Sound of Music Festival pops up today at Burlington City Hall

Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival will kick-off a pop-up outdoor concert series beginning today.

Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival will kick-off a pop-up outdoor concert series beginning today.

Starting at noon outside of Burlington City Hall, the first live acoustic event will take place, followed later this month and into October with shows planned for Spencer Smith Park, Burlington GO Station, and the Aldershot GO Station

“It is important for us to help local artists during this difficult time,” Sound of Music executive director Myles D. Rusak said. “They’ve been out of work facing ongoing uncertainty and miss connecting with audiences. More establishments in town are finding safe ways to bring back live music and we’ll be doing our part to showcase them as well. It’s time the music industry recovers and we bring the Sound of Music back to the streets!”

COVID-19 forced the cancellation of this year’s edition of the 40-year-old festival which was to take place in June.

While large crowds are usually the norm, this year’s Sound of Music Festival had to be cancelled.