Exciting news from City Parks Foundation with the announcement of the 2021 season of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York City’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival.
This year’s festival will be returning to Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, and The Coney Island Amphitheater, presenting distinctly New York genres including hip-hop, Latin, indie rock, contemporary dance, jazz, and global music.
Check out the complete line-up below:
| Date | Day | Doors | Show | Artist | Location | Type of Show |
| Jun-17 | Thursday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis | Central Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Jun-19 | Saturday | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Summer Of Soul Screening with Questlove and Friends | Marcus Garvey Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Jun-20 | Sunday | 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Chris Botti – Blue Note Jazz Festival | Central Park | Benefit, Ticket Purchase Required |
| Jun-20 | Sunday | 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Chris Botti – Blue Note Jazz Festival | Central Park | Benefit, Ticket Purchase Required
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| Jun-24 | Thursday | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | The Queens Drive-In: Monsoon Wedding featuring Falu in association with Rooftop Films and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr. | Flushing Meadows-Corona Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Jun-27 | Sunday | 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | George Clinton – Blue Note Jazz Festival | Central Park | Benefit, Ticket Purchase Required
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| Jun-27 | Sunday | 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | George Clinton – Blue Note Jazz Festival | Central Park | Benefit, Ticket Purchase Required
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| Jul-11 | Sunday | 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Galactic – Blue Note Jazz Festival | Central Park | Benefit, Ticket Purchase Required |
| Jul-11 | Sunday | 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | Galactic – Blue Note Jazz Festival | Central Park | Benefit, Ticket Purchase Required |
| Jul-17 | Saturday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Gloria Gaynor / Sundae Sermon’s – Dj Stormin’ Norman of Disco Sequestered | Coney Island | Free, Tickets Required |
| Jul-18 | Sunday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | La India + More TBA | Coney Island | Free, Tickets Required |
| Jul-24 | Saturday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Sun Ra Arkestra / Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty | Central Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Jul-25 | Sunday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Dance IS! Featuring Artists from Rennie Harris Puremovement, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Parsons Dance, A.I.M, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, special guest Madison McFerrin, and Soles of Duende with guest artist Asha Griffith | Central Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Aug-1 | Sunday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Tito Nieves | Central Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Aug-7 | Saturday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Funk Flex Birthday Concert with Ginuwine and Friends | Coney Island | Free, Tickets Required |
| Aug-8 | Sunday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Met Opera Summer Recital | Central Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Aug-14 | Saturday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Marc Rebillet, DJ Premier and Brady Watt | Central Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Aug-15 | Sunday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Armand Hammer & The Alchemist featuring Moor Mother, Fielded, and KAYANA | Central Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Aug-21 | Saturday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Antibalas | Central Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Aug-24 | Tuesday | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Lake Street Dive with Allison Russell | Central Park | Benefit, Ticket Purchase Required |
| Aug-28 | Saturday | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | CPJF – Charlie Parker with Strings: The Donald Harrison Quartet and The Harlem Symphony Orchestra | Marcus Garvey Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Aug-29 | Sunday | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | CPJF – Willie Jones III – A Charlie Parker Centennial Celebration featuring Sarah Hanahan, Godwin Louis, Justin Robinson, Erena Terakubo with Donald Vega and Endea Owens in association with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Marcus Garvey Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Aug-29 | Sunday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | INVINCIBLE: A Glorious tribute to Michael Jackson | Coney Island | Free, Tickets Required |
| Sep-4 | Saturday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Dom Salvador Samba Jazz Sextet / Screening: “Dom Salvador & Abolition” in association with 25th Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival | Central Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Sep-11 | Saturday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Erica Campbell | Central Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Sep-13 | Monday | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Machine Gun Kelly “Tickets to My Downfall” Tour with jxdn and KennyHoopla | Central Park | Benefit, Ticket Purchase Required |
| Sep-17 | Friday | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Dawes with special guests Bonny Light Horseman & Erin Rae | Central Park | Benefit, Ticket Purchase Required |
| Sep-19 | Sunday | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Patti Smith and Her Band | Central Park | Free, Tickets Required |
| Sep-21 | Tuesday | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Indigo Girls / Ani DiFranco | Central Park | Benefit, Ticket Purchase Required |
For the most up-to-date lineup, follow SummerStage on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and visit SummerStage.org for festival information.
Performances will be live-streamed on SummerStageAnywhere.org, artist approval and rights permitting by Launch Inc. The company produces, captures, and streams live music and events in partnership with Hardwired.Tech who will debut a mobile, live broadcast studio at SummerStage this summer.
