Pop/Classics |
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024 |
Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre |
The Backlot | Rock/Funk/Jazz/Fusion |
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Monday, August 12, 2024 |
Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street |
Kingsville Essex Associated Band | Concert/Marching Band |
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024 |
Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre |
Travis Robinson | Pop/Country/Alt/Original Music |
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Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Sidewalk Astronomy |
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Monday, August 19, 2024 |
Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street |
Tin Shed Trio | Classic Rock |
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024 |
Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre |
Kingsville Essex Associated Band | Concert/Marching Band |
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Monday, August 26, 2024 |
Colchester Park, 100 Jackson Street |
Abbey Neves | Country |
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024 |
Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre |
The Jazzus Ensemble | Smooth Jazz |
| Saturday, September 21, 2024 |
Heritage Gardens Park, 87 Station Street, Essex Centre |
Sidewalk Astronomy | Join us following the Teddy Bear picnic and Outdoor Movie in the Park! |
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Saturday, October 26, 2024 |
Maedel Community Centre, 25 Gosfield Townline W. | Halloween SPOOK-tacular! | Family activities, crafts, mad scientist lab experiments, and a spooky scavenger hunt! |
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