Blossom Music Center is one of the premier outdoor concert venues in the Midwest, set in a bowl of wooded hills just south of Cuyahoga Falls. From June through September it hosts both the Cleveland Orchestra's summer season and a full slate of popular music acts — rock, country, pop, and everything in between. The schedule typically includes dozens of shows spread across the season.
The venue is spread over 800 acres of park land. Arriving early is part of the ritual: tailgating in the parking lots starts hours before showtime, and the lawns fill up well before the music begins. The covered pavilion has good sight lines from most seats, and the lawn, while requiring a blanket or chair, is genuinely pleasant on warm summer evenings. The drive through the national park land to get here adds to the experience.