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Band applications now open for the 2025 Music in the Park concert series

[DULUTH, MN] City of Duluth Parks and Recreation division is excited to announce they are now accepting applications for the 2025 Music in the Park concert series.

This 90-minute weekly musical performance series takes place Tuesday evenings June 17 through August 12, 2025 with a rain date built in at the end of the schedule. All concerts are from 6:30-8:00 PM. The first half of the series will be staged at Chester Park and the latter half of the series will be staged at Lincoln Park.

Artists may be offered 90-minute performances or a split performance with two 40-minute sets. Bands will be compensated per the application language; sound and tech needs will be provided by the City. Bands are asked to provide a bio, contact information, up to three sound samples, and other information.

Applications will close at 11:59 PM on Sunday, February 9, and will only be accepted via the online submission portal. If your band is interested in applying, the application can be found here: https://www.duluthmn.gov/parks/music-in-the-park/. 

Parks and Recreation’s Music in the Parks committee will review applications in the weeks following the submission deadline and will reach out to bands to confirm selections.

The City of Duluth thanks its partners at Chester Bowl for their continued support of bringing music into our park spaces and co-hosting Music in the Park at Chester Park.

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