Cain Park

I was informed on Cain Park’s Facebook that the way cameras and such are handled is that it depends on the performer (s) and their contract. So the reason I had my camera taken was because Nickel Creek does not allow cameras into their shows. I apologize to the venue for my ignorance. It was a great show and Evans Amphitheater is a great venue and I will definitely be back.

What a beautiful park. I enjoyed everything about it here and am saddened that I haven’t been here before. Lets’s get the negative out the way, the high priced food and drink, but I mean what do you expect — shrugs — The good is that the park is really nicely kept up and ticket prices aren’t expensive. Great place for a date night or just a relaxation!

So glad I finally got to get my husband to Cain Park and it took Unilocal to do it! Great picnic and wonderful music. The place itself is a great venue and perfect setting for fun with the whole Unilocal group. Really nice time.

After they began letting dogs in this place seems 100x better! More
People come here instead of using it being used as a gathering point of neglected children. There is now a community water/​sprinkler section to add to the community feel of the park (tennis courts, skate park, sledding hill, concert venue, and basketball
Courts, playground). I you are interested in geocaching it will help you familiarize yourself pretty easily! Bring the kids to the sprinkler part and stay for a concert, what is not to love?

Saw the prog rock dinosaurs YES back in August. It was the quintessential summer concert night. Humid, buggy, old folks, too much tie dye, too many pony tails, just pure fucking awesome. I have only a marginal interest in the band, but when I learned it would be at Cain Park, I had to go. I hadn’t been in years. Parking was only a couple blocks away even in bustling Cle Heights. I was amazed. Guinness cans were like five bucks I think? Great deal. They do not try to gouge you in this place. the staff are all super smiley and the sound is pretty clear. Restrooms are decent. I’m too old for the Bonnaroo festival experience. I think I was when I was twenty. But this place suits my needs. You have to go at least once every summer. And never go back to crappy Blossom ever again.

This is my new favorite place to see a concert in Cleveland! Not sure why I waited this long, but within three days I went to see both Livingston Taylor and Michael McDonald. Good seats for both events and what I learned from the first concert, helped me at the second:
Lessons learned:
1) «Play the parking game wisely». Or to put it simply: arrive fairly early and park on a side street being mindful of signage and other people’s driveways.
2) «Plan something ahead of time». Once you’ve parked early, how about a picnic? or pre-​order one from the venue and dine on the lawn, or in the park before the concert? Or better yet, park near the Katz Club Diner and wait for a table… no big deal if you wait a bit, you’ve already found parking and can walk to the concert a few blocks after your dinner. (Yummy food and reasonable too).
3) «Bring some cash». Alas, I was planning to use the ATM at the venue to get some cash for the «cash only» wine and beer sales counter. Unfortunately there is no ATM. Closest one is Berea, or at least it felt that way.
4) «Insect repellent is a good thing». Unlike Blossom, which fumigates within a ten mile area, Cain Park, being in the Heights, is not only a Nuclear Free Zone but also a «We don’t see the need to spray for mosquitoes free zone»…alright, it may be a bit long for a sign when you’re entering the Heights, but it is true… I think?
Anyway, put this on your list to do next year. It is a Cleveland gem!

A northeast Ohio Icon that has been in business and vibrant for 75 years. I remember my parent talking about going dancing here in the 1950’s. It is multipurpose, with sledding in the winter, but I really enjoy the summer concerts. Think B and C listers, and acts that were popular in the past. Still entertaining in this venue. Think a mini version of Blossom Music Center. Yes they sell food and drink before shows and you can go on line and order items in advance to make sure they have them when you arrive. The biggest issue (and one that almost made me give them four stars) is parking. Very limited accessible parking. Street parking for all others. They have a golf cart shuttle to help those with mobility issues, but it is still less than ideal. There is a shuttle service with parking to lots, but you need to check their website in advance. Overall, a cool, classic open air venue to enjoy a summer evening of entertainment in the middle of an urban neighborhood.

First time here. Honestly not a bad seat in the house. Saw Weird Al ⁷⁄₃₁. Amazing stuff. Everything was clean. Parking around the area was iffy, but not a huge issue.

I went to the Weird Al concert with my mother last week and we really enjoyed ourselves. The venue is great and it seems there is not a bad seat in the house. The lawn seats seem like a bargain. Cain Park reminds me of a smaller Blossom without any of the parking headaches. I parked down the street from Zagara’s and it was a nice 10 minute walk to our seats. I will see one of the greatest songwriters ever perform at Cain Park this Thursday: Kris Kristofferson! I am so excited for the show.

