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Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
Friday, April 25, 2025
Violin Concert Series with Ariel Horowitz
at Multi-Use Room (in Asser Levy Recreation Center), Manhattan 
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and Concert Art Guild (CAG) in a co-presentation of violinist and composer Ariel Horowitz.
Category: Concerts, Art, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Concert: Kahlil Kwame Bell
at Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Park Recreation Center), Staten Island
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Percussionist, composer, bandleader and producer Kahlil Kwame Bell has been active in the music industry from jazz to rock to hip hop to classical to spirituals.
Category: Concerts, Arts, Culture & Fun Series, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Event
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Spring 2025 Overlook Concerts
at 116th Street Overlook (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Spring 2025 edition of Charlotte Mayerson’s Overlook Concert series.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Celebrate Spring through Dance
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Celebrate spring with music and dance!
Category: Concerts, Dance, Art
Free!
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live
at Locomotive Lawn (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Moosiki Kids Musical Storytime fosters a love of reading at a young age with musical stories!
Category: Education, Concerts
Free!
Friday, May 2, 2025
Oscar’s Music Day
at Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join Show Brain for Oscar’s Music Day! This unique outdoor concert experience that unites communities through music and culture.
Category: Concerts, Art
Free!
Event
Concert: The Jazz Foundation of America All-Stars Concert
at Billiards Room (in Pelham Fritz Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join us for a special, very swinging all-acoustic ensemble that has performed across NYC for the Jazz Foundation of America.
Category: Concerts, Arts, Culture & Fun Series, Free Summer Concerts, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Concert: JFA All-Stars
at Billiards Room (in Pelham Fritz Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join us for a special, very swinging all-acoustic ensemble that has performed across NYC for the Jazz Foundation of America.
Category: Concerts, Tours, Arts, Culture & Fun Series, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Jazz Series in Historic Harlem Parks
at Bandshell - Jackie Robinson Recreation Center (in Jackie Robinson Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks, West Harlem Arts Alliance, and National Jazz Museum in Harlem for First Fridays Jazz in the Park.
Category: Concerts, Art
Free!
Event
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: New York City Irish Dance Festival
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
A celebration of Irish dance features traditional music and moves from notable talent from around the country and local students alike.
Category: Concerts, Dance, Festivals, Dance Classes
Free!
Event
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live
at Locomotive Lawn (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Moosiki Kids Musical Storytime fosters a love of reading at a young age with musical stories!
Category: Education, Concerts
Free!
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Spring 2025 Overlook Concerts
at 116th Street Overlook (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Spring 2025 edition of Charlotte Mayerson’s Overlook Concert series.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Monday, May 12, 2025
eGALitarian Brass Presents: Groove
at Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Enjoy a free lunchtime chamber music performance in Washington Square Park!
Category: Concerts, Art
Free!
Event
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live
at Locomotive Lawn (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Moosiki Kids Musical Storytime fosters a love of reading at a young age with musical stories!
Category: Education, Concerts
Free!
Friday, May 16, 2025
Solo Piano Concert: Kiyoko Layne and Marcus Persiani
at Multi-Use Room A (in Pelham Fritz Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join us for a Solo Piano Concert with Kiyoko Layne and Marcus Persiani
Category: Concerts, Arts, Culture & Fun Series, Free Summer Concerts, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Concert: Kiyoko Layne and Marcus Persiani: Solo Concert
at Multi-Use Room A (in Pelham Fritz Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join us for a Solo Piano concert with Kiyoko Layne and Marcus Persiani
Category: Concerts, Arts, Culture & Fun Series, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Patrice Roberts: I Am Woman
at Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Soca singer brings her beats to Central Park
Category: Concerts
Jazz Series in Historic Harlem Parks
at West 135th Street Plaza (in St. Nicholas Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks, West Harlem Arts Alliance, and National Jazz Museum in Harlem for a jazz musical performance celebrating the life and legacy of Malcolm X.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Sea Shanty Sessions
at The Noble Maritime Collection
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting.
Category: Concerts, Art, Best for Kids, Seniors, Accessible Activities
Kids
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Spring 2025 Overlook Concerts
at 116th Street Overlook (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Spring 2025 edition of Charlotte Mayerson’s Overlook Concert series.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Sea Shanty Sessions
at The Noble Maritime Collection
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Experience rollicking time-honored maritime songs in a majestic greek revival building that served as a dormitory for sailors 1844-1976.
