Millersburg amphitheater launches monthly summer concert series

The Timothy Baker Amphitheater opened its summer run June 6 as a monthly destination in Deer Run Park, with concerts set for the first Saturday of each month through Oct. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. The schedule gives Millersburg a predictable evening crowd at 3102 Glen Drive, where live music and food trucks are expected to pull people into nearby restaurants and shops before and after each show.

The Holmes County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau lists the series for June 6, July 4, Aug. 1, Sept. 5 and Oct. 3. Visit Amish Country gives the same hours and address, 3102 Glen Drive, Millersburg, Ohio 44654, and describes the atmosphere as live music, local food trucks and a welcoming community setting. For Historic Downtown Millersburg, that repeat calendar matters because it gives the village five steady Saturdays when visitors can extend the evening into town spending.

The venue sits inside the Deer Run Park complex, which also includes the Pampered Paws Dog Park, Deer Run Ball Fields, a walking path, adult exercise equipment, two pavilions, basketball courts, a skate park, a disc golf course and a fenced children’s play area. Village materials identify the amphitheater as a 200-seat outdoor venue developed as an Eagle Scout project by Brenna Barbey and later named for Timothy Baker after Bill Baker made a donation in honor of his late brother. Council minutes describe the structure as a six-tiered amphitheater, 64 feet wide and 40 feet high, built into an existing hillside, and the village approved nearly $31,000 in 2024 for artificial turf on the tiers.

The amphitheater has already been used as a gathering spot for major village events. Holmes County’s bicentennial closing ceremonies used the site for old-time music on June 8, 2025, and the Deer Run Block Party was held there on Oct. 10, 2025. In an April village packet, Mayor Hoffee reviewed upcoming community events and said food trucks would be present, while also encouraging sponsorship participation through Holmes Center for the Arts. Later village discussion on amphitheater sponsorships and liability rules for non-village events showed the site was being managed as a community venue with formal oversight.

That structure gives the series a practical role beyond entertainment. Each concert can send families to dinner, bring shoppers into downtown stores and create a built-in crowd for vendors before the music starts at 6 p.m. With dates spread across the warm-weather season, the amphitheater is set to remain one of Millersburg’s most consistent public gathering places through early October.