Jazz in the Garden, the National Gallery of Art’s after-work, summertime staple that offers pitchers of sangria, soulful singing, and sometimes, people jumping in the off-limits fountain, is coming back after being canceled last summer due to the pandemic. The events will still have pitchers of sangria — and other food and drink offerings at its café — but they will also have less jazz,  according to an announcement Thursday.

Now called Concerts in the Garden, the series returns this month with four performances of different genres, including mariachi, brass, and classical, marking the museum’s first in-person program since March 2020. 

The series kicks off on July 29 with global psychedelia ensemble Bombay Rickey. Other acts include the Baltimore Jazz Collective (Aug. 12), the U.S. Army Brass band (Aug. 26), and Flor de Toloache (Sept. 9), an all-woman mariachi band.

A sampling of Bombay Rickey:

The museum isn’t ready to say just yet what the future of Jazz in the Garden will be, according to an NGA spokesperson, but are using the series as a test run for preparing their next season.

It’s also the first time the concerts will be ticketed — though, they will remain free. Passes will be available two weeks before each performance, and ticket-holders can enter the garden at any point during the shows (gates open at 5 p.m., and the shows run from 6 to 8:30 p.m.). The museum is encouraging anyone who is unvaccinated or feels more comfortable doing so to wear a mask.

“I am thrilled that live music will make a joyful return to the Sculpture Garden this summer,” said NGA director Kaywin Feldman in a statement. “Once again, our visitors will enjoy the sights and sounds that signal summer in the nation’s capital: modern sculpture in a beautiful natural environment accompanied by live jazz and other expanded genres of music.”