NYC Parks Free Summer Concerts August 2017
NYC Parks Free Summer Concerts August 2017. Take in some tunes in New York City’s great outdoors. Musicians from around the world perform everything from opera to hip hop to world music, all in a park near you.
Concerts Events
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Sunset Wednesdays Outdoor Music: Orquesta SCC Salsa Band
at Wave Hill , Bronx 
7:00 p.m. –8:30 p.m.
Contemporary salsa big band Orquesta SCC returns to Wave Hill to close the 2017 Sunset Wednesdays season.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Citi Summer in the Square + Back to the Future Movie Screening
at North Plaza (in Union Square Park) , Manhattan , South Plaza (in Union Square Park) , Manhattan , West Side Seating Area (in Union Square Park) , Manhattan
7:00 a.m. –10:00 p.m.
Spend your summer Thursdays in Union Square Park with over 135 free events for all ages!
Free!
Kids
Broadway in Bryant Park
at Bryant Park , Manhattan
12:30 p.m. –1:30 p.m.
The best of musicals on and off Broadway showcase their hits, plus lots of surprises from other Broadway shows.
Free!
Bryant Park Sing-a-Long Thursdays
at Bryant Park , Manhattan
2:00 p.m. –4:00 p.m.
Join award-winning musicians at the piano on the upper terrace for our popular sing-a-longs to showtunes and crowd favorites.
Free!
Garden Grooves
at Miraflores Community Garden , Brooklyn
6:00 p.m. –8:30 p.m.
Come to the garden and enjoy live music featuring Joanna Teters!
Free!
The Pack is Back: Salute to the Rat Pack
at George Seuffert Bandshell (in Forest Park) , Queens
7:30 p.m. –9:00 p.m.
Relive those days in Las Vegas with this great tribute to Frank, Sammy, and Dean!
Free!
2017 Waterfront Concert Series: D.B. Rielly & Band
at Astoria Park Lawn (in Astoria Park) , Queens
7:30 p.m. –9:15 p.m.
D.B. Rielly & Band will perform traditional country Americana songs along with their own original material. We look forward to seeing you there!
Free!
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival: Selma with live score by Jason Moran and the Wordless Music Orchestra + Brooklyn United Marching Band
at Prospect Park Bandshell (in Prospect Park) , Brooklyn
7:30 p.m. –11:00 p.m.
MacArthur “genius” and jazz luminary Jason Moran joins Wordless Music Orchestra to provide an original live score for 2014’s Selma.
Free!
Event
Friday, August 11, 2017
Bryant Park Friday Picnics
at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park) , Manhattan
5:00 p.m. –10:00 p.m.
Every Friday on the lawn, Bryant Park has a free picnic, featuring over 100 free blankets to borrow, and live food and entertainment.
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Feral Love
at 72nd Track and Lawn (in Riverside Park) , Manhattan
7:30 p.m. –10:00 p.m.
Join us for a special screening of Feral Love (Hancock Productions), a local tale of a musician, a feral cat colony, true love, and Riverside Park.
Free!
Saturday, August 12, 2017
27th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York
at Festival Site (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park) , Queens
10:30 a.m. –4:00 p.m.
This annual festival features two exciting days of dragon boat races, live music, dancing, storytelling, arts and crafts, a food court, and more for the entire family.
Free!
Event
Bargemusic Neighborhood Family Concerts: Music in Motion
at Pier 1 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn
4:00 p.m. –6:00 p.m.
On Saturdays, visit Bargemusic for a free one hour performance, including a question & answer session with the musicians.
Free!
Historic Harlem Parks & Manhattan Recreation Film Festival: 13th Film Screening and Soul Train Tribute
at Richard Rodgers Amphitheater (in Marcus Garvey Park) , Manhattan
6:00 p.m. –10:00 p.m.
This 2017 Academy Award nominated documentary takes an in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality.
Free!
Event
RCTA Sunset Concert: Jazz
at 96th Street Tennis Courts (in Riverside Park) , Manhattan
7:00 p.m. –9:00 p.m.
