Submitted Article | Photos by Jason Setnyk
Cornwall Ontario — Entering its 31st season, Arts in the Park is a series of free, family friendly musical acts and an outdoor movie presentation. The concert series is held outdoors at the Lion’s Club Bandshell, where everyone is always welcome. Please bring your chair, blanket and/or picnic basket to Lamoureux Park and enjoy music performed by popular local artists and performers.
This season Arts in the Park is offering 23 performance nights, 1 musical matinee with the Clarpian-duo and over 27 musical acts.
There will be performances from Bruce Ciccarelli, Grace Willison, Rock Bottom, Mandee Woods, Carey B Grant, 2013 Seeker Choice Band of the Year Switchgear, plus the 2016 Seeker Choice Band of the Year Alison Wonderland, and many more.
All afternoon matinees begin at 2:00 p.m., while all evening performances begin at 7:00 p.m. and are weather permitting.
Free parking is available behind the Lion’s Club Bandshell and at the Cornwall Civic Complex.
A Look at the 2016 Concert Line Up
All shows are weather permitting and begin at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise stated. Schedule is subject to change without notice. Please visit often as further concerts and/or updates will be added.
| Date | 2016 Performances |
| Tuesday, June 21 | Revival |
| Wednesday, June 22 | Seaway Winds |
| Thursday, June 23 | Mike McAnany and Intrepid |
| Friday, June 24 | Louis Racine et les pourquoi pas Evening Sponsored by Centre cultural de Cornwall |
| Tuesday June 28 | Bruce Ciccarelli |
| Wednesday June 29 | Seaway Winds |
| Tuesday July 5 | Two Dimensions |
| Wednesday July 6 | Seaway Winds |
| Tuesday July 12 | Fiddlehead Soup |
| Wednesday July 13 | Flowdroidz and D-Composers |
| Thursday July 14 | Grace Willison |
| Saturday July 16 @ 8:45 pm | Outdoor Movie – Title to Be Announced
Evening Sponsored by Rachel’s Kids and the City of Cornwall |
| Sunday July 17 @ 2:00 pm | Clarpian-duo |
| Tuesday July 26 | The Snyders |
| Wednesday July 27 | Seaway Winds |
| Thursday July 28 | Community Showcase – Featuring Studio C Dancers, |
| Tuesday August 2 | Carey B Grant |
| Wednesday August 3 | Rock Bottom |
| Thursday August 4 | Moe Lemieux |
| Monday August 8 | Ruby Tuesday Dixie Band |
| Tuesday August 9 | Switchgear |
| Thursday August 11 | Alison Wonderland |
| Tuesday August 16 | Youth Night Featuring Black Diamonds, Sevengate, Put it in Park and Whiskey Hotel |
| Wednesday August 17 | Mandee Woods |
