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Musicians from around the world are coming to New York’s parks to perform. Rock, folk, jazz, hip hop, classical, world—no matter what your style is, there’s a performance for you.
Free Summer Concerts Events
Friday, August 8, 2025
Picnic Performances: Carnegie Hall Citywide: Dez Duron
at Bryant Park Stage (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America is a free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city’s vibrant arts and culture.
Free!
Saturday, August 9, 2025
RTA Summer Sunset Concert Series
at 96th Street Tennis Courts (in Riverside Park), Manhattan 
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Waterfront sunset concerts sponsored by the Riverside Tennis Association.
Free!
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Monday, August 11, 2025
Waterfront Movies Series
at Great Lawn (in Astoria Park), Queens , Great Lawn (in Astoria Park), Queens
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Bring a chair or blanket, some snacks, and a friend or two!
Free!
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Hudson River Park's Jazz at Pier 84
at Hudson River Park's Pier 84
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Celebrate all things jazz with music by local legends on Wednesdays in Hudson River Park! A spirited tribute to NYC’s storied jazz history, this Park-favorite series features local legends in a lineup of free performances on Manhattan’s riverfront.
Free!
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Queens Jazz Trail Concert
at George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell (in Forest Park), Queens
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Experience a musical journey through the borough’s rich jazz heritage including legends like Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald and more!
Free!
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Queens Jazz Trail Concert: High & Mighty Brass Band
at Forest Park, Queens
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
This free concert series brings the borough’s rich jazz history to life in beautiful community parks, where legends like Armstrong, Coltrane, Fitzgerald, and more once called home.
Free!
Friday, August 15, 2025
Picnic Performances: World Music Institute: Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East + Gamelan Dharma Swara
at Bryant Park Stage (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America is a free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city’s vibrant arts and culture.
Free!
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Picnic Performances: New York City Circus Festival
at Bryant Park Stage (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America is a free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city’s vibrant arts and culture.
Free!
Event
Monday, August 18, 2025
Waterfront Movies Series
at Great Lawn (in Astoria Park), Queens , Great Lawn (in Astoria Park), Queens
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Bring a chair or blanket, some snacks, and a friend or two!
Free!
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Love 2 Love You - Donna Summer Tribute
at George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell (in Forest Park), Queens
7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Nikki Torres is back again with her vibrant, explosive, exciting tribute to the Queen of Disco.
Free!
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Friday, August 22, 2025
Picnic Performances: Belongó: Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
at Bryant Park Stage (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America is a free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city’s vibrant arts and culture.
Free!
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Queens Jazz Trail Concert: Mingus Big Band
at Musician's Oval (in Archie Spigner Park), Queens
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Experience the vibrant legacy of jazz in the heart of Queens this summer! Presented by Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Flushing Town Hall, Louis Armstrong House Museum, and NYC Parks. It’s FREE—just show up!
Free!
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Friday, August 29, 2025
Picnic Performances: Accordions Around the World
at Bryant Park Stage (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America is a free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city’s vibrant arts and culture.
Free!
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Picnic Performances: The Town Hall: New York Loves Sly! Featuring Steven Bernstein
at Bryant Park Stage (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America is a free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city’s vibrant arts and culture.
Free!
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Taikoza Drumming Performance
at Courtyard in front of Main Entrance (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Taikoza created a new sound using the thunderous rhythms of the ancestral Taiko drums and the magical sounds of the bamboo flutes.
Free!
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Picnic Performances: New York City Opera: Carmen
at Bryant Park Stage (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America is a free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city’s vibrant arts and culture.
Free!
Friday, September 5, 2025
Picnic Performances: New York City Opera: Carmen
at Bryant Park Stage (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America is a free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city’s vibrant arts and culture.
Free!
Friday, September 12, 2025
Picnic Performances: American Symphony Orchestra: New York Profiles
at Bryant Park Stage (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America is a free outdoor festival that welcomes all New Yorkers to experience the city’s vibrant arts and culture.
Free!
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: River Rhyme
at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
This live music concert invites listeners to contemplate the musical, political, and environmental histories of human interaction with our rivers.
Free!
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