The 2025 Season of the Lancaster Festival marks a new era for the Lancaster Festival Orchestra under the direction of John Devlin!!

Schedule of Events:

10:00 am: Major Arts for Minors: Digital Photography

Location: Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, 145 E. Main St.

Professional designer and photographer Martin Barker teaches about the origins of photography, how cameras work and how to get the most of your digital phone camera to elevate your online images! Wendel Art Garage at DACO. 145 E. Main St 

10:00 am: Children's Corner: Toadstool Shadow

Location: Zane Square Concert Stage, Main and Broad

Toadstool Shadow is a family-friendly Americana trio from southern Ohio. Their songs are about glad things like horses, cowgirls, mermaids, potatoes, and corn. They mix music and humor and sing everything in sunshine sweet two-part female harmony.  

12:00pm: Noon at the Square

Location: Zane Square Concert Stage, Main and Broad

Pack a lunch or stop in one of the local restaurants or food trucks and enjoy a wonderful lunch in our beautiful Downtown Parks while listening to great family friendly music. 

3:00 pm: Cafe Concert #2: Mozart's Musical Mystery Tour - $30

Location: Cheers Chalet, 1211 Coonpath Rd.

Judith Stillman and friends take you on a ride through the music of Mozart in this lighthearted concert with a visual projection presentation. Cheers Chalet will be providing a light snack and a cash bar.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Happy Hour Music Series

Location: Ale House 1890, 149 West Main St.

The beautiful patio at Ale House 1890 is the perfect setting for music, cocktails, and summer weather

8:00 pm: Monday Night Blues: Harold Stewart and the Blues Hounds

Adult $40; Child-Student (3-17) $10; Table of 10, $400  
Location: Wendel Concert Stage

Central-Ohio-based International performing and recording artists Harold Stewart and The Blues Hounds consistently offer crowds high-intensity, upbeat, funky Blues music with a wide range of flavors. The Blues Hounds have headlined many international events, opened for various artists overseas, and recorded and produced two albums in Japan.  The Blues Hounds 4th US album is currently in production.