Brandon Marshall
Audio By Carbonatix
The Denver Botanic Gardens is one of the city’s favorite spots at any time of the year. But every summer, it becomes particularly popular when it hosts concerts in the lovely, grassy amphitheatre at 1007 York Street. And the schedule for the 2026 summer concert series, presented by UMB and produced by Swallow Hill Music, is now out.
Building off the success of recent years, this year’s lineup has expanded to fourteen dates, including artists new to the award-winning series like Grace Potter, Allen Stone and Soccer Mommy. Of course, old favorites are returning, too, including Chris Botti, Judy Collins with Bruce Cockburn, and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.
Here’s the complete lineup:
John Craigie and Blind Pilot
Tuesday, June 23
Grace Potter
Tuesday, July 7
Allen Stone
Wednesday, July 8
Soccer Mommy
Thursday, July 9
Chris Botti
Thursday, July 16
Judy Collins with Bruce Cockburn – Sweet Judy Blue Eyes Tour: A Lifetime of Songs
Wednesday, July 22
Watchhouse
Sunday, July 26
The Beths and Beach Bunny
Wednesday, July 29
The Infamous Stringdusters
Tuesday, August 4
Band of Horses
Thursday, August 6
Gregory Porter
Monday, August 10
Steel Pulse
Tuesday, August 11
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Wednesday, August 12
Sam Bush and Paul Hoffman
Monday, August 17
All shows start at approximately 6:30 p.m; gates open at approximately 5:45 p.m. And they end before 10 p.m.; after all, the Denver Botanic Gardens is located in the heart of a central Denver neighborhood.
Tickets for the Summer Concert Series go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Monday, March 16…and fair warning, they go fast. Denver Botanic Gardens and Swallow Hill Music members will get early access to tickets March 11 through March 15, depending on the membership level.
Also returning this summer is Evenings al Fresco, a musical companion to the concert series in which Colorado musicians deliver intimate performances throughout the Gardens while guests stroll the grounds.The lineup and dates for Evenings al Fresco will be announced later this spring, with tickets sales beginning in May.
It may still be February, but summer is closer than you think! Learn more about the summer concert series at botanicgardens.org.
