Sounds of Summer to open June 1

Uptown Band will open Sounds of Summer on June 1.

YORK—Yorktown’s Sounds of Summer concert series will begin Thursday, June 1, at Riverwalk Landing, 331 Water Street, Yorktown.

The Thursday concerts are from 6:30-9 p.m. through August 10 (no concert July 6). All concerts are free, reported public information officer Gail Whittaker.

The Uptown Band will be featured June 1, followed by a lineup that includes a new act coming to the waterfront—Blackout, an all-male band that performs rock-n-roll hits and funky ‘70s and ‘80s dance tunes.

The schedule includes:

  • June 8, Strictly Bizzness.
  • June 15, Blackout.
  • June 22, Tidewater Drive Band.
  • June 29, Band of Oz.
  • July 13, Brasswind.
  • July 20, The Deloreans.
  • July 27, Cat5 Band.
  • August 3, Slapnation.
  • August 10, The Main Event Band.

Visitors are urged to arrive before the concerts begin and enjoy dinner or dessert at any of historic Yorktown’s waterfront restaurants, including Water Street Grille, Carrot Tree, Umi Sushi, Ben & Jerry’s and Yorktown Pub.

The Sounds of Summer concert series includes a dance floor, friendly games of cornhole and to-go food available for purchasing from food trucks.

Guests are permitted to bring their own blankets, chairs and small coolers. No tables, umbrellas or tents are permitted. Concertgoers may bring their own alcohol, but it must be consumed in the designated concert area.

Free parking is available at the Riverwalk Landing parking terrace, York Hall, York-Poquoson Courthouse, County Administration Building and other designated public parking lots. The complimentary, wheelchair-accessible Yorktown Trolley runs until 9:30 p.m. during every concert with a modified route that includes some of the stops on the outskirts of town.

In case of inclement weather, updates will be posted on Facebook and Instagram, as well as the York County Event Weather Hotline at 757-890-3520.

Rivah Visitor's Guide Staff
Rivah Visitor's Guide Staff
The Rivah Visitor’s Guide provides information about places to go and things to do throughout the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula of Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay region, from the York River to the Potomac River.

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