Welcome to Saturday Morning Tunes, an award-winning, family friendly concert series!

When we were growing up, kids’ music – let alone kids’ concerts – was pretty lame. Our mission: To present concerts you can enjoy with your kids – not just for your kids, at times when you don’t have to pay for a sitter.

We produce a mix of indoor and outdoor shows. The secret is, these shows aren’t actually for our kids – they’re for us parents (shhh).

Sept. 23, 2023

PopGrass Festival at Independent Brewing feat. Letitia VanSant & Disco Grass

Our PopGrass Festival returns to Ladew Gardens on Sept. 23. Illustrations by Kevin Sherry.

Doors open at 9:30 a.m. and the show ends by 11:30 a.m. Saturday Sept. 23 so you can be home for (family) nap time.

Made possible in part by The Waldorf School of Baltimore and WTMD & WYPR members.

Oct. 14, 2023

Phish for Kids feat. Phoam at Colorburst Park in Columbia’s Merriweather District

Over the years, so many of us have seen Phish at Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Phish for Kids feat. Phoam comes to Colorburst Park in Columbia Oct. 14.

Now, WTMD & WYPR’s Saturday Morning Tunes is bringing our Phish for Kids show featuring Phoam to the nearby Merriweather District’s Colorburst Park, on Saturday Oct. 14. Presented by Stages Music Arts!

We’re thrilled to welcome Phoam, Maryland’s best Phish tribute band, playing all our favorite Phish tunes.

There’s plenty of parking, as well as food options nearby.

Bring a blanket and camp chairs because Colorburst Park has room to spread out and dance. We can’t wait to bring Saturday Morning Tunes to Columbia!

Doors open at 11 a.m. and the show runs 11:30-1 p.m. Saturday Oct. 14 at Colorburst Park, 6000 Merriweather Dr. in Columbia. It’s a show the whole family (including grandparents!) can enjoy.

Made possible in part by the Merriweather Arts & Culture Center, The Waldorf School of Baltimore, the Archdiocese of Baltimore and members of WTMD & WYPR.

Nov. 4, 2023

Street Theater at the Maryland Center for History & Culture

We’re partnering with the Maryland Center for History and Culture (formerly the Maryland Historical Society) to present a new show featuring some of Baltimore’s best street performers!

Saturday Morning Tunes Street Theater at MCHC features 4-5 performers, each doing 10-20 minute sets in different parts of the museum grounds at different times on Nov. 4. The show is inspired by the street performers of London’s Covent Gardens.

Tickets include admission to “The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited” at the MCHC, a 5,000-square-foot, Muppet-filled multimedia exhibition is full of hundreds of objects, including puppets, character sketches, storyboards, scripts, costumes, and film and television clips.

Featured performers include:

Note: Anyone who purchases a ticket or RSVPs to a Saturday Morning Tunes show will be automatically enrolled in WTMD & WYPR’s newsletter.

About the series

When we were growing up, kids’ music — let alone kids’ concerts — were pretty lame. Our mission: To present concerts you and your kids can enjoy together. Since Saturday Moring Tunes launched in January 2017, nearly 20,000 kids, parents and grandparents have attended shows in Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington D.C. We look forward to seeing you and your little ones at an upcoming show!

Tickets are a donation to Your Public Radio, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and are non-refundable. Proceeds from this concert help support children’s programming on-air and in our community.