Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America at Bryant Park

This week · Wednesday 21 to Tuesday 27 October 2026

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A show a day, most of them free: park stages, concert halls on their free nights, the odd ticket when it is worth it.

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🎶 This week’s trail

7 stops, from Bryant Park on Wednesday to Greeley Square Park on Tuesday. Every one of them free.

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Wednesday

Stop 1 of the week

Bryant Park

Free · registerStop 1 · 7:00 PMBryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of AmericaBryant Park · MidtownA free outdoor festival that has been running since May and closes on 11 September with the American Symphony Orchestra marking the 25th anniversary of September 11th. Between now and…

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7:30 PMEnglish Country DanceHistoric Richmond TownSee venue Time TBCMidtown Music in Greeley Square ParkGreeley Square ParkFree

Thursday

Stop 2 of the week

Lincoln Center

FreeStop 2 · 7:30 PMUnsound New York: claire rousay and Martyna BastaLincoln Center · MidtownA free double bill from the Unsound New York experimental-music festival: claire rousay with Martyna Basta, followed by Keith 'Giant Claw' Rankin with Julek Ploski. It is in the David…

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Time TBCGolden Hour at Greeley Square ParkGreeley Square ParkFree Time TBCPiano in Bryant ParkBryant ParkFree · register

Friday

Stop 3 of the week

Lincoln Center

FreeStop 3 · 7:30 PMFestival of Firsts: suhREEtahLincoln Center · MidtownA free Festival of Firsts concert by suhREEtah, part of Lincoln Center's fall showcase of debut artists, in the David Rubenstein Atrium at 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, steps from 66th…

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Time TBCPiano in Bryant ParkBryant ParkFree · register 7:00 PMBryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of AmericaBryant ParkFree · register

Saturday

Stop 4 of the week

Bryant Park

Free · registerStop 4 · 7:00 PMBryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of AmericaBryant Park · MidtownA free outdoor festival that has been running since May and closes on 11 September with the American Symphony Orchestra marking the 25th anniversary of September 11th. Between now and…

Sunday

Stop 5 of the week

NYC Parks

FreeStop 5 · 2:00 PMJazz in the Park at Ralph EllisonNYC Parks · MidtownBerta Indeed presents “Let the Music Play”, community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.

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3:00 PMWayne Tucker and the Bad Mothas - Tribute to Marshal and Ernie RoyalForest ParkFree · register 1:00 PMCome and Sing: Climate SongsLincoln CenterFree

Monday

Stop 6 of the week

Greeley Square Park

FreeStop 6 · Time TBCBig City Folk at Greeley Square ParkGreeley Square Park · MidtownMonday folk sessions in Greeley Square, the small triangle of park across from Herald Square that most people walk past without noticing is a park at all. Free, outdoors, and over in an…

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Time TBCPiano in Bryant ParkBryant ParkFree · register

Tuesday

Stop 7 of the week

Greeley Square Park

FreeStop 7 · Time TBCFolk Jams in Greeley Square ParkGreeley Square Park · MidtownWhether you're picking along to bluegrass jams, joining in with the kalimba orchestra, or lending your voice to an impromptu choir, become a part of the music of the city at Folk Jams. On…

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Time TBCPiano in Bryant ParkBryant ParkFree · register

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