Free NYC Summer Concerts and Outdoor Music Festivals for Families
Free concerts and music festivals are a summer staple in NYC, and there are always loads of great performances to enjoy. We've rounded up all the best free concerts in New York City this June, July, and August, all guaranteed to keep the kids grooving all summer long.
There are summer concerts in the parks, playgrounds, piers, and plazas from Manhattan to Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island, and Queens, so scroll, click, and set reminders so you don't miss your favorites. Beloved annual summer concert series, like Summer on the Hudson Play Dates, Lincoln Center's Musical Storytimes, Summerstage, BRIC: Celebrate Brooklyn, and the Hudson River Park's Blues Barbecue are all on the schedule, and we have a little something for the whole gamut of musical tastes, from jazz to rock, opera, folk, hip-hop, and classical.
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Places featured in this article:
Central Park - Naumburg Bandshell
Damrosch Park
Archway under the Manhattan Bridge
Pier 45/Hudson River Park
Bryant Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Hudson Yards - Public Square and Gardens
West Harlem Piers Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park
George Seuffert Bandshell
Gantry Plaza State Park
Union Square Park
Bushwick Inlet Park - Soccer Fields
Riverside Park South
Old Stone House at JJ Byrne Playground
Pier 45/Hudson River Park
Clinton Cove Pier 97
Van Cortlandt Park
Hearst Plaza
Central Park
Cunningham Park
Prospect Park
Washington Market Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 1
Citywide
Sidewalk Studio Geffen Concert Hall
Hearst Plaza
Clinton Cove Pier 96
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall
Hudson River Park - Pier 76