bandstand

noun

band·​stand ˈban(d)-ˌstand 

1

: a usually roofed platform on which a band or orchestra performs outdoors

2

: a platform in a ballroom or nightclub on which musicians perform

Examples of bandstand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

References to a bandstand that hosted small musical programs in the park appeared in newspapers of 1927. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026

After 97 years of hosting community concerts and festivals, weddings and quinceañeras, Denver’s iconic City Park bandstand along Ferril Lake was burned beyond repair in a fire overnight, city officials said Thursday. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026

Live music by the Eastport Oyster Boys and the Naptown Brass Band blares from the bandstand. —Scott Neuman, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026

The amphitheater could replace the wooden bandstand that is there now, according to the legal ad placed last summer. —Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bandstand

• armband
• backhand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand
• farmland

Kids Definition

bandstand

noun

band·​stand ˈban(d)-ˌstand 

: an outdoor platform on which a band performs