2023 NYC SummerStage Concert / Performance Events Calendar

Below is the listing of SummerStage performances for the Summer of 2022 courtesy of the City Parks Foundation. Be sure to check on the corresponding links to be sure of changes or cancellations as well as whether entry to the event is ticketed or free. A good many of the items listed for SummerStage take place at the Rumsey Playfield along the 72^nd Street Traverse within Central Park located closer to the Fifth Avenue entrance.

SummerStage is one of New York’s most beloved, broadly accessible, free outdoor performing arts festivals. It was founded in 1986 by the City Parks Foundation and has been presenting nearly 80 free and benefit performances in Central Park and neighborhood parks throughout the five boroughs to 217,000 fans every year. The performances showcase a variety of genres that represent the cultural fabric of New York City, such as jazz, hip hop, Latin, global, indie, contemporary dance, and more. Some of the notable artists who have performed at SummerStage include David Bowie, Elvis Costello, The Roots, Vampire Weekend, and Alicia Keys.

The 2023 season of SummerStage will run from June 3 to August 27 and will feature artists such as Hippo Campus, Indigo Girls, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Juanes, Café Tacvba, Brent Faiyaz, Regina Spektor, and many more. The opening night on June 10 will celebrate the American blues with performances by Say She She, Mwenso & the Shakes, and DJ Alisa Ali. The season will also commemorate the 50th anniversary of hip hop with artists from New York City and around the world.

Saturday, June 3

HIPPO CAMPUS WITH GUS DAPPERTON

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Sunday, June 4

INDIGO GIRLS / LARKIN POE

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:30 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Saturday, June 10

OPENING NIGHT: ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES / SAY SHE SHE / MWENSO & THE SHAKES / DJ ALISA ALI

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

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Wednesday, June 14

NEW YORK SINGS YIDDISH! THE KLEZMATICS AND SPECIAL GUESTS

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Thursday, June 15

SAMMY RAE & THE FRIENDS / RUBBLEBUCKET

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Saturday, June 17

THE AUSSIE BBQ: 1300 / AMY SHARK / BUDJERAH / L-FRESH THE LION / PEACH PRC / SPIDERBAIT

4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 4:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Sunday, June 18

BUDDY GUY DAMN RIGHT FAREWELL TOUR / CHRISTONE KINGFISH INGRAM / SAMANTHA FISH / SPECIAL GUEST BOBBY RUSH

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Monday, June 19

PARK JAMS: A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION OF HIP-HOP

4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 3:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Tuesday, June 20

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL FEATURING GABRIELLA REYES, RENÉ BARBERA, WILL LIVERMAN, AND DIMITRI DOVER

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 7:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Friday, June 23

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL FEATURING GABRIELLA REYES, RENÉ BARBERA, WILL LIVERMAN, AND DIMITRI DOVER

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn, NY

Saturday, June 24

STANLEY CLARKE N 4EVER / KENNY GARRETT / BRANDEE YOUNGER / DJ LOGIC

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL FEATURING ERIKA BAIKOFF, THOMAS GLASS, CIERRA BYRD, JUAN JOSÉ LÁZARO

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jackie Robinson Park
Bradhurst Ave & W. 151st St., New York

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Sunday, June 25

(SOLD OUT) DREAMLAND: PRIDE IN CENTRAL PARK WITH PURPLE DISCO MACHINE

3:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 3:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Monday, June 26

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL FEATURING ERIKA BAIKOFF, THOMAS GLASS, CIERRA BYRD, JUAN JOSÉ LÁZARO

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Williamsbridge Oval
3225 Reservoir Oval E, Bronx, NY

Wednesday, June 28

(RESCHEDULED) MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD / TANK & THE BANGAS

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL FEATURING ERIKA BAIKOFF, THOMAS GLASS, CIERRA BYRD, JUAN JOSÉ LÁZARO

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Socrates Sculpture Garden
32-01 Vernon Blvd, Queens, NY

Friday, June 30

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL FEATURING ERIKA BAIKOFF, THOMAS GLASS, CIERRA BYRD, JUAN JOSÉ LÁZARO

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Clove Lakes Park
Staten Island, NY

Saturday, July 1

ANDY SHAUF / LEITH ROSS / YVES JARVIS

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Sunday, July 2

MARISA MONTE / JOANA AMENDOEIRA & FRED MARTINS / MUSIC FROM THE SOLE / DJ LARA GERIN

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Saturday, July 8

CATALAN SOUNDS ON TOUR: QUERALT LAHOZ / MARALA / LIA KALI / DJ TRAPELLA

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Sunday, July 9

TUFF GONG TAKEOVER FEAT. SKIP MARLEY & FRIENDS

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
Coney Island Amphitheater
3052 W 21st St, Brooklyn, NY

