Disneyland’s free country concert lineup runs through Nov. 18

Downtown Disney’s CMA Awards Celebration is already underway, with 40 free sets left over the final 10 days before the 60th CMA Awards on Nov. 18.

Disneyland’s country music series isn’t coming soon. It’s already playing, and it’s free.

Downtown Disney’s CMA Awards Celebration puts live country bands on the Downtown Disney LIVE! Stage four times a day, at noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m., through Wednesday, Nov. 18. That’s the night of the 60th CMA Awards on ABC and Disney+.

WDWNT posted the full lineup by date on Sunday, Nov. 8. Six bands rotate through the run, and each one gets two or three dates.

Disney’s events page says ABC and the Country Music Association present the shows, which run on the stage and lawn “leading up to the night of the big broadcast.”

Our math: Disney lists the dates as Nov. 1 to Nov. 18. Four sets a day for 18 days is 72 sets. Starting Monday, Nov. 9, there are 10 days and 40 sets left.

Here’s the first performance on the Downtown Disney LIVE! Stage back in November 2023, via Laughing Place:

Who is playing the Downtown Disney country concerts?

Here’s what’s left, per the lineup WDWNT posted:

• Mon., Nov. 9: Louis Thomass and the Surfing Cowboys

• Tue., Nov. 10: Franklin Wall

• Wed., Nov. 11: The Carmel Helene Band

• Thu., Nov. 12: Franklin Wall

• Fri., Nov. 13: Louis Thomass and the Surfing Cowboys

• Sat., Nov. 14: That Band Called Mowdy

• Sun., Nov. 15: Sabrina Lentini Band

• Mon., Nov. 16: Louis Thomass and the Surfing Cowboys

• Tue., Nov. 17: Coriander

• Wed., Nov. 18: The Carmel Helene Band

Already played: Franklin Wall opened WDWNT’s list on Nov. 2, followed by Sabrina Lentini Band, That Band Called Mowdy and Coriander. Mowdy came back Nov. 7, and Coriander has Sunday, Nov. 8. The Nov. 6 slot was listed as TBA.

One small mismatch. Disney’s page starts the series Nov. 1, but WDWNT’s lineup starts Nov. 2.

Louis Thomass and the Surfing Cowboys get three of the final 10 days. A surf-country band at a California theme park resort? Someone in Anaheim knew exactly what they were doing.

Don’t expect a CMA nominee to wander onstage, though. The big names will be in Nashville.

Do you need a Disneyland ticket for the country concerts?

No. Downtown Disney sits outside the theme parks, so no park ticket or reservation is required, WDWNT noted. The shows are free.

Disney lists LIVE! Stage sets at about 40 minutes, so the last set of the day should wrap up a little before 4 p.m.

Parking is the part that costs money. Disney’s parking page says Downtown Disney guests park in the Simba Lot off Disneyland Drive:

• First hour: $10.

• With validation: 3 more hours free after a $20 minimum purchase at any Downtown Disney location, or up to 5 more hours with validation from a Downtown Disney table-service restaurant.

• After that: $14 an hour, charged in 30-minute chunks, with a $66 daily max.

So a 1 p.m. set plus lunch can keep parking at $10. Stay for all four sets without buying anything, and the meter keeps running.

When are the 2026 CMA Awards?

Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. Central), live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Lainey Wilson hosts for the third straight year, and her second as solo host, Music Row reported. Hulu gets the show the next day.

This is the first year the CMA Awards stream live on Disney+. That came out of a six-year deal Disney and the CMA announced in May, keeping the CMA Awards, CMA Fest and CMA Country Christmas on Disney platforms through 2032, WDWNT reported. ABC has aired the awards since 2006.

The show is adding a Dolly Parton tribute, too. We have the details in our story on [the 2026 CMA Awards Dolly Parton tribute](https://news.piratesandprincesses.net/p/2026-cma-awards-add-dolly-parton).

Has Downtown Disney done a country series before?

Yes. This is round two. Laughing Place reported in October 2025 that Downtown Disney would host 19 days of country music at the same stage ahead of last year’s 59th CMA Awards, which aired Nov. 19, 2025.

Last year’s version ran from noon to 10 p.m. daily, according to Laughing Place. This year’s four sets all start between noon and 3 p.m., so plan for a lunch show, not a dinner show.

What else is happening at Downtown Disney in November?

The snow is coming back. [Downtown Disney’s nightly snowfall returns Nov. 13](https://news.piratesandprincesses.net/p/downtown-disney-snow-returns-nov), falling seven times a night.

That gives the district a busy final week of the series. Country bands play the afternoon sets, and the snow takes the evening shift.

Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.

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Hat Tips:

• Disneyland Resort (Nov. 8, 2026), CMA Awards Celebration dates, showtimes and presenters; LIVE! Stage set length; Downtown Disney parking rates

• WDWNT (Nov. 8, 2026), the performer lineup by date and free admission

• WDWNT (May 13, 2026), the Disney and CMA deal through 2032 and the first live Disney+ stream

• Music Row (Sept. 5, 2026), CMA Awards date, time, venue and host

• Laughing Place (Oct. 30, 2025), last year’s Downtown Disney country music series; video of the stage’s first performance

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