Feisty, fun, soulful, and honkey-tonk all at once, Mimi and the Podd brothers will take you from Harlem to New Orleans, to France and the tin-pan alley.
Free!
Youssou N’Dour + Yacouba Sissoko
at Prospect Park Bandshell (in Prospect Park) , Brooklyn
7:30 p.m. –11:00 p.m.
We close our season in majestic fashion with one of the great artists of our time, Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour.
Free!
Sunday, August 13, 2017
27th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York
at Festival Site (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park) , Queens
10:30 a.m. –4:00 p.m.
This annual festival features two exciting days of dragon boat races, live music, dancing, storytelling, arts and crafts, a food court, and more for the entire family.
Free!
Event
Bronx Summer Concert Series at Orchard Beach
at Orchard Beach Pavilion (in Pelham Bay Park) , Bronx
1:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.
Come on out and enjoy some Salsa, Freestyle, Bachata, Merengue R& B, and Pop eveny Sunday through September 3. Zumba will also be provided.
Free!
Central Park Conservancy Harlem Meer Performance Festival – Salsa
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park) , Manhattan
2:00 p.m. –4:00 p.m.
Ernest “Chico” Alvarez Peraza is a Cuban-American vocalist and bandleader. Chico has actively been performing Afro-Cuban and Latin American music for the past 50 years.
Free!
Jazz in the Park with Alex Nguyen and Friends
at North Lawn (in Stuyvesant Square) , Manhattan
6:00 p.m. –9:00 p.m.
Come listen to jazz under the trees and watch the sun set behind the clouds.
Free!
Katz Concert Series: Lady and the Vamps
at Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Park (in Tudor Park) , Queens
6:00 p.m. –7:30 p.m.
Cover Lady and the Vamps will be performing rock and pop hits!
Free!
Monday, August 14, 2017
Outdoor Movie Screening – NYsferatu: Symphony of a Century by Andrea Mastrovito
at Pier 63 , Manhattan
8:30 p.m. –10:30 p.m.
More Art premieres “NYsferatu: Symphony of a Century” by Andrea Mastrovito, a spectacular, hand-animated, silent film that combines music and community engagement.
Free!
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Jazzmobile
at Pier 1 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn
7:00 p.m. –10:00 p.m.
NY’s favorite traveling jazz venue Jazzmobile returns to Brooklyn Bridge Park with The Eric Person Band, Jazz Master Houston Person, and special guests Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium!
Free!
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Garden Grooves
at Miraflores Community Garden , Brooklyn
6:00 p.m. –8:30 p.m.
Come to the garden and enjoy live music, featuring Chris Hoffman and the Silver Cord Quartet!
Free!
2017 Waterfront Concert Series: A Decade of Soul, Motown Hits
at Astoria Park Lawn (in Astoria Park) , Queens
7:30 p.m. –9:15 p.m.
The concert will feature A Decade of Soul and the greatest Motown hits that will make you want to get up and dance. We look forward to seeing you there!
Free!
Outdoor Movie Screening – NYsferatu: Symphony of a Century by Andrea Mastrovito
at Queens Museum (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park) , Queens
8:30 p.m. –10:30 p.m.
More Art premieres “NYsferatu: Symphony of a Century” by Andrea Mastrovito, a spectacular, hand-animated, silent film that combines music and community engagement.
Free!
Friday, August 18, 2017
Bryant Park Friday Picnics
at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park) , Manhattan
5:00 p.m. –10:00 p.m.
Every Friday on the lawn, Bryant Park has a free picnic, featuring over 100 free blankets to borrow, and live food and entertainment.
Free!
Bryant Park Presents: Emerging Music Festival
at Bryant Park , Manhattan
6:00 p.m. –10:00 p.m.
Returning for its third year, Emerging Music Festival features two evenings of New York’s best new music, including indie rock, soul, R&B, and more.
Free!