Monday, July 10

NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS & GARBAGE / METRIC

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:30 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

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Wednesday, July 12

JUANES / CONEXION DIVINA

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Thursday, July 13

BASTILLE DAY: JOACHIM GARRAUD & MARIE BERSON / PASSI / BÉNABAR / ADÈLE CASTILLON

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

WORKS & PROCESS AT SUMMERSTAGE: COURTNEY WASHINGTON’S MASTERZ AT WORK DANCE FAMILY WITH DJ BYRELL THE GREAT

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Von King Park
670 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Friday, July 14

NICK HAKIM / JUNE MCDOOM / EVAN WRIGHT

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Von King Park
670 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Saturday, July 15

TRUENO / VILLANO ANTILLANO / DAWER X DAMPER / KEXP’S EL SONIDO CON ALBINA CABRERA FT. CAMOLA DJ SET

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

MIKE’S YOUNG WORLD III: NONAME / GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW / 454

4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Von King Park
670 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Sunday, July 16

DEAD PREZ / TH1RT3EN / LARGE PROFESSOR DJ SET

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Von King Park
670 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY

GOLDEN OLDIES ON THE BOARDWALK 2023 FEAT. THE DUPREES / THE COASTERS / CHARLIE THOMAS’ DRIFTERS W/ JEFF HALL / BOBBY WILSON / STAN ZIZKA’S DEL SATINS / VITO PICONE & THE ELEGANTS / THE CHICLETTES / HOSTED BY JOE CAUSI WITH DJ VINNIE MEDUGNO

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
Coney Island Amphitheater
3052 W 21st St, Brooklyn, NY

Wednesday, July 19

JULIA JACKLIN / Y LA BAMBA / BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

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Thursday, July 20

HORSEGIRL / ICEAGE / WATER FROM YOUR EYES / LIFEGUARD

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Saturday, July 22

MICHAEL BRUN PRESENTS BAYO

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

QUEENS LIVE! KOOL & THE GANG / HAVOC / GRAND WIZZARD THEODORE DJ SET

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Grand Central Parkway/Whitestone Expressway between 111 St. and College Point Blvd., Corona, NY

Sunday, July 23

TAIWANESE WAVES: WAA WEI / THE DINOSAUR’S SKIN / MANDARIN HOMEWORK (DJ MR. SKIN)

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

QUEENS LIVE! DJ REKHA’S BASEMENT BHANGRA BACCHANAL: DJ REKHA / MALKIT SINGH WITH LIVE BAND / DJ ANA / ROLEX RASATHY / PARAM SINGH / DHOLI ANURADHA / THE SHADOW NOTES AND GUESTS

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Grand Central Parkway/Whitestone Expressway between 111 St. and College Point Blvd., Corona, NY

Monday, July 24

CAFÉ TACVBA

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Wednesday, July 26

WORKS & PROCESS AT SUMMERSTAGE: DORRANCE DANCE

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Thursday, July 27

NY PREMIERE OF BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT, FEATURING A LIVE PERFORMANCE BY BOBI WINE

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Saturday, July 29

MDOU MOCTAR / MEG BAIRD AND MARY LATTIMORE / ROUGH FRANCIS / DJ.HENRI

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Wednesday, August 2

THE COMET IS COMING / IBEYI / ACEMO DJ SETS

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

EDDIE PALMIERI SALSA ORCHESTRA / LULADA CLUB / JFUSE DJ SET

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Crotona Park
1700 Crotona Ave, The Bronx

Thursday, August 3

BITTERSWEET DAZE: CAVETOWN, MXMTOON, RICKY MONTGOMERY, GRENTPEREZ

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

TEDSMOOTH’S FREESTYLE JAM FEATURING TKA AND JUDY TORRES

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Crotona Park
1700 Crotona Ave, The Bronx

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Friday, August 4

“BIRTH OF A CULTURE” GRANDMASTER FLASH AND FRIENDS

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Crotona Park
1700 Crotona Ave, The Bronx

Saturday, August 5

THE ORIGINALS

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

STONEBWOY / DJ BUKA

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Crotona Park
1700 Crotona Ave, The Bronx

Sunday, August 6

(SOLD OUT) BRENT FAIYAZ

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

HIP-HOP 50 SPECIAL EDITION: NICE N SMOOTH / SPECIAL ED / BUCKSHOT OF BLACK MOON / MASTA ACE / CL SMOOTH / RAH DIGGA / RAMPAGE / SWEET TEE / JOESKI LOVE / SPARKY D / HOSTED BY RALPH MCDANIELS AND VIDEO MUSIC BOX

