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06/04/2026

Go Canes! Stanley Cup final 2026!!

06/04/2026

Join your North Carolina Symphony for a night built around music that defines the American spirit: Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever,” John Williams’ “Liberty Fanfare,” the “Armed Forces Salute,” Copland’s “Buckaroo Holiday,” and more.

As the sun disappears slowly behind the trees, the music begins and an ordinary Friday night becomes something more vivid, more communal, more alive.

Together, we celebrate America 250.

Patriotic Pops
FRI, JUN 12 | 8PM
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary
Sophie Mok, conductor

Summerfest Presenting Sponsor: UNC Health
Patriotic Pops Presenting Sponsor: Bank of America
Concert Sponsor: CEI - The Digital Office
Series Sponsor: First Citizens Bank
Picnic of the Week Sponsor: Wegmans
Hosted By: Town of Cary, NC
Media Sponsor: WCPE TheClassicalStation

https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2D00645AC819A7C9?CAMEFROM=CFC_NCS_WEB_NCS_EVENT-PAGE

06/03/2026

Get ready for an out-of-this-world night with your North Carolina Symphony! ✨

Guest conductor David Glover invites you to experience epic music from *Star Wars*, plus Hans Zimmer, Holst, and more performed live under stars at UNC HEALTH Summerfest.

Get your tickets and bring the entire family for a concert that’s far from ordinary!

Space Spectacular:
Star Wars & More
SAT, JUN 6 | 8PM
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary
David Glover, conductor

Summerfest Presenting Sponsor: UNC Health
Series Sponsor: First Citizens Bank
Picnic of the Week Sponsor: Wegmans
Hosted By: Town of Cary, NC

https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2D00645ABA4E6793?CAMEFROM=CFC_NCS_WEB_NCS_EVENT-PAGE

Tonight at UNC Health Summerfest, the picnics were as epic as the film scores—and this Lord of the Rings spread from The...
05/31/2026

Tonight at UNC Health Summerfest, the picnics were as epic as the film scores—and this Lord of the Rings spread from The Second Breakfast Club of Raleigh took home $100 as the winner of Wegmans Picnic of the Week!

Congratulations to this week’s winners and runners up, Epic Friends from Cary and the Fuller and Parrish Families of Cary, and thanks to all who participated.

05/29/2026

UNC Health Summerfest in space!

Stars above you and all around you. The entire lawn at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, lit like a galaxy.
Bring your flameless candles and immerse yourself in the music of the cosmos.

Star Wars, E.T., and 2001 are just a few of the epic pieces you’ll hear, performed by your North Carolina Symphony.

Bring your friends and family and spread out under a sky that feels a little bigger tonight. Plus, kids can explore instruments at our popular Instrument Zoo.

For one night only join us on a musical journey through the cosmos!

A Space Spectacular:
Star Wars & More
SAT, JUN 6 | 8PM
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary
David Glover, conductor

Summerfest Presenting Sponsor: UNC Health
Series Sponsor: First Citizens Bank
Picnic of the Week Sponsor: Wegmans
Hosted By: Town of Cary, NC
Media Sponsor: WCPE TheClassicalStation

https://ncsymphony.org/events/26sf04-a-space-spectacular-star-wars-more/

05/28/2026

Guest Conductor Lawrence Loh is joining your North Carolina Symphony to perform iconic music from films including "Raiders of the Lost Ark”, "The Fellowship of the Ring”, "Titanic”, "Forrest Gump”, and more, already this Saturday at UNC Health Summerfest.

Epic Film Scores 
SAT, MAY 30 | 8PM 
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary 
Lawrence Loh, conductor 

Don’t miss this epic performance. Get your tickets today!

https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2D00645AB9D564DE?CAMEFROM=CFC_NCS_WEB_NCS_EVENT-PAGE

05/27/2026

Dark, fast, and moody. Then sharp and playful. Elegant, controlled, and cinematic. These are just some of the ways we’d describe these selections from Swan Lake.

Spellbinding from start to finish, this is music that changes shape, color, and rhythm so beautifully you’ll be adding it to the playlist on your phone before you get home!

Add that the concert is outdoors on a warm summer night at the stunning Koka Booth Amphitheatre, and you’ve discovered a very special concert experience. UNC Health Summerfest with your North Carolina Symphony. It’s the place to be this summer. Embrace the extraordinary.

Be part of the glow - bring your flameless candles for spectacular nighttime experience.

Swan Lake Selections
FRI, JUN 5 | 8PM
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary
Chad Goodman, conductor
Elli Choi, violin

Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Kabalevsky: Violin Concerto
Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake

Summerfest Presenting Sponsor: UNC Health
Series Sponsor: First Citizens Bank
Picnic of the Week Sponsor: Wegmans
Hosted By: Town of Cary, NC
Media Sponsor: WCPE TheClassicalStation

https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2D00645ABA0F6644

05/26/2026

Step into a night of music you already love. From Chariots of Fire to The Lord of the Rings to Titanic, it is one iconic moment after another. On a night like this you bring everyone you know. Food, friends, family, film scores. The music. The best vibes. The best of summer. UNC Health Summerfest. Embrace the extraordinary.

Epic Film Scores
SAT, MAY 30 | 8PM
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary
Lawrence Loh, conductor

Concert Supporter: York Properties
Summerfest Presenting Sponsor: UNC Health
Series Sponsor: First Citizens Bank
Picnic of the Week Sponsor: Wegmans
Hosted By: Town of Cary, NC
Media Sponsor: WCPE TheClassicalStation

https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2D00645AB9D564DE?CAMEFROM=CFC_NCS_WEB_NCS_EVENT-PAGE

Due to unseasonably cold temperatures combined with rain in the forecast, this evening’s concert of UNC Health Summerfes...
05/23/2026

Due to unseasonably cold temperatures combined with rain in the forecast, this evening’s concert of UNC Health Summerfest at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary has been canceled. Ticketholders are being contacted directly. Thank you for your understanding.

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