National Park Candlelight Concert Series
A national musical journey celebrating America’s spirit on the occasion of our nation’s 250th anniversary
The Eden Candlelight Concert Series invites communities across the nation to gather at National Parks and iconic American spaces to experience intimate, emotionally resonant performances honoring the spirit of our nation as we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
Each concert illuminates the stories, ideals, and cultural threads that have shaped the American journey, offering a space to reflect on where we’ve been, who we are, and what we aspire to become. With candlelight softly illuminating the aisles and immersive lighting transforming each venue, these concerts create contemplative environments where music, memory, and national heritage come alive.
Eden Arts & Immersive Media Festival is a producing partner of the Freedom250 initiative as part of celebrating America @ 250. Eden is serving as a national lead for the Candlelight Concert Series presented in America’s National Parks as part of the official America @ 250 cultural programming, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Experience the Series
The Concert
Each event is uniquely programmed to reflect a facet of the American story: imagination, innovation, identity, resilience, land, hope, and belonging. Concerts feature place-based storytelling, immersive lighting, and historical and cultural vignettes woven between musical moments. Performances span American genres including Americana and folk, jazz, classical, Latin, bluegrass, and Appalachian traditions.
Youth & Family
Before each concert, parks come alive with creative learning and play. Interactive exploration zones offer instrument-building stations, nature-inspired art-making, family music circles, and Junior Ranger-style activities linking music, nature, and history. Music-tech innovation workshops invite students to explore sound design, music production, and collaborative creation.
The Shared Table
Community gatherings that unite food, music, and storytelling to spark reflection and connection. These intergenerational gatherings serve as cultural campfires, spaces for joy, conversation, and shared celebration of the American experience. Featuring locally sourced meals, storytelling circles, and live music, each gathering invites participants of all ages to sit together and explore what it means to be part of the American story.
Featured Venues
These concerts are designed for spaces where music, landscape, and history meet. We are working with National Parks and landmark outdoor amphitheaters that offer natural acoustics, dramatic views, and existing infrastructure for large-scale performances.
Zion National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Bryce Canyon National Park
Yosemite National Park
These concerts are more than performances — they are gatherings built around storytelling, reflection, and shared identity, inviting every generation to participate in a national moment of remembrance, celebration, and hope for the future.
Audiences will gather not in concert halls, but under open skies.
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