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Doors open 4:00 pm)
Coney Island Amphitheater
3052 W 21st St, Brooklyn, NY

Wednesday, August 9

(SOLD OUT) MT. JOY

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Thursday, August 10

(SOLD OUT) MT. JOY

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Saturday, August 12

VP RECORDS PRESENTS ROOTS REGGAE REVIEW

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

FRANKIE CUTLASS / THE ORIGINAL COVER GIRLS / CYNTHIA / BLACK SHEEP DRES / DJ MILLO AND DJ MEDINA

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Stapleton Waterfront Park, Water St. and Navy Pier Ct., Staten Island, NY

Sunday, August 13

ORGULLO DOMINICANO WITH PRINCE ROYCE, VICENTE GARCÍA, AND YEИDRY

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

LAS CAFETERAS / NATU CAMARA / JUSTY / KITTY THE DISC JOCKEY

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Stapleton Waterfront Park, Water St. and Navy Pier Ct., Staten Island, NY

FUNK FLEX & FRIENDS BIRTHDAY CONCERT FEATURING RAHEEM DEVAUGHN, ROB BASE & MORE

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
Coney Island Amphitheater
3052 W 21st St, Brooklyn, NY

Thursday, August 17

WORKS & PROCESS AT SUMMERSTAGE: THE MISSING ELEMENT WITH THE BEATBOX HOUSE / LAYERHYTHM

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Marcus Garvey Park
18 Mt. Morris Park West, New York, NY

Friday, August 18

JASON MORAN & THE BIG BANDWAGON: JAMES REESE EUROPE AND THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS: FROM THE DANCEHALL TO THE BATTLEFIELD

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Marcus Garvey Park
18 Mt. Morris Park West, New York, NY

Saturday, August 19

CAUTIOUS CLAY / WET / CHRISTIAN KURIA / ZINADELPHIA

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

MIXTAPE (FILM SCREENING) / DJ SETS BY: RON G / DOO WOP / MISTER CEE / TONY TOUCH / BRUCIE B

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Marcus Garvey Park
18 Mt. Morris Park West, New York, NY

Sunday, August 20

EVERYDAY PEOPLE

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

HIP-HOP 50: NATIVE TONGUE EDITION: MONIE LOVE / BLACK SHEEP DRES / CHI ALI / DJ RED ALERT HOSTED BY RALPH MCDANIELS (VIDEO MUSIC BOX)

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Marcus Garvey Park
18 Mt. Morris Park West, New York, NY

JOSE ALBERTO “EL CANARIO” / THE BIG 3 PALLADIUM ORCHESTRA: THE MUSIC OF MACHITO, TITO RODRIGUEZ AND TITO PUENTE / KAREN JOSEPH AND MAMBOCHA

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Doors open 4:00 pm)
Coney Island Amphitheater
3052 W 21st St, Brooklyn, NY

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Wednesday, August 23

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA / JIMMY EAT WORLD / MIDDLE KIDS

4:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 4:30 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Thursday, August 24

REGINA SPEKTOR

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 7:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Friday, August 25

ORRIN EVANS AND THE CAPTAIN BLACK BIG BAND FEATURING DIANNE REEVES / T.K. BLUE

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Marcus Garvey Park
18 Mt. Morris Park West, New York, NY

Saturday, August 26

THE COOKERS / ENDEA OWENS AND THE COOKOUT / NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI TRIO / AKUA ALLRICH AND THE TRIBE

3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Marcus Garvey Park
18 Mt. Morris Park West, New York, NY

Sunday, August 27

PALMWINE NYC: SHOW DEM CAMP AND FRIENDS

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

CHARLES MCPHERSON WITH TERELL STAFFORD / SOMETHING ELSE! VINCENT HERRING SEPTET / HERA FEAT. CHELSEA BARATZ AND ANDROMEDA TURRE / MICHAEL MAYO

3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tompkins Square Park
E 10th St, New York, NY

Wednesday, August 30

VANCE JOY: IN OUR OWN SWEET TIME TOUR 2023 / DAN SULTAN

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Sunday, September 3

EMICIDA / GOYO / SCREENING: AMARELO: IT’S ALL FOR YESTERDAY

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 4:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Thursday, September 14

TANYA TUCKER WITH NIKKI LANE

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
SummerStage, Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Friday, September 22

LIL YACHTY

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 6:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield

Saturday, September 30

CARL COX

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm)
Central Park
Rumsey Playfield