Concerts
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
Friday, April 11, 2025
Violin Concert with Ariel Horowitz
at Gymnasium (in Constance Baker Motley 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.
Free!
Kids
Friday, April 18, 2025
Concert: Hank Johnson and Yovanne Pierre: Solo Piano
at Multi-Use Room A (in Pelham Fritz Recreation Center), Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join us for Hank Johnson and Yovanne Pierre in Solo Piano!
Free!
Sunday, April 20, 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.
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.
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.
Kids
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.
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.
Free!
Sunday, April 27, 2025
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!
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!
Free!
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.
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.
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!
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.
Free!
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!
Free!
Sunday, May 18, 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.
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.
Kids
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.
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.
Free!
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!
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.
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.
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!
Free!
Friday, May 30, 2025
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.
Free!
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.
Free!
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!
Free!
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.
Free!
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!
Free!
Sunday, June 15, 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.
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.
Kids
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.
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.
Free!
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!
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.
Free!
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!
Sunday, June 22, 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.
Free!
Thursday, June 26, 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!
Free!
Friday, June 27, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Friday Night Jams featuring Durieux
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.
Free!
Saturday, June 28, 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!
Sunday, June 29, 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.
Free!
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Children's Performance Series featuring 1 2 3 Andrés
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–10:45 p.m.
Music, storytelling, and theater for young audiences up to age 7.
Free!
Saturday, July 5, 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!
Sunday, July 6, 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.
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Amplified Sundays featuring Loboko
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Vibrant live music accompanied by spectacular sunsets over the Hudson River.
Free!
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Children's Performance Series featuring April Armstrong
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–10:45 p.m.
Music, storytelling, and theater for young audiences up to age 7.
Free!
Friday, July 11, 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 spirited jazz concerts in West Harlem Piers.
Free!
Saturday, July 12, 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!
Sunday, July 13, 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.
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Amplified Sundays featuring Spanglish Fly
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Vibrant live music accompanied by spectacular sunsets over the Hudson River.
Free!
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Sunset Sounds
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
The Jazz Foundation of America presents live music on the Pier.
Free!
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Children's Performance Series featuring Birds of a Feather
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–10:45 p.m.
Music, storytelling, and theater for young audiences up to age 7.
Free!