The Helena Symphony's annual Symphony Under the Stars concert returns to Carroll College on Saturday, July 18, with gates opening for an 8:30 p.m. performance and a fireworks finale to close the night. Admission is free.
Intrepid Credit Union is back as the event's major sponsor, continuing what the symphony describes as a multi-year commitment to the concert. Intrepid is also sponsoring the fireworks. The event is widely described as the largest single summer gathering in Montana, drawing thousands of Helena-area residents to the Carroll campus for an evening that has become one of the city's signature summer rituals.
The symphony has not released the full program for this year's performance as of this week, but Symphony Under the Stars typically blends orchestral classics with accessible crowd favorites suited to an outdoor audience. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. Parking fills early, and neighbors near the Carroll campus should expect heavy traffic on campus-area streets in the hours before and after the concert.