Press Release


Portage LIVE!, Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce, City of Portage, and Portage Parks & Recreation present a fabulous lineup of live music entertainment for the Portage 2026 Summer Music Series starting June 2nd!  Thirteen FREE live concerts in all! Happening every Tuesday evening, from 6:00-7:30 pm, throughout June, July, and August, rain or shine at Woodland Park (indoors in Oakwood Grand Hall), 2100 Willowcreek Road (just south of US 20), in Portage, Indiana.   Seating provided.  Free parking.  Food concession.  Bring family and friends and enjoy a variety of great live music performed by seasoned and professional bands and solo artists!   

Don’t miss our terrific Portage 2026 Summer Music Series opening concert on June 2nd, when popular worldclass vocalist Jim Bulanda and multi-talented comedian/singer Harley Hehr take the stage for a terrific evening of song, comedy, and impressions, featuring tributes to Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart, and other music legends!

PORTAGE 2026 SUMMER MUSIC SERIES CONCERT SCHEDULE TUESDAYS! 6:00-7:30 pm
 

 
June 2 Jim Bulanda & Harley Hehr Tribute to Frank Sinatra, Comedy, Impressions,
June 9  Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones 50s, 60s, Rockabilly
June 16 Oscar & The Majestics  Classic Rock Legends Show
June 23 J. Jay Brook International Entertainer
June 30 Joe “Neil” Zirconia Neil Diamond Tribute Artist
July 7 Spike and the Spitwads 50s and 60s Celebration
July 14 FlipSide 50s, 60s, Motown, Rockabilly
July 21 Blast to the Past 50s to 80s (Rock n’ Roll, Motown, Country)
July 28 Harley Hehr & Jim Bulanda Comedy, Song, Impressions
August 4 Doz Guys-Jim Pardonek 50s, 60s, 70s Party
August 11 Elvis “Dave” Thomas Elvis Tribute Artist
August 18 Jack Evans Country Music
August 25 Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones 50s, 60s, Rockabilly
 

 

 

















All Portage 2026 Summer Music Series concerts are collection sites for donations to Gabriel’s Horn Homeless Shelter. Canned goods, non-perishable boxed food items, paper goods, toiletries, hygiene items, etc., are very much appreciated.  Cash donations are welcome as well!

A great collaborative effort, the Portage 2026 Summer Concert Music Series is produced in partnership with Portage LIVE!, a (501) (c)(3) not-for-profit organization; Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce; grants from John W. Anderson Foundation and Porter County Community Foundation; Woodland Park facility provided by City of Portage Parks and Recreation, and from donations by local residents and Portage Chamber business members!


For more information, contact the following: Portage LIVE! (Terry Hardin) at (219) 762-5025 or visit www. portagelive.org (click on “Summer Music”); Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce at (219) 762-3300; or City of Portage Parks & Recreation at (219) 762-1675.

Free Admission! Live Music and Fun! Portage 2026 Summer Music Series at Woodland Park Begins June 2, 2026 with Jim Bulanda and Harley Hehr on Stage