This is my favorite outdoor venue.
I can’t say the same for the artist lineup… it caters to a more conservative, older crowd (I guess). But this review isn’t about the booking.
Over the years, I have seen a few concerts here. I have sat in both the pavilion and lawn. It’s basically a mini-​blossom, but way more relaxed. The place is small, so any seat in the pavilion is a good seat. The lawn is very small as well, so you are still in a good spot there. I recently saw Fiona Apple in the lawn and we were happy with our location. It’s not like Blossom, where the lawn is a gazillion miles away and you can’t hear anything. It was also very comfortable due to a steep slope. We were fine without chairs.
What I really noticed as far as differences between Cain Park and other larger venues was the RULES. OMG, you can actually bring a blanket if you are sitting on the lawn! And I didn’t get a full body cavity search on the way in. You are allowed to bring in a cooler and beverages. I’m guessing you can’t bring in alcohol because they sell it, but it was nice to be able to bring water and things. It was refreshing to not feel like a criminal like other venues have the tendency to do.

Great amphitheater located in Cleveland Heights, Ohio near Case Western University. My husband and I attended the Fiona Apple concert on Friday, July 8^th, and being a native Clevelander, was excited to visit a new to me music theater! Evans Ampitheater is tucked inside of Cain Park and offers stadium seating and lawn seating, which at least for the Fiona concert, costs as much as our seats. But really there isn’t a bad seat in the house because of how small it is. Loved that they offered $ 5.00 beers, as I was expecting them to either not offer it, or charge $ 10-​$ 15 like other music vendors that I am familiar with. If I lived in Cleveland, I would definitely seek out other musical artists at this venue!

Awesome park tucked into Cleveland Heights. The ampitheater is so old-​school and amazing. We saw a bluegrass concert there last summer and just lay on the large section of inclined grass behind the actual seating and looked up at the stars. It’s a really romantic little nook in the city.
The art fair is also really great and brings in top-​notch artists from all over the country. We picked up a great painting for our anniversary last year and we love it!
A wonderful, unique part of Cleveland Heights. Definitely check out an event here this summer.

Cain Park Amphitheater is hands down the prettiest music venue in Cleveland. It even has a leg up on Blossom (and the sound quality is much better). The venue is huge, but it is still completely hidden in the lush Cain Park Forest. The brick side walls provide a stunning contrast to the towering trees. You won’t believe it existed this whole time, hidden in plain sight.
I agree with others that the bands tend to be un-​interesting. I typically only go once a year. But I do remember Fiona Apple rocking out to a sold out show. And when I do go, it’s always exceedingly pleasant.

There’s just something about that stage, and the theater, and having it open air, especially in the warm summer months… it makes you believe that something special is going to happen.
I ended up participating in three different productions there, including my first principal role ever in The Robber Bridegroom in 1995. I loved every single minute of it. Every evening when I’d arrive to do the show, and walking through the park to the dressing rooms… I’d feel like an actor in one of Shakespeare’s original productions back in the day.
Not to mention, heading to UDF for ice cream afterward. Or Tommy’s for lunch on an all-​day tech rehearsal.
By far and away, the best theater I’ve ever come across. This place is a true gem of Cleveland, and hopefully always will be kept in that regard.

I have many fond memories of Cain Park. The outdoor theater is great, the trails are great, the wooded areas, picnic areas and open fields are great.
But my favorite memories are the huge sledding hill at the east end of the park. A long, wide, smooth slope with a great little hump across about half of the bottom of the hill. A hump of just the right size and shape to make rocketing sledders either catch some decent air or separate from their sleds in comical spills.
The hill faces west-​northwest and stays snow packed and icy a good deal of the time. On any given winter weekend you can watch scores of people cavorting, bouncing and crashing about all over the sledding hill at Cain Park.

The only reason for not 5 stars? The bands brought in here are usually not interesting to me, and I like a wide variety of music. I only go to Cain Park once a summer, on average. It is an amazing venue; lush, romantic, and well kept.

Cain Park is a very nice park and amphitheater. It is a nice place to play tennis (if you’re a Cleveland Heights resident, I’m not) or take a walk and relax. I went for the annual art show and it was very nice. There was a nice variety of artists whose locations ranged from just down the street in University Heights to Israel. The amphitheater looks really nice. I would like to see a concert there. I will update the review when I do. The park is tucked in a little valley and it’s gorgeous with the trees and hills on either side. Overall, Cain Park is a great place to spend a couple of hours to either relax, workout or attend a concert. Again, just take note, many services are for Cleveland Heights residents only. I’m not one.