Prattville’s Summer Creekwalk concert series returns Tuesday at Spillway Park

Free live music, food trucks and a family crowd will fill Spillway Park when Prattville’s Summer Creekwalk concert series returns Tuesday evening with Jahz & The Crowdpleasers. The opening night gives Autauga County residents a no-cost way to spend a summer Tuesday in historic downtown Prattville, with the creekside setting doing as much to shape the evening as the music itself.

The concert is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. CDT at Spillway Park along Autauga Creek. The city says Creekwalk Concerts will continue on the second and fourth Tuesdays in June and July, with a different act each time. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs, and food trucks will be on-site to turn the park into a casual evening gathering spot.

That combination matters in Prattville, where recurring free summer outings are limited and creekside events have become part of the city’s seasonal rhythm. Spillway Park was presented by the city in 2025 as a major quality-of-life investment, with a boardwalk overlooking the creek, shaded seating areas, a children’s play area, pedestrian walkways and better access to one of Prattville’s best-known natural spaces. For families, that makes the concert series especially useful: it is affordable, outdoors and built for an easy drop-in evening without tickets or a long drive.

City Cultural Arts Manager Mynecia Steele has described the concert series as an annual event along the Autauga creekside, and said the city aims for a mix of genres that brings together newer performers and local favorites. That approach broadens the audience beyond a single type of concertgoer and helps keep the series rooted in Prattville’s own cultural calendar rather than feeling like a one-off show.

The Creekwalk area is also part of a larger push to connect recreation, tourism and downtown life along Autauga Creek. A 2025 grant to the Autauga Creek Improvement Committee is expected to help a portable kayak launch system that will benefit the Autauga Creek Canoe Trail, Spillway Park and the Creekwalk, while the city also uses the area for historic walking tours, including tours that run from the Prattvillage Creekwalk through residential and commercial districts. Tuesday’s concert is the first step in a summer lineup that keeps the creekfront busy and public.