Free 2025 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, so this list is 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 Sounds at Sunset in Brooklyn Bridge Park, Bryant Park's Picnic Performances, SummerStage, and BRIC: Celebrate Brooklyn 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:
Bryant Park
Ralph Ellison Plaza
Central Park - Naumburg Bandshell
Pier 84 at Hudson River Park
Archway under the Manhattan Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park
96th Street Tennis Courts in Riverside Park
Clinton Cove Pier 96
Hudson River Park - Pier 97
Hudson Yards - Public Square and Gardens
Central Park Great Lawn
Van Cortlandt Park
Prospect Park
Andrew Haswell Green Park
Cunningham Park
Jackie Robinson Park
David Geffen Hall, LeFrak Lobby
Stapleton Waterfront Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Riverside Park
Coney Island Amphitheater
96th Street Library
Hearst Plaza at Lincoln Center,
Rockefeller Park
Citywide
Hearst Plaza at Lincoln Center
Coney Island Amphitheater
Riverside Park South
Irish Hunger Memorial
Hearst Plaza at Lincoln Center
Riverside Park - Pier I
David Geffen Hall, LeFrak Lobby
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Rockefeller Park
David Geffen Hall, LeFrak Lobby
Countee Cullen Library
David Geffen Hall, LeFrak Lobby
Hudson River Park - Pier 76
Coney Island Amphitheater