Picnic Performances in Bryant Park

Fri May 30, 2025 - Fri Sep 12, 2025
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Repeating every week — Fridays through September 12, 2025.
Also on June 5, 2025, June 14, 2025, June 21, 2025, June 26, 2025, July 3, 2025, August 16, 2025, August 30, 2025, September 4, 2025, September 11, 2025.
7:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: FREE
Location:
Bryant Park

Picnic Performances are the perfect way to spend a summer evening, with 25 live and in-person music, dance, and theatrical shows. Bring a blanket and a picnic (of course).

May - June
Friday, May 30 - Electric Root
Thursday, June 5 - Contemporary Dance: Limon Dance Co, Emerge125, Kaos Dance Collective
Friday, June 6 - Contemporary Dance: Ronald K Brown/EVIDENCE, Gibney Company, Syren Modern Dance
Friday, June 13 - Contemporary Dance: Doug Varone, Dancers + Kyle Marshall
Saturday, June 14 - The Jimmy Heath Big Band
Friday, June 20 - Emerging Music Festival
Saturday, June 21 - Emerging Music Festival
Thursday, June 26 - NYC Opera goes to Hollywood
Friday, June 27 - NYC Opera goes to Hollywood

July
Thursday, July 3 - NY Guitar Fest: Pedro Cortes Flamenco, Big Lazy, Marel Hidalgo
Friday, July 4 - NY Guitar Fest: Louis Cato, Jackie Venson, Jontavious Willis
Friday, July 11 - Carnegie Hall Citywide: The Knights, with Julien Labro
Friday, July 18 - Carnegie Hall Citywide: La Excelencia
Friday, July 25 - Carnegie Hall Citywide: Cecile McLorin Salvant

August
Friday, August 1 - Carnegie Hall Citywide: Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band
Friday, August 8 - Carnegie Hall Citywide: Dez Duron
Friday, August 15 - World Music Institute: Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East + Gamelan Dharma Swara
Saturday, August 16 - New York City Circus Fest
Friday, August 22 - Belongo: Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
Friday, August 29 - Accordions around the World: Mattos and more
Saturday, August 30 - The Town Hall: New York loves Sly! Featuring Steven Bernstein

September
Thursday, September 4 - NYC Opera: Carmen
Friday, September 5 - NYC Opera: Carmen
Thursday, September 11 - Vicky Chow and J. Pavone's String Ensemble
Friday, September 12 - American Symphony Orchestra: New York Profiles

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.