Summer is on the horizon, and in Prospect Park, the season means the return of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. In 2018, the festival celebrates its 40th season with 31 performances, running from June 5–August 11. The programming, reflective of Brooklyn’s eclecticism and diversity, will feature a wide array of free, world-class performances at the beautiful Prospect Park Bandshell. The BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, presented by BRIC in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance, is New York’s longest-running, free outdoor performing arts festival, and takes place each summer at the Prospect Park Bandshell. 

Sue Donoghue, President of Prospect Park Alliance, said, “We are delighted to host the 40th season of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Over the past four decades, this festival has brought a wide range of free music and family programming to Prospect Park, to the delight of the many diverse communities we serve. Congratulations to our partners at BRIC for this tremendous success.” 

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!

Tuesday, June 5, 8:00pm
COMMON
Free

Sunday, June 10, 3:00pm 
LOS LOBOS
Family Concert, Free

Wednesday, June 13, 7:00pm
THE DECEMBERISTS
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert

Thursday, June 14, 7:30pm
VANCE JOY | ALICE MERTON
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert

Saturday, June 16, 7:00pm
THE JAYHAWKS | MANDOLIN ORANGE | