1. a raised platform or structure where a band or orchestra performs, typically outdoors in a park or public space

Examples

• The jazz band performed on the bandstand in the town square.
• Children gathered around the Victorian bandstand to listen to the concert.
• The park’s ornate bandstand was built in 1895.
• Every Sunday, the local orchestra plays at the bandstand by the lake.
• The wedding reception featured dancing near the old bandstand.
• Tourists took photos of the decorative iron bandstand in the garden.