Dallas Symphony Orchestra announces free 2026 Parks Concert Series

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra announced its 2026 Parks Concert Series, a lineup of free performances scheduled at parks and community venues across Dallas this summer.

The annual series begins Monday, May 25, with the orchestra’s Memorial Day concert at Flag Pole Hill.

“Sharing music in Dallas-area parks is a highlight of our summer each year,” Michelle Miller Burns, Ross Perot president and CEO of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, said in a statement. “There’s nothing quite like seeing our community come together to experience the joy of live music, and we are grateful for the opportunity to create these memorable moments across the city.”

Assistant Conductor Shira Samuels-Shragg, the Marena & Roger Gault Chair, will lead the Memorial Day performance. The program includes “America the Beautiful,” Morton Gould’s “Armed Forces Salute,” Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” selections from “Great American Songs,” the finale from Florence Price’s “Symphony No. 1,” and John Williams’ “Superman March,” among other pieces.

The orchestra said Samuels-Shragg will also conduct concerts at Fretz Park, Exall Park, Kidd Springs Park and Paul Quinn College.

According to the orchestra, all concerts are free and open to the public. The 2026 Parks Concert Series is supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture and the City of Dallas Parks and Recreation Department.

The Memorial Day concert at Flag Pole Hill is scheduled to begin at 8:15 p.m. Monday, May 25, with fireworks planned for 9:15 p.m. In case of rain, the event will move to the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.

Additional concerts are scheduled for:

• Tuesday, June 2 — Fretz Park, 6950 Belt Line Road
• Wednesday, June 3 — Exall Park, 3501 Live Oak St.
• Friday, June 5 — Kidd Springs Park, 711 W. Canty St.
• Saturday, June 6 — Paul Quinn College, 3837 Simpson Stuart Road

All performances are scheduled for 8:15 p.m.

More information is available through the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.