NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Ginetta's Vendetta Jazz Concert
at Lawn Area (in Westerleigh Park), Staten Island
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Join us for an outdoor jazz concert with world class musician Ginetta's Vendetta in partnership with the Jazz Foundation of America.
Category: Concerts, Arts, Culture & Fun Series, Free Summer Concerts
Free!
The Last Poets with Jamaaladeen Tacuma's Band of Resistance / Impact Repertory Theatre / The Harlem Bomb Shelter / DJ Greg Caz
at Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
?The Last Poets are the forefathers of hip-hop, wielding poetry’s rhythmic and political power years before the first MC picked up a mic to move a crowd dancing to breakbeats.
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Free!
Summer Evenings in the Garden
at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
The Merchant's House Museum — New York City's only 19th-century family home preserved intact, complete with the original furnishings and family possessions — is open LATE on Thursday evenings all summer long.
Category: Education, Concerts, History, Tours
Forest Park Summer Concert Series - Refugee - Tom Petty Tribute
at George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell (in Forest Park), Queens
7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Spend the evening enjoying the look and sound of Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers.
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Free!
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Friday, August 19, 2022
Seniors Got Talent (Karaoke) with Sharon
at Multi-Use Room A (in Fort Hamilton Senior Recreation Center), Brooklyn 

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Bring your best singing notes to life with this fun interactive program.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Concerts, Dance, Art, Theater, Seniors, Recreation Center Programming
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
OMAR Edwards | Tap Master / LaTasha Barnes: Excerpts from the Jazz Conintuum
at Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Presented with JazzMobile. Programming will kick off at 6:00PM with a free dance workshop from LaTasha Barnes Dance.
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Free!
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Summer Streets 2022
at Foley Square (in Thomas Paine Park), Manhattan
7:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Summer Streets is a multi-day, annual car-free event held in August. Everyone is invited to play, run, walk, and bike along Park Avenue and its connecting streets.
Category: Concerts, Dance, Art, Fitness, Sports, Outdoor Fitness
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: FlyNYC
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Music and kites fill the air at this festival for all ages! Kite kits are provided free for children, or bring your own favorite kite from home.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Concerts, Festivals, Waterfront
Free!
Seniors Got Talent (Karaoke) with Sharon.
at Multi-Use Room A (in Fort Hamilton Senior Recreation Center), Brooklyn 

3:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
Bring your best singing notes to life with this fun interactive program.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Concerts, Dance, Art, Theater, Seniors, Recreation Center Programming
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Rise Up NYC Concert Series: Hip Hop and R&B (Harlem)
at 135th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue (in St. Nicholas Park), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Enjoy a free hip hop and R&B concert in Harlem featuring Freddie Jackson, EPMD, Donell Jones, and Wyclef Jean!
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Free!