Lee Brice

Grand Finale featuring Lee Brice and the Lancaster Festival Orchestra
Saturday, July 27 • 8:00pm, gates open at 6:00 pm
Location:
Wendel Concert Stage, OHIO Lancaster

TICKETS: $45 lawn / $55 at gate / $10 child, student / $550-$600 table of 10

The Lancaster Festival Orchestra, joined by the Lancaster High School Percussion Ensemble, opens with a salute to the great movie composer, John Williams.

Lee Brice takes the stage with the Lancaster Festival Orchestra. When Curb Records recording artist, Lee Brice, isn't selling out arenas, writing and recording songs, or building new brands like American Born whiskey, you'll find the family man with his wife Sara, two young boys, and daughter. Meanwhile, with over 3.7 billion on-demand streams, and over 4 billion spins on Pandora, Brice continues to enjoy massive success at country radio, digital streaming services, and on the road. He has reached the #1 spot at Country Radio with Platinum-selling “Memory I Don’t Mess With,” which consecutively follows three prior #1s: ASCAP’s 2021 Country Song of the Year and 3x Platinum track “One of Them Girls,” “I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Carly Pearce, and the 4x Platinum hit “Rumor,” which was nominated in the category Single of The Year at the 55th Annual ACM Awards. One of the most-played country artists of all time on Pandora, he was the second country artist behind Keith Urban to receive the Pandora Billionaire plaque. Lee is also a GRAMMY nominee, a CMA and ACM award winner, and he's taken nine radio singles to Number One: "A Woman Like You," "Hard to Love," "I Drive Your Truck," "I Don’t Dance," "Drinking Class," “Rumor," “I Hope You’re Happy Now," “One of Them Girls,” and “Memory I Don’t Mess With.” Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney and others have recorded his songs, and he's performed on numerous TV shows, including NBC's Today, ABC's The Bachelor, NBC's The Voice and FOX's Miss USA 2018. Lee performed as part of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoring Garth Brooks, aired on PBS March of 2020. At the 54th Annual CMA Awards, Lee took home the prize for Musical Event of the Year for his song with Carly Pearce, "I Hope You're Happy Now." At the 56th ACM Awards, “I Hope You’re Happy Now” won Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year, and Lee and Carly Pearce performed the song live. Lee’s album, Hey World, has been certified Platinum and features several multi-Platinum selling hits. Lee kicked off 2024 with an intimate acoustic tour, the Me & My Guitar Tour, and is bringing fans brand new music this Spring with his upcoming single, "Drinking Buddies" with Nate Smith and Hailey Whitters.


Wilson Phillips

Wilson Phillips with the Lancaster Festival Orchestra
Saturday, July 20 • 8:00pm, gates open at 6:00 pm
Location:
Wendel Concert Stage, OHIO Lancaster

Cost: $45 lawn / $55 at gate / $10 child, student / $550-$600 table of 10

Opening performance:

Lancaster Festival Orchestra with Take3 - with a flair for the wild and unexpected, the genre-defying trio, TAKE3, brings the refinement of a rigorous classical music background and infuses it with rock-star charisma.

Wilson Phillips

With five studio albums under their belt and their impressive pedigree as the daughters of two legendary groups: The Mamas and Papas, and The Beach Boys, respectfully, Wilson Phillips’s harmony-rich sound still sets them one notch above the rest.

Wilson Phillips has a lot to celebrate. Since the beginning of their union in 1990, Wilson Phillips have won the Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year for the now iconic single “Hold On”, were nominated for four Grammy Awards, as well as two American Music Awards.


WHO’S BAD

Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience
Opening band: Second Gear

Wednesday, July 24 • 7:30 pm, Gates open at 6:00 pm
Location:
Wendel Concert Stage, OHIO Lancaster

Cost: $30 lawn /$40 at gate/ $10 child, student / $300 table of 10

Who’s Bad has earned its name by paying studious attention to Michael Jackson’s every original groove and gravity-defying dance move. They have over 100 years of combined professional experience and a team of dancers with resumes that include Broadway productions such as Phantom of the Opera. Vamsi Tadepalli (Who’s Bad founder, composer, and saxophonist) assembled a cast of North Carolina’s premiere musicians and, from Who’s Bad’s inception, believed in the band’s boundless possibilities. The velvety vocals and pinpoint choreography of frontmen Joseph Bell and Taalib York’s combined with the six-piece band’s synchronized dance routines, blaring horns and down-deep rhythms, results in a performance delivered with soul and precision superseded by only the King himself. They’ve shared stages with the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, The Backstreet Boys, The Four Tops, Boys II Men, and hip-hop superstar, Pitbull. Captivated fans include LIVENATION’s Anthony Nicolaidis who calls Who’s Bad, “The real deal,” and Michael Jackson’s longtime friend and manager Frank DiLeo proclaimed after the Who's Bad show in Nashville, TN, “The show was great… Michael would have been proud!” 


