Some seats, yes. For a typical July 7:00 PM show at Weesner Family Amphitheater, roughly 80% of the seating bowl is shaded on average across the event. Shade grows through the late afternoon; by 6:00 PM about 58% of seats are out of the sun.
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Weesner Family Amphitheater (Apple Valley, MN) is oriented 308° from true north. We compute the sun's exact position for your date and start time and run it against the seating geometry, plus live schedules and an hour-by-hour forecast on the interactive site.
Interactive shade map for Weesner Family Amphitheater · Satellite shadow view
Minnesota gives summer concerts a long, late evening to work with, and Weesner Family Amphitheater uses it well. Sunset does not come until 8:55 PM, and across a typical 7 PM show about 80 percent of seats in Apple Valley end up shaded.
The pit leads the way. Pit 1 and Pit 2 read about 94 to 95 percent shaded across the event, and the covered pavilion sections around them, 103, 104, 204 and 205, all sit near 92 to 93 percent. If you want reliable shade, those middle sections under the roof are the ones to book.
The exposure sits on the ends and the grass. Lawn 1, 8 and 9 range from about 50 to 61 percent shaded, and wing section 213 comes in near 62 percent. By 7 PM the sun is about 18 degrees up in the west-northwest near 282 degrees, and with sunset so late it keeps working across the open lawn for a good while. Earlier, around 6 PM, only about 58 percent of the venue is shaded.
On the lawn, plan for sun through the opener and shade as the long evening winds down; under the pavilion, you are covered from the first song. To check the shadow line for your show at Weesner Family Amphitheater, open the interactive shade map and set your start time.
Upcoming events at Weesner Family Amphitheater are ticketed on TixBit. Check the shade map first, then grab a seat on the shady side.