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BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Announces 2022 Lineup

May 11, 2022

Summer is just around the corner, which means it’s time to get ready for a season of music, dance and more at the Lena Horne Bandshell! The 2022 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, kicks off on Wednesday, June 8 for a summer of talent spanning from global music icons to chart-topping indie bands, benefit concerts, family days, and movie nights. Programming wraps with a closing night show on Saturday, August 6. The festival, presented in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks, is back for its 44th annual season of bringing communities together for summer fun in Brooklyn’s Backyard.

“This summer is about being together – the power of gathering in this moment of human history,” said Diane Eber, Executive Producer of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! “Artists can show us the way to heal through creative expression and there’s no better place to experience that than the Bandshell. We are so honored to bring another season of magic to our communities at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!”

“It wouldn’t be summer in Prospect Park without the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at the Lena Horne Bandshell,” said James Snow, Prospect Park Alliance Interim President. “This festival brings a wide range of free music and family programming to Prospect Park, and gives Brooklyn’s diverse community a chance to come together—we’re excited for the season to begin.”

Tickets are still available for many of this season’s benefit shows, and the majority of the festival’s performances are free to the public. For more information, check out our BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! page, and for the full line-up, scroll down!

Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Opening Night: Kamasi Washington, Ravyn Lenae, and DJ Reborn
Free

Saturday, June 11, 2022
Maxi Priest | Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra
Free

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 + Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Benefit Concert: Phoebe Bridgers
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert

Thursday, June 16, 2022
Benefit Concert: Davido
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert

Saturday, June 18, 2022
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! meets NPR Tiny Desk Contest On The Road
Free

Sunday, June 19, 2022
Juneteenth UNITYFEST 2022
Free

Friday, June 24, 2022
Fonseca | La Cumbiamba eNeYé
Free

Saturday, June 25, 2022
Family Show: Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique En Cirque | Natu Camara
Free

Friday, July 8, 2022
Vic Mensa | aja monet
Free

Saturday, July 9, 2022
Crumb | Slauson Malone 1
Free

Thursday, July 14, 2022
Kronos Quartet & Sam Green: A Thousand Thoughts | Roomful of Teeth
Free

Saturday, July 16, 2022
Chicano Batman | Charlotte Dos Santos
Free

Friday, July 22, 2022
Ragamala Dance Company: Sacred Earth
Free

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Femme It Forward | Teyana Taylor
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert

Saturday, July 23, 2022
John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin | Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments 
Free

Friday, July 29, 2022
The Beths | SASAMI | Charlotte Cornfield
Free

Saturday, July 30, 2022
Film Night: Fame | Sing Harlem
Free

Thursday, August 4, 2022
Benefit Concert: Khruangbin
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert

Friday, August 5, 2022
Benefit Concert: Erykah Badu
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert

Saturday, August 6, 2022
Closing Night | Yemi Alade and Amindi
Free