Rock City’s Summer Music Weekends return

Memorial Day weekend will kick off this annual event series where folks can enjoy live music until early September.

NOOGAtoday | Rock City Summer Music weekends

Matt Downer plays on several instruments, including his one-of-a-kind “See Rock City” banjo.

Photo provided by See Rock City

Rock City is tuning up its banjos for the return of Summer Music Weekends in the gardens on Lookout Mountain — kicking off on Memorial Day weekend.

Starting Friday, May 26, you can head to Rock City and listen to live performances all day long Fridays-Sundays. The lineup is sure to be a folkin’ good time.

  • Fridays | Amber Carrington, a finalist on season four of the singing TV show “The Voice”
  • Saturdays | Kofi Mawuko, a master drummer
  • Sundays | Highbeams, an Atlanta-based folk-rock trio

Attendees will also hear traditional American folk tunes from the “Old Time Traveler,” Matt Downer, daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bonus: performances will be daily from Friday, June 30 through Sunday, July 9 in celebration of the Fourth of July.

This event series will conclude on Labor Day weekend, with the last show being on Sept. 4. Get tickets.