2024 Season

2024 Subscription Series

The Lima Area Concert Band performs four concerts each year in the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center and Lima Senior High School Auditorium in downtown Lima. Tickets are just $15 each and students of any age are always admitted for free. Season tickets are just $50 for all four concerts. Order your tickets now and enjoy the four outstanding concerts we have planned for 2024.

The Lima Area Concert Band thanks Lima Eagles Aerie 370 for sponsoring our 2024 season!

May 11, 2024, 7:30pm
The Beat Goes On

Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center

An evening of rhythmic music featuring the percussive sounds of noted musician Dane Newlove and our brand-new tympani! The band will perform the great marches of Ohio natives Henry Fillmore and Karl King, plus music of Leroy Anderson, Gustav Holst, Dave Brubeck and John Philip Sousa.  It will be an exciting night of music with a beat!

Sponsored by Endodontic Associates of NWO

June 15, 2024, 7:30pm
Celebrating Sousa

Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center

An evening of Sousa marches, an exciting overture and several lighter tunes that might have made up a traditional John Philip Sousa concert. We will also present the annual Gail Woolley Scholarship Award to a promising high school musician and feature vocal and instrumental solos.

Sponsored by Tom Ahl Family of Dealerships

July 20, 2024, 7:30pm
Welcome to the Cabaret

Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center

A night of fun and stimulating music highlighting marches, light lyrical tunes and solos and ensembles from the Lima Area Concert Band. Light snacks are provided while the audience enjoys sitting around tables throughout the exhibit hall. An audience favorite, Welcome to the Cabaret is a night sure to leave you tapping your feet and whistling the infectious tunes.

Sponsored by Nutrien and Kewpee Hamburgers

September 14, 2024, 7:30pm
Music of Stage and Screen

Lima Senior High School Auditorium

An evening featuring music made popular by Broadway, television and movies. Music has long been an element of stage drama and its usage has expanded into screen types like film, television, and even video games. Music often adds excitement and drama to the story presented and tonight’s concert of exciting and current music will take the audience on a musical journey to fantasy and adventure.

Sponsored by Lima Memorial Health System

2024 Community Concerts

The Lima Area Concert Band performs a number of community concerts every summer, most of which offer free admission. We are proud to be a vital part of our community’s festivals and fairs and encourage you to come enjoy our fun, toe-tapping concerts.

Star Spangled Spectacular

July 4, 2024, 8:00pm
Faurot Park Pavilion
Free Admission!

Wapakoneta Summer
Moon Festival

July 21, 2024, 7:00pm
Wapakoneta High School Performing Arts Center
Free Admission!

Concerts In The Park

August 11, 2024, 7:00pm
Rotary Pavilion in Faurot Park
Free Admission!