Jazz at the Cascades
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Step into the rhythm of summer evenings with enchanting performances by Jazzmania Live! Set at the relaxing and stunning South Park Cascades, jazz concerts take place (usually twice per month during the summer) on Sunday evenings. Please note the September 6 concert will begin at 5 PM and end at 7 PM.
Visitors are encouraged to bring portable chairs, blankets, and snacks. While these jazz concerts are free, donations are accepted.
For those not familiar with the area, South Park Cascades is located next to the historic Oliver Miller Homestead (which is open every Sunday from 1:30–4:30 PM) and less than a mile from South Park Ice Rink and Flora Park Creamery where visitors can enjoy 24 flavors of ice cream from Penn State Creamery, Chocolate Shoppe (Madison, WI), and other suppliers. Please note that Flora Park Creamery is open Tuesday-Sunday: 12-9 PM and Monday: 4:30-9 PM.
Jazz at the Cascades concerts are outdoors, weather permitting. In case of inclement weather, please check the Allegheny County Parks Facebook page and Jazzmania Live for updates.
Check out this South Park Cascades video. Built in 1930, the historic South Park Cascades were a manmade water feature using stratified rock quarried from the park itself. The brainchild of Paul B. Riis, the famed Swiss-born landscape architect, the Cascades were carefully composed to evoke a network of waterfalls and stone pools. Along with the cascading waterfalls, the large pools act as a water feature so the public can soak up the sights and sounds of the park’s natural heritage and immerse themselves in nature. There are also nearby hiking trails.
Directions For those approaching Corrigan Drive from the South, there will be a slight detour because Corrigan Drive will be partially closed -- from Brownsville Road to the McConkey Road/Maple Springs Drive traffic light -- during 9:30 AM-6 PM on Sunday, September 6 for the Pasta Too- Rev'em up MEGA Car Cruise Event
South Park Cascades is located off Stone Manse Drive near the intersection with Corrigan Drive Rotary Circle. Once you see the Oliver Miller Homestead brown sign, please turn immediately on the access road that leads to a large parking lot that serves both Oliver Miller Homestead and South Park Cascades.
Pre-Concert Option Another option for those looking to do something in South Park before the 5 PM Jazz at the Cascades concert, South Park Theatre will have a 2 PM outdoor production of "Romeo & Juliet" with $15 tickets at the door on Sunday, September 6. People should bring portable chairs.