June 13. The Charlotte Symphony is coming back to Lake Norman two nights in a row—June 17 and June 18—after a COVID absence.

—The Summer Pops series returns to Duke Energy’s EnergyExplorium at McGuire Nuclear Station in Huntersville on Friday, June 17.

—It comes back to Bailey Road Park in Cornelius the next night, on Saturday, June 18. Gates will open at 6 pm with food trucks and beer and wine available for purchase. The event concludes with fireworks.

Limited parking is available in the park, as well as at Bailey Middle and Hough High, with free shuttle service. There are bike racks as well as a plan for a rideshare drop-off/pick-up area at the turn lane into the Bailey Middle bus lot.

—There’s ample on-site parking at the Explorium and some people come by boat.

Both concerts are free and start at 8:30 pm.