The Coast Guard Band will commemorate the close of summer with a free concert filled with marches, concert pieces, arias, and Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture" at 1 p.m. Sept. 2 outdoors at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London.

The band and its director, Lieutenant Commander Adam Williamson, will perform Strauss’s “Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare,” Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries,” and an assortment of marches by John Philip Sousa and others.

Soprano Musician 1st Class Megan Weikleenget will sing a variety of arias by Puccini, Rossini, and Donizetti.

The performance will culminate with Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture,” with canon fire provided by The Artillery Company of Newport, Rhode Island.

This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. The audience is encouraged to provide its own seating for this venue. Fort Trumbull State Park is located at 90 Walbach St. in New London. The rain date is Sept. 3 at 1 p.m. For more on the Coast Guard Band, visit www.uscg.mil/band, or call the Concert Information Line at (860) 701-6826.