Simms Summer Concerts
Enjoy free outdoor concerts featuring local and regional performers on Sunday evenings throughout the summer. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket and get ready to enjoy great live music at Simms Millennium Park.
Thank you to our sponsors, Comox Valley Record and Jet 98.9 FM - Jet Nation.
View the June 25 media release
Concert schedule
All concerts begin at 7 p.m. and last one to two hours.
| June 15 | Georgia Strait Big Band |
Enjoy the sound of Big Band music! The band has been together for 18 years and plays a wide selection of exciting, fun and danceable tunes! |
| June 22 | Cancelled: Duo of Duos (Anela Kahiamoe & Michael Johnson and Easy Street) |
The Simms Summer Concert staff and volunteers are very sad to hear of the passing of Anela Kahiamoe, an amazing community spirited musician. We send sincere condolences to his family and friends. The Duo of Duos concert that was featuring Anela and others, scheduled for this Sunday, June 22, is cancelled. |
| July 6 | Fiddelium | A high-energy and award winning youth fiddle group featuring traditional and contemporary folk music. |
| July 13 | Spanish Boots | This 5-piece ensemble plays irresistibly danceable rhythms interwoven with Latin, rock and blues styles. |
| July 20 | Blues Jam (various artists) | Enjoy a great evening of the blues with some of the valley's talented players! |
| July 27 | Time Well Wasted | A 10-piece horn-driven powerhouse band playing rock, R&B, pop and dance music classics and modern hits. |
| August 10 | Stealing Dan | Enjoy an ultra-authentic homage to the great pop-jazz band Steely Dan! |
| August 17 | Shotgun Kelly | A seasoned tribute band putting their hearts into the music and bringing a selection of tunes from Adele to AC/DC. |
| August 24 | The Doobie Brothers Experience (concert includes a food bank drive) | Enjoy a masterful celebration of The Doobie Brothers music! This band brings top flight performances of the greatest hits including "What a Fool Believes", "Takin' it to the Streets, "Minute by Minute" and more. This concert also features a food bank drive. |
Media release
[Courtenay, BC]: [June 25, 2025] – Fiddelium, an award-winning youth fiddle group from Vancouver Island, will perform at Simms Summer Concerts on Sunday, July 6, at 7 p.m.
Fiddelium (pronounced “fi-DELL-ee-um”) is known for their high-energy, polished performances that blend traditional and contemporary folk music from around the world — including tunes from Scotland, Quebec, Sweden, Ireland, Spain, Texas and British Columbia. The ensemble of 17 young musicians was awarded the 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award for their outstanding performance skills and is often compared to groups like Barrage or Bowfire (minus the pyrotechnics).
The concert will run until approximately 8:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the music in the riverside setting of Simms Millennium Park, located by the 5th Street Bridge and across from Lewis Park.
The free Simms Summer Concerts continue most Sundays at 7 p.m. through July and August. Upcoming performances include Spanish Boots on July 13, Blues Jam (various artists) on July 20, Time Well Wasted on July 27, Stealing Dan on August 10 and Shotgun Kelly on August 17. The final concert is the Doobie Brothers Experience on August 24, which will also feature a food bank drive.
For more information, call the Courtenay Recreation Lewis Centre at 250-338-5371.
