Throughout warmer months, Butler County venues open patios or parks to local bands.

Here are a few places and events where you can expect to hear music from your friends and neighbors.

Events like the Big Butler Fair and Butler Farm Show always have a slew of locals jamming to country, rock and other genres.

Slippery Rock Development’s Bands on Bricks event lasts from 5 to 7 p.m. June 25, July 23 and Aug. 27 on the green lot at the intersection of Main and New Castle streets.

The Beacon Hotel hosts live bands Saturday nights and acoustic music on the patio Sunday evenings.

Lyndora Hotel’s Open Mic Night means everyone and anyone can show off their talent every other Wednesday 7 to 10 p.m.

A live band can be expected at most Foodie Fridays. Butler Downtown’s event begins in the evening at 205 North Main Street.

Weekends at taprooms like Missing Links, North Country Brewery, Recon Brewery, the 11th Frame Bar and Grille and Rock House Bar and Grill are packed with local artists and groups. Check out each business’s websites for full lists of appearing acts.

“Washboard” Tony Frochio and his son, Nic Temple, perform June 14 at the Odd Fellow Gazebo at Alameda Park. Butler Eagle File Photo

The free Family Summer Concert Series at Alameda Park runs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays in Odd Fellow Gazebo June through August. Musical genres represented will include folk, acoustic, jazz, rock and roll, blues and country. Scheduled are Washboard Tony & Son, June 14; Rock Jazz Trio, June 21; The Particles, July 5; Muddy Creek, July 12; Shanna Rae, July 19; Tom Panei, July 26; Better Late, Aug. 2; This, That and the Other Thing, Aug. 9; and Collision Band, Aug. 16. For more information, visit https://bcpr.recdesk.com.

The Band Jam Grass Roots Music Festival will overtake Cooper’s Lake Campground and Event Center August 26 through 28 and feature more than 20 local acts throughout the weekend including Your Fractured Fairytale, Dinnerbell Road, Black Ridge and more.