City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — music venue
City Parks Foundation – SummerStage in New York has 22 upcoming shows. Next: It’s My Park at Hunter’s Point South Park on Thu, Aug 20. Full calendar, lineups and tickets on Ckord.
🎤 City Parks SummerStage: NYC’s Ultimate Open-Air Music FestivalIf you want to experience the absolute pinnacle of live music in New York City during the warmer months, you do not need to be stuck inside a dark, sweaty club—you need to follow the music outside to SummerStage. Run by the City Parks Foundation (and currently celebrating its monumental 40th anniversary season in 2026!), this legendary program takes over green spaces across all five boroughs, transforming everyday community parks into world-class, open-air concert venues.While SummerStage brings massive talent to neighborhood hubs from Harlem to Flushing Meadows, the undisputed crown jewel of the festival is its flagship venue: Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. Tucked right into the tree line near East 71st Street, this open-air stage offers a completely magical concert experience. There is absolutely nothing like dancing under the stars, completely surrounded by Central Park's lush canopy, while skyscrapers peek through the trees in the distance. The genre-defying lineups are a massive love letter to the city's diversity—on any given week, you can catch legendary legacy acts, underground indie rock, global Afrobeats, massive hip-hop anniversaries, and cutting-edge jazz ensembles.Local Tip: The true beauty of SummerStage is that while they host massive, ticketed "Benefit Concerts" with huge mainstream headliners, the vast majority of their programming throughout the boroughs is completely 100% free. For the Central Park shows, you'll want to arrive early to beat the line! Grab a drink from the on-site vendors, secure a spot on the bleachers or right up at the front of the stage, and soak in the absolute best summer music tradition New York has to offer. 🌳🎶
Address: Wallach Walk, New York, New York 10153, United States
Upcoming shows at City Parks Foundation – SummerStage
- It’s My Park at Hunter’s Point South Park — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 20, 2026
- Building your Network: Making Connections to Activate Parks — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 20, 2026
- It’s My Park at Sunset Park — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 21, 2026
- It’s My Park at Andrew Haswell Green Park — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 21, 2026
- It’s My Park at Mae Grant Playground — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 21, 2026
- It’s My Park at East River Esplanade — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 22, 2026
- It's My Park at Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 22, 2026
- It’s My Park at Leif Ericson Park — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 22, 2026
- It’s My Park at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 23, 2026
- It’s My Park at Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 23, 2026
Past shows at City Parks Foundation – SummerStage
- It’s My Park at Bensonhurst Park — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 19, 2026
- It's My Park at Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 19, 2026
- It’s My Park at Sunset Park — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 19, 2026
- It’s My Park at Highbridge Park — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 18, 2026
- It’s My Park at Sunset Park — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 17, 2026
- It’s My Park at Rainbow Playground — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 16, 2026
- It's My Park at McKinley Park — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 16, 2026
- It’s My Park at Leif Ericson Park — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 15, 2026
- Southside, We Outside! Live Music & Night Market — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 15, 2026
- It’s My Park at Astoria Sitting Area — City Parks Foundation – SummerStage — Aug 15, 2026