Dallas Symphony Orchestra Memorial Day Concert

Dallas Symphony Orchestra will stage its annual Memorial Day concert on Monday, May 25, at Flag Pole Hill, continuing a free outdoor tradition that opens the group’s 2026 Parks Concert Series. The concert is scheduled to begin at 8:15 p.m., according to the orchestra’s event calendar and parks-concert listings. The program is billed as a family event built around patriotic favorites, with fireworks set to close the evening. In case of bad weather, the orchestra lists the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center as the rain site. ### Where is the concert, and what time does it start? Flag Pole Hill, at 8015 Doran Circle in Dallas, is the listed site for the May 25 performance. Dallas Symphony Orchestra says the event is free and open to the public. The 8:15 p.m. start time appears across the orchestra’s calendar and community concert pages. A downtown Dallas events listing carries the same schedule and describes the performance as the orchestra’s annual Memorial Day appearance at the park. ### What has the orchestra said about the program? Dallas Symphony Orchestra describes the event as an “audience favorite” featuring patriotic music. The orchestra’s calendar says the evening is intended as a family-friendly Memorial Day program and that fireworks will close the concert. The orchestra’s broader Parks Concerts page identifies the Memorial Day performance as part of its free outdoor series for 2026. A Dallas Symphony press release issued April 21 said the orchestra would return to Flag Pole Hill for the annual Memorial Day concert and that all parks concerts in the series would be free. ### Is there a weather backup plan? The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center is the designated rain site for the May 25 concert, according to the orchestra’s parks-concert page. That matters because local coverage heading into the holiday weekend has pointed readers toward indoor backup options if storms develop. D Magazine said in a May 22 micropost that North Texas could see a “soggy Memorial Day weekend,” urging residents to keep plans flexible. The article did not serve as the primary event listing, but it matched the broader expectation of unsettled weather around the holiday weekend. ### Is this the same event some listings call a parks concert? The Dallas Symphony Orchestra refers to the event as part of its Parks Concert Series, and outside listings use similar wording. An events page from Downtown Dallas labels it “Parks Concert Presented by the Dallas Symphony at Flag Pole Hill.” NBC DFW, in a report on the orchestra’s free summer series, said the Parks Concert Series would begin on May 25 with the symphony’s signature Memorial Day concert at Flag Pole Hill. The Dallas Symphony’s own April announcement uses the same framing, placing the Memorial Day performance at the front of the 2026 parks schedule. ### What should attendees know before heading out? The Dallas Symphony’s event pages say the concert is free, which means there is no standard ticket purchase required to attend the Flag Pole Hill performance. Public event listings for the concert advise attendees to bring a blanket or lawn chair for the grass seating setup typical of the site. The 9:15 p.m. fireworks time is the clearest fixed marker after the concert begins. For people watching the weather on Monday, the orchestra’s calendar and parks-concert pages are the main places to check whether the performance remains at Flag Pole Hill or shifts to the Meyerson.