Whether you're digging for free concerts in the park or big multi-day festivals with splashy names, summer is the season of outdoor concerts.

Here's where you'll find some of the best festivals and outdoor concert series around Minnesota and western Wisconsin this summer.

Hewing Hotel Rooftop Concert Series

When: Select dates from May 18 to Oct. 5 at The Hewing Hotel in Minneapolis

Who is playing: Dylan Salfer, Erik Koskinen and Molly Maher, Tina Schlieske, Shoeless Revolution, Martin Zellar, The Scarlet Goodbye, Nur-D, Jeremy Messersmith, Turn Turn Turn, Abbasolutely Fab!, The Ocean Blue, The New Standards, Swag, Dessa, and Davina & the Vagabonds

What you need to know: The shows take place on the hotel's rooftop, and each show is ticketed. Click here for more

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