Monday Night Jazz

Monday Night Jazz: Columbus Jazz Orchestra
Monday, July 22 • 8:00pm, Gates open at 6:00 pm
Location:
Wendel Concert Stage, OHIO Lancaster

Cost: $40 lawn / $10 child, student / $400 table of 10

"The CJO is led by world-renowned band leader and trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, former lead trumpeter for the Count Basie Orchestra. Under Stripling’s leadership, the CJO presents over 20 subscription concerts each season in Columbus, Ohio at the historic Southern Theatre. By incorporating contemporary arrangements into its repertoire and commissioning new arrangements and masterworks for jazz orchestra, the CJO promotes the future of big band jazz and cultivates the dynamic, adventurous spirit that has kept audiences coming back again and again. The CJO has toured Europe and has collaborated with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, BalletMet Columbus, the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus, the Harmony Project, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Opera Columbus and the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company."

Monday Night Jazz Wine Tasting- Add to your evening of jazz with an excellent choice of wines curated by Provisions Bakery and Deli’s wine experts.


Rockin’ at the Eagles

ROCKIN’ AT THE EAGLES
Tuesday, July 23 • 7:30pm, Doors open at 6:45 pm
Location:
Eagles Event Center, Lancaster, OH

TICKETS: $30

Special Guest Siobhan Cronin joins musicians from the Lancaster Festival Orchestra and Gary Sheldon on the keys for an evening of rock at the Eagles. 

Siobhan Cronin- A classical-crossover violinist with a virtuosic rock flair, Siobhan Cronin has performed with some of the most iconic artists in recent history including the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Ricky Martin, Wyclef Jean, Sarah McLachlan, Plácido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, Earth Wind and Fire, Rod Stewart, and others. She now tours as a member of the multi-platinum band STARSET, with whom she has performed numerous sold-out shows throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. She has been featured in publications such as Forbes magazine for surpassing 2 billion streams worldwide and her most recent radio single with STARSET and Breaking Benjamin quickly rose to #1 on the rock charts.

As a solo artist, Siobhan alternates between acoustic and electric violin where she makes extensive use of technology and effects, always pushing the boundaries to demonstrate how truly versatile and wide ranging the violin can be. Her performances have brought her to some of the finest halls in the country such as the Lincoln Center in New York and the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. Her charisma and versatility have also led her to be a featured performer for international brands such as BMW, Ferrari and Emirates airlines, where she has been known to showcase anything from a classical concerto to modern rock and metal.


CHALK THE BLOCK

Chalk the Block
Location:
Around Fountain Square
Cost: Small Squares $6 Large Squares: $12 (each comes with chalk!)

When: Register Beginning July 8 at 10:00am: chalk drawing July 17-19

All ages are invited to create colorful chalk drawings on the pavement surrounding Fountain Square in Downtown Lancaster. Chalking begins July 19, then finished works are revealed and appreciated by all during ArtWalk on July 21. 

Click button above to register or visit the Lancaster Festival Office at 117 West Wheeling Street, Lancaster, OH.


ARTWALK - IT’S FREE!

ArtWalk 
Friday, July 19 • 6:00-9:00 pm
Location:
ALL OVER DOWNTOWN!

Cost: FREE

Grab your friends and join the celebration of arts.  Downtown Lancaster is filled with art exhibits, activities, and music. Enjoy the music of Identity Crisis at 6:00pm on the Zane Square Stage.  This amazing night is FREE!!


OPENING NIGHT:40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Lancaster Festival Orchestra Opening Night: 40th Anniversary Celebration 
Thursday, July 18 • 8:00pm, Doors open at 7:15 pm

Location: The Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption

Cost: $35 / $30

Highlights from 40 memorable opening nights take the stage.  This evening features soloists from the Lancaster Festival Orchestra, including our concertmaster, Dmitri Pogorlov, The Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption Chorus, the historic church organ, and Maestro Gary Sheldon on harpsichord.


FESTIVAL FAIR DAY

Festival Fair Day
Saturday, July 20 • 9:30-2:30pm

Location: Fairfield County Fairgrounds

Cost: $5 adults / KIDS ARE FREE

This day at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds is for kids and families!  Experience Operator-For-A-Day presented by Company Wrench. Build a birdhouse, see super tricks by Performance Dogs of Ohio, or catch the entertainment on the stage and much, much more! 


