Summer Concert Series Returns To Downtown Bethesda Starting In May

BETHESDA, MD — The summer concert series in downtown Bethesda kicks off on May 19 at the Norfolk Avenue Streetery between St. Elmo and Cordell Avenues.

The series of free outdoor concerts, sponsored by the Bethesda Urban Partnership, will be held Friday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase at nearby restaurants, but no alcohol will be allowed outside the bars and restaurants.

Here’s the schedule of concerts for the summer series:

• May 19 at 6 p.m., Elikeh
• May 26 at 6 p.m., Ocho de Bastos
• June 2 at 6 p.m., Patrick Alban
• June 9 at 6 p.m., Jill Fulton Band
• June 16 at 6 p.m., The 19th Street Band
• June 23 at 6 p.m., Vi-Kings
• June 30 at 6 p.m., La Unica
• July 7 at 6 p.m., DC Mudd
• July 14 at 6 p.m., Billy Coulter
• July 21 at 6 p.m., Eric Scott
• July 28 at 6 p.m., Hard Swimmin' Fish
• Sept. 1 at 6 p.m., Soul Crackers
• Sept. 8 at 6 p.m., Kentucky Avenue
• Sept. 15 at 6 p.m., Melissa Quinn Fox