Combine two bands, one beach and a sunset with food trucks, ice cream and hula hoops and you have the UPMC Sunset Music Series at Presque Isle State Park.

The UPMC Sunset Music Series takes place on Presque Isle State Park's Beach 11 on six Wednesday evenings. The first free concert in the 2025 series is June 18.

When is the UPMC Sunset Music Series?

The weekly concerts will take place Wednesdays from June 18 to July 23 on Presque Isle's Beach 11. The opening act will go on at 5:30 p.m. followed by the headliner at 7 p.m.

Here's the lineup

June 18: The Goats, headliner, and Acoustic Gypsies, opener.
June 25: Reminiscent, Rankin & Schell.
July 2: Matty and the Pickles, Cookie.
July 9: Danny & the Daddios, Division Street Machine.
July 16: Elle Taylor, Chris & Julie Moore.
July 23: Above All in Volume, Small Town Rollers.

More information

The concerts are free to attend. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. The Presque Isle Partnership will be selling raffle tickets to raise money for projects at the park.

Hula-hoop playshops will take place and swimming hours at Beach 11 will be extended. Beach 11 also has beach wheelchair pathways, a nature playground and lots of parking. It is a smoke-free beach and pets must be leashed and remain near the tree line. Alcohol is not permitted.

The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority's Route 33, also known as the free Presque Isle Express, runs on Wednesdays between the state park and downtown Erie. The last bus is scheduled to leave Beach 11 at a little after 9 p.m.