Castle Hill Picnic Concerts are back! Pack a picnic supper and enjoy an evening of live music on the magnificent Grand Allee. Stroll the grounds and explore the newly restored gardens while you enjoy a night out on the estate. Gates open at 5PM for picnicking. Advance ticket reservations are recommended but not required. Each Thursday, July 7 – September 1, will feature a different family-friendly band performing on Castle Hill’s Grand Allee overlooking Crane Beach.
Bring a picnic blanket or lawn chair and set up on the lawn. While here, explore the gardens, walk the 1/2-mile-long Grand Allee, try a landscape-themed eye spy, picnic, and dance on the grass.
Bring a picnic supper or purchase supper onsite from vendors Beefie Boys or Plat Du Jour and dessert from Down River Ice Cream or Q’s Nuts. Mill River Winery, True North Ales, and 1634 Meadery will sell beverages each week. Outside alcoholic beverages are not permitted and parcels will be searched upon entry.
Picnic blankets, lawn chairs, and low tables are permitted. Please no tents, lawn umbrellas, grills, candles, or pets.
- July 7 Big ‘Ol Dirty Bucket Soul/Funk
- July 14 Psychedelic Relics Classic Rock
- July 21 Entrain World Music
- July 28 Soul Rebel Project Reggae
- Aug 4 Beantown Swing Orchestra Big Band Swing
- Aug 11 Studio Two Beatles Tribute Band
- Aug 18 Soul City Soul/Motown
- Aug 25 The Great Escape Journey & 80s Rock Cover Band
- Sept 1 Orville Giddings Band Blues
Member ticket: $25/car. Nonmember ticket: $35/car. Vehicle ticket covers all guests arriving in that car.
Advance tickets are strongly recommended. Tickets may not be available at the gate. Weather cancellations, if necessary, are made by 3 pm concert day. Ticket holders will be notified by email and offered a refund. Check the Crane Estate Facebook page for weather updates.