OHIO Lancaster -
Wagner Theatre

Join the amazing OHIO theatre cast for an amazing performance.


Experience AHA! 

Sunday, July 21 • Noon-4:00pm
Location:
AHA! A Hands on Adventure, A Children’s Museum

Cost: FREE

Bring the little ones to try out Lancaster’s incredible AHA! A hands-on activity, Children’s Museum.  2:00 performance by members of the Lancaster Festival Orchestra.

EXPERIENCE AHA! • FREE!


OUT & ABOUT WITH THE LANCASTER FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

Out and About with the Lancaster Festival Orchestra

Sun. July 21,  Tues. July 23, Thu. July 25 - Various locations and times
Cost: FREE!!

Our amazing orchestra ensembles head out into the community to delight fans all over town! 


CAFE' CONCERTS

Café Concerts• 3:00pm, Doors open at 2:15 pm

Location: Cheers Chalet (1211 Coonpath Rd NW, Lancaster, OH 43130)
Cost: $30 each / $110 for series

Small ensembles of the Lancaster Festival Orchestra are featured in these 3:00pm Chamber Music concerts. Enjoy a single concert or the series of all four!

CLICK THE LINK NEXT TO THE EVENT TO PURCHASE TICKETS


Happy Hour Music Series

July 22, 23, 25 • 5:30- 7:30 pm
Location:
Ale House 1890

Cost: FREE

The beautiful patio at Ale House 1890 is the perfect setting for music, cocktails, and summer weather.  


CHAMBER MUSIC CLASSICS

Chamber Music Classics : Crescendo - Maestro Sheldon’s Favorite Music

Thursday, July 25 • 7:30pm, Doors open at 6:45 pm
Location:
First United Methodist Church, Lancaster

Cost: $25 Adult / $10 Child, Student

A bounty of the Maestro's favorite chamber music classics including Schubert’s beloved “Trout” Quintet. Pianist Judith Lynn Stillman, violinist Dmitri Pogorelov and other members of the Lancaster Festival Orchestra perform the music of Brahms, Ibert and Schubert. With a special performance by the festival’s brilliant Young Artist Fellows.


MAJOR ARTS FOR MINORS

Major Arts for Minors

10:00am each class 
Location:
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio
(July 25 at
North End Press, Lancaster)

Cost: FREE

These daily programs for 9–12-year-olds to learn about the arts.  Admission is FREE but you must register to reserve your child’s spot.  Registration is required or call 740-687-4808.

CLICK ON A LINK BELOW TO REGISTER:


CHILDREN'S CORNER

Children’s Corner

10:00 am
Location:
Zane Square Stage, Downtown
Cost: FREE

Daily musical performances for kids and families! Bring your family out to sing and dance and more!

July 22 - TBA Zane Square Stage, Downtown
July 23 - Rick Kelly
Zane Square Stage, Downtown
July 24 - The Magic of Nate Jurgen
Knights of Columbus Event Center
July 25 - MadCap Puppets- Down on the Funny Farm
Zane Square Stage, Downtown
July 26 - Toadstool Shadow
Zane Square Stage, Downtown


NOON AT THE SQUARE

Noon at the Square

Location: Zane Square Stage, Downtown

Cost: FREE

Lively lunchtime performances for all! Bring a sack lunch or try out one of the food trucks!

July 22 - Music Men and Jen (Barbershop Quartet)
July 23 - Lancaster Festival Orchestra Ensemble
July 24 - Lancaster HS Percussion Ensemble
July 25 -Lancaster Handbell Choir
July 26 - Kelly Vaughn


BIKE RACES FOR KIDS

Bike Races for Kids

Friday, July 26 • 5:30pm
Location:
Parking Lot, Job & Family Services

Cost: FREE

Decorate your wheels, grab your helmet and head for the races!  Prizes for best bike decorations and prizes for race winners presented by Fairfield Medical Center and Job and Family Services.


DOWNTOWN FRIDAY NIGHT

Friday, July 26 • 5:30-9:00 pm
Location:
Zane Square Stage, Downtown

Cost: FREE

5:30 pm - Community Orchestra
7:00 pm - Brickhorse


MUSIC ON THE SQUARE

Saturday, July 27 • 10:00-12:00 pm
Location:
Zane Square Stage, Downtown

Cost: FREE 

Join us for music from The Lancaster Community Band and The Lancaster Youth Band