NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Just because July is coming to an end doesn’t mean there’s an end in sight for fun, outdoor summertime entertainment in New York City!
A free concert series offering performances at parks across the city is ongoing and will run through the end of October.
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Concerts feature musicians from around the world performing different genres, including rock, folk, jazz, and classical.
See the full concert lineup for August:
- Aug 1: RTA Summer Sunset Concert Series featuring The Brooklyners at the 96th Street tennis courts in Riverside Park, Manhattan, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- Aug. 2: Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan, from 2 to 5 pm.
- Aug. 3: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug 3: Big City Folk in Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Aug. 4: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 5: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 6: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 6: Golden Hour at Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Aug. 6: Queens Jazz Trail Concert: Wycliffe Gordon at Beach 94th Street Amphitheater, Queens, from 7 to 8 p.m.
- Aug. 6: Summer Concert Series – The Zoo at George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell in Forest Park, Queens, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
- Aug. 7: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 7: Bryant Park Picnic Performance: New York City Opera at Bryant Park, Manhattan, from 7 to 8:15 p.m.
- Aug. 8: West Harlem Summer Jazz Festival at Morningside Park Waterfall, Manhattan, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
- Aug. 8: RTA Summer Sunset Concert Series featuring Durieux at 96th Street tennis courts in Riverside Park, Manhattan, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- Aug. 9: Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan, from 2 to 5 p.m.
- Aug. 10: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 10: Big City Folk in Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Aug. 11: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 11: Folk Jams in Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Aug. 12: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 12: Midtown Music in Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
- Aug. 12: Hippo Playground Summer Concerts featuring Flor Bromley in Riverside Park from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- Aug. 13: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 13: Golden Hour at Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Aug. 13: Queens Jazz Trail Concert: Wallace Roney Jr. at St. Albans Park in Archie Spigner Park, Queens, from 7 to 8 p.m.
- Aug. 14: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 14: Bryant Park Picnic Performance: New York Guitar Festival at Bryant Park, Manhattan, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
- Aug. 15: Summer on the Hudson: Fly NYC at Pier 1, Manhattan, from 12 to 5 p.m.
- Aug. 15: Bryant Park Picnic Performance: New York Guitar Festival at Bryant Park, Manhattan, from 7 to 9:15 p.m.
- Aug. 16: Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan, from 2 to 5 p.m.
- Aug. 17: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 17: Big City Folk in Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Aug. 18: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 18: Just Sixties Concert at Union Turnpike and 196th Street in Cunningham Park, Queens, from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m.
- Aug. 18: Just Sixties Concert at Cunningham Park Main Park House, Queens, from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.
- Aug. 19: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 19: Midtown Music in Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
- Aug. 19: Hippo Playground Summer Concerts featuring Matt Heaton at Hippo Playground, Manhattan, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- Aug. 20: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 20: Golden Hour at Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Aug. 20: Queens Jazz Trail Concert: The Brass Queens at Cunningham Park Parking Lot, Queens, from 7 to 8 p.m.
- Aug. 20: Summer Concert Series – The Divas of Music Television at George Seuffert Sr. Bandshell in Forest Park, Queens, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
- Aug. 21: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 23: Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan, from 2 to 5 p.m.
- Aug. 24: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 24: Big City Folk in Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Aug. 25: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 25: Folk Jams in Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Aug. 26: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 26: Midtown Music in Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
- Aug. 26: Hippo Playground Summer Concerts featuring Hopalong Andrew at Hippo Playground, Manhattan, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- Aug. 27: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 27: Golden Hour at Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Aug. 27: Queens Jazz Trail Concert: Lucy Yeghiazaryan at Astoria Park, Queens, from 7 to 8 p.m.
- Aug. 28: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 28: West Harlem Summer Jazz Festival at James Baldwin Lawn and at 135th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in St. Nicholas Park, Manhattan, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
- Aug. 28: Bryant Park Picnic Performance: Accordion Festival: Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs, Saami Brothers, and Chicha Libre at Bryant Park, Manhattan, from 7 to 10 p.m.
- Aug. 28: Summer on the Hudson: Friday Night Jams featuring Ilana Morris at 125th Street and Marginal Street, Manhattan, from 7 to 8 p.m.
- Aug. 28: Bryant Park Picnic Performance: Parallel Exit: Sunset Circus at Bryant Park, Manhattan, from 5 to 6 p.m.
- Aug. 29: Herbert Holler’s Freedom Party Outside at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, from 6 to 10 p.m.
- Aug. 30: Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan, from 2 to 5 p.m.
- Aug. 31: Piano in Bryant Park at Upper Terrace, Manhattan, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Aug. 31: Big City Folk in Greeley Square Park, Manhattan, from 6 to 8 p.m.
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