The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s annual Concerts in the Garden Summer Music Festival returns in time for Memorial Day Weekend.

The festival will feature 11 concerts running May 26-June 11; a drone show May 27 will replace the traditional fireworks presentation. Guest performers include Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Radio Highway, Classical Mystery Tour and country music star Pat Green.

In past years, the festival started in June and ended in early July.

“The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra shifted the Concerts in the Garden Summer Music Festival dates earlier this year for the safety of both the musicians and patrons, as the extreme temperatures of the usual dates caused heat-related health issues and delayed concert start times due to the heat on the stage,” the FWSO wrote in an email statement.

Each show will take place in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The parking lot, box office and venue gates open at 6:30 p.m., and the concerts begin at 8:30 p.m. Each show runs approximately two hours, including a 20-minute intermission.

Tickets for each show can be purchased online at fwsymphony.org or by calling the FWSO Box Office at 817-655-6000. Reserved seating ranges from $40 to $79, with a 20% discount for children 10 and under in price levels B and C. Children 10 and under can sit free on the lawn with a ticket if accompanied by an adult. Lawn seats are $28.

Parking options include valet for $37, North/South selfpark for $22 in advance or $25 at the gate, and the Yellow Lot at Dickies Arena. Prices for the Dickies Arena lot vary and are available at the gate. Shuttles will run from the South Lot to the South Entrance, and a second shuttle stop will be in the Dickies Arena Yellow Lot. Shuttle services run from 6:30 p.m. until 30 minutes after the concert ends. ADA-accessible shuttles are only available in the South Lot. An Uber/Lyft drop-off area will also be in the South Lot. Parking can be purchased in advance at fwsymphony.org or by calling the FWSO Box Office at 817-655-6000.

Concert in the Garden attendees can bring or purchase food on-site to enjoy before and during the shows. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and shows start at 8:30 p.m.

CONCERT SCHEDULE

Friday, May 26
Show: Windborne’s The Music of Queen
Conductor: Brent Havens
Special Guest: MiG Ayesa, vocalist

Saturday, May 27*
Show: Patriotic Pops (Memorial Day celebration)
Conductor: Taichi Fukumura
Special Guest: Michael Adams, baritone
*Drone show will occur in place of fireworks

Sunday, May 28
Show: The Music of Harry Potter
Conductor: Taichi Fukumura

Thursday, June 1
The FWSO will not perform at this show
Performers: Preservation Hall Jazz Band – The world-famous New Orleans-based ensemble is celebrating 60 years.

Friday, June 2
The FWSO will not perform at this show
Performers: Radio Highway
Show: Music of The Eagles
Vocalists: Glenn DeLaune, H.L. Wilson, Danny Miranda and Eldon Sully

Saturday, June 3
Show: Chicago Nights
Conductor: Martin Herman
Special Guest: Jason Scheff, vocalist/ bassist for Chicago

Sunday, June 4
The FWSO will not perform at this show
Performers: Classical Mystery Tour
Show: A Tribute to the Beatles

Thursday, June 8
Show: Music of Led Zeppelin
Conductor: Taichi Fukumura

Friday, June 9
Show: REWIND: The Music of the 80s
Conductor: Alex Amsel

Saturday, June 10
Show: Star Wars
Conductor: Taichi Fukumura

Sunday, June 11
The FWSO will not perform at this show
Performer: Pat Green