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Bryant Park Presents: Emerging Music Festival
at Bryant Park , Manhattan
4:00 p.m. –10:00 p.m.
Returning for its third year, Emerging Music Festival features two evenings of New York’s best new music, including indie rock, soul, R&B, and more.
Free!
Bargemusic Neighborhood Family Concerts: Music in Motion
at Pier 1 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn
4:00 p.m. –6:00 p.m.
On Saturdays, visit Bargemusic for a free one hour performance, including a question & answer session with the musicians.
Free!
RCTA Sunset Concert: Flamenco
at 96th Street Tennis Courts (in Riverside Park) , Manhattan
7:00 p.m. –9:00 p.m.
Favorites Los Hermons Cintron close out the 2017 season with the Fabulous Flamenco music from the Spanish guitars of Rafael & Cristobal Cintron. Accompanied by a Flamenco dancer.
Free!
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Bronx Summer Concert Series at Orchard Beach
at Orchard Beach Pavilion (in Pelham Bay Park) , Bronx
1:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.
Come on out and enjoy some Salsa, Freestyle, Bachata, Merengue R& B, and Pop eveny Sunday through September 3. Zumba will also be provided.
Free!
Central Park Conservancy Harlem Meer Performance Festival – African Cuban Caribbean Jazz
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park) , Manhattan
2:00 p.m. –4:00 p.m.
Expect to hear African-Caribbean jazz music featuring rhythms from around the world.
Free!
Jazz in the Park with Alex Nguyen and Friends
at North Lawn (in Stuyvesant Square) , Manhattan
6:00 p.m. –9:00 p.m.
Come listen to jazz under the trees and watch the sun set behind the clouds.
Free!
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Bryant Park Presents: New York City Opera
at Bryant Park , Manhattan
6:00 p.m. –7:00 p.m.
Enjoy extraordinary performances produced by New York City Opera, including never-before-seen previews of upcoming productions.
Free!
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Garden Grooves
at Miraflores Community Garden , Brooklyn
6:00 p.m. –8:30 p.m.
Come to the garden to enjoy live music featuring Jan Bell and The Maybelles!
Free!
Friday, August 25, 2017
Bryant Park Friday Picnics
at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park) , Manhattan
5:00 p.m. –10:00 p.m.
Every Friday on the lawn, Bryant Park has a free picnic, featuring over 100 free blankets to borrow, and live food and entertainment.
Free!
Summer Music 2017 at Pelham Bay Park
at Lawn Behind the Track and Field Area (in Pelham Bay Park) , Bronx
6:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m.
Head to Pelham Bay Park’s free concerts featuring Afro-Cuban Music, Funk with R&B, and Golden Oldies presented by the Bronx Arts Ensemble.
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Freshen Up Friday
at 125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers) , Manhattan
7:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m.
Kick off the weekend with some local sounds at this monthly musical get-happy hour.
Free!
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Bargemusic Neighborhood Family Concerts: Music in Motion
at Pier 1 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park) , Brooklyn
4:00 p.m. –6:00 p.m.
On Saturdays, visit Bargemusic for a free one hour performance, including a question & answer session with the musicians.
Free!
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Bronx Summer Concert Series at Orchard Beach
at Orchard Beach Pavilion (in Pelham Bay Park) , Bronx
1:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.
Come on out and enjoy some Salsa, Freestyle, Bachata, Merengue R& B, and Pop eveny Sunday through September 3. Zumba will also be provided.
Free!
Central Park Conservancy Harlem Meer Performance Festival – Gospel
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park) , Manhattan
2:00 p.m. –4:00 p.m.
Led by the former lead singer of the internationally-known Harlem Gospel Choir, the Anthony Morgan Gospel Ensemble presents music that transcends and transforms the human spirit.
Free!
Jazz in the Park with Alex Nguyen and Friends
at North Lawn (in Stuyvesant Square) , Manhattan
6:00 p.m. –9:00 p.m.
Come listen to jazz under the trees and watch the sun set behind the clouds.
Free!