Category: Concerts, Accessible Activities
Free!
Sea Shanty Sessions
at The Noble Maritime Collection
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Experience rollicking time-honored maritime songs in a majestic greek revival building that served as a dormitory for sailors 1844-1976.
Category: Concerts, Accessible Activities
Free!
Monday, May 19, 2025
Balafon Quartet – Tradition Reimagined
at Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
The Balafon Quartet: Tradition Reimagined is an acoustic ensemble featuring four balafons- – traditional wooden xylophones with deep roots in West African Mande culture.
Category: Concerts, Art, History, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live
at Locomotive Lawn (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Moosiki Kids Musical Storytime fosters a love of reading at a young age with musical stories!
Category: Education, Concerts
Free!
Concert: John Benitez and Evolution
at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center - Front Entrance (in Williamsbridge Oval), Bronx
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join us for a concert with Grammy-winning bassist/composer/arranger John Benitez.
Category: Concerts, Arts, Culture & Fun Series
Free!
Friday, May 23, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Sunset Sounds
at 125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
The Jazz Foundation of America presents Mel Davis and Friends.
Category: Concerts, Waterfront
Free!
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live
at Locomotive Lawn (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Moosiki Kids Musical Storytime fosters a love of reading at a young age with musical stories!
Category: Education, Concerts
Free!
Friday, May 30, 2025
Concert: Antoine Roney
at Billiards Room (in Pelham Fritz Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join us for a concert with tenor and soprano saxophonist Antoine Roney!
Category: Concerts, Arts, Culture & Fun Series, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Friday Night Jams featuring Gen Bello
at 125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Get out to the park and kick off the weekend with some local sounds at this monthly musical get-happy hour.
Category: Concerts, Waterfront
Free!
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Alan Walker
at Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Electro-pop DJ with stacked list of famous collaborators
Category: Concerts
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Astropical
at Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Latin electro-pop supergroup embarks on their maiden tour
Category: Concerts
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live
at Locomotive Lawn (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Moosiki Kids Musical Storytime fosters a love of reading at a young age with musical stories!
Category: Education, Concerts
Free!
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Concert:
at Front Lawn (in De Matti Park), Staten Island
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Join the Jazz Foundation of America for a concert with the LaDee Streeter, a versatile musical sylist who wows audiences in the tri-state area.
Category: Concerts, Arts, Culture & Fun Series
Free!
Yandel Sinfónico Tour
at Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Reggaeton star heads out on a solo tour
Category: Concerts
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Monday, June 9, 2025
The Driver Era: Obsession Tour
at Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Brother duo trade Disney for pop-rock
Category: Concerts
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live
at Locomotive Lawn (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Moosiki Kids Musical Storytime fosters a love of reading at a young age with musical stories!
Category: Education, Concerts
Free!
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Sea Shanty Sessions
at The Noble Maritime Collection
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Experience rollicking time-honored maritime songs in a majestic greek revival building that served as a dormitory for sailors 1844-1976.
Category: Concerts, Accessible Activities
Free!
Sea Shanty Sessions
at The Noble Maritime Collection
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Experience rollicking time-honored maritime songs in a majestic greek revival building that served as a dormitory for sailors 1844-1976.
Category: Concerts, Accessible Activities
Free!
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Sea Shanty Sessions
at The Noble Maritime Collection
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting.
Category: Concerts, Art, Best for Kids, Seniors, Accessible Activities
Kids
Metropolitan Opera SummerStage
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join us for the annual Metropolitan Opera free SummerStage tour stop at Socrates Sculpture Park! This popular New York series is presented outdoors and features rising young opera stars from the Met’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Event
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
James Blunt: Back to Bedlam 20th Anniversary Tour with Forest Blakk
at Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Angel-voiced star revives hit album for its 20th year
Category: Concerts
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live
at Locomotive Lawn (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Moosiki Kids Musical Storytime fosters a love of reading at a young age with musical stories!
Category: Education, Concerts
Free!
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Make Music New York
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Celebrate the longest day of the year with free public performances in NYC Parks.
Category: Concerts, Waterfront
Free!
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