The Jazz Ambassadors of the United States Army Field Band performed the first ever outdoor concert on the newly created Irish Green. Adjacent to the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, the Irish Green welcomed hundreds of guests and families from the local community.

More than 900 people from the local community packed the Leighton Concert Hall in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at Notre Dame to listen to a free concert by the Notre Dame Concert Band. Sponsored by the Department of Music and the South Bend Tribune, the concert celebrated Independence Day and featured tributes to the United States Armed Forces.