SummerStage tribute to Greenwich Village in the ’60s

MUSIC + REVOLUTION: GREENWICH VILLAGE IN THE 1960’s hosted by Richard Barone From the beatnik riots to the summer of love, NYC’s Greenwich Village was the epicenter of a revolutionary movement in the history of American music. A new wave of writers and...

Central Park Film Festival 2108

Celebrate great New York films and filmmakers under the stars at the 2018 Central Park Film Festival.  This year’s lineup will include two of our Top Ten Central Park Movies – Hair and The Muppets Take Manhattan.  Rounding out the schedule is a classic...

Dispatch at Central Park’s SummerStage

DISPATCH WITH SPECIAL GUESTS NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE AND RAYE ZARAGOZA Wednesday, July 18, 2018 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:00 pm) For over two decades, jam band juggernaut Dispatch has consistently sold-out arenas across the country and with help...

City Parks Foundation Gala 2018

Gala Dinner followed by a special performance with Steven Tyler and The Loving Mary Band Monday, June 18, 2018 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm City Parks Foundation is pleased to announce our 2018 Gala dinner & concert. This year we proudly honor BNP Paribas and...

Adventures NYC

Saturday, June 16, 2018 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Park, the Bandshell Area enter at 72nd Street Get Directions  FREE EVENT Rain or shine Get ready to paddle, climb, race, and glide at Adventures NYC! On Saturday, June 16, join NYC Parks in Central Park to...

SummerStage – Bowie Symphonic

BOWIE SYMPHONIC: ENSEMBLE LPR PERFORMS DAVID BOWIE’S BLACKSTAR LED BY EVAN ZIPORYN WITH CELLO SOLOIST MAYA BEISER / DONNY MCCASLIN GROUP Amazing show last Saturday night on a perfect evening in Central Park! The cultural influence that the late musician, iconoclast,...

Central Park SummerStage Schedule 2018

The New York City Parks Foundation has announced the 2018 season of SummerStage, New York City’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival, bringing more than 100 performances to Central Park and 17 neighborhood parks throughout the five boroughs. This...

Top 10 Celebrity Favorite Places in Central Park

Top celebrities including Tina Fey, Glenn Close, Bette Midler, Alex Rodriguez, Kelly Ripa and many more head to Central Park when they want to chill out and relax. Emmy award winning TV host and correspondent Karen Schaler shows us all the highlights in the new weekly...

Shakespeare in the Park 2018 – Othello

Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Jitney, The Piano Lesson) returns to Shakespeare in the Park to direct a sumptuous new production of OTHELLO. Set amid war and palace intrigue in the 17th-century Mediterranean, this classic drama about a noble Black Venetian general...