UAF to host Music in the Garden concert series

May 20, 2019

Jeff Richardson

ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ photo by JR Ancheta. People gather at the Georgeson Botanical Garden for a musical performance in June 2017. UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning arranges the Music in the Garden series of concerts on Thursday evenings each summer.
ÌÀÄ·ÊÓƵ photo by JR Ancheta. People gather at the Georgeson Botanical Garden for a musical performance in June 2017. UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning arranges the Music in the Garden series of concerts on Thursday evenings each summer.


A variety of bands and musical ensembles will perform this summer at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Georgeson Botanical Garden.

The 2019 Music in the Garden concert series begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, and continues most weeks until Aug. 8. Spectators are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic, but are asked to leave pets at home. Food and drinks are available from Chartwell's Campus Dining. Concerts are free, but the garden will accept donations.

Parking at the garden is limited but is available on UAF’s West Ridge. A short walking path to the garden, located at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm, begins at the overlook.

This summer’s Music in the Garden schedule includes:

May 23 — Sourdough Rizers

May 30 — Dry Cabin String Band

June 6 — O Tallulah

June 13 — Cold Steel Drums

June 20 — Rock Bottom Stompers

June 27 — Headbolt Heaters

July 11 — Marc Brown and The Blues Crew

July 18 — Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival American roots ensemble

July 25 — Red Hackle Pipe Band

Aug. 1 — Fairbanks Community Jazz Band

Aug. 8 — E.T. Barnette String Band

Music in the Garden is sponsored by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, with support from the University of Alaska College Savings Plan, Design Alaska, Sound Reinforcement Specialists and Georgeson Botanical Garden. For more information, visit or call 907-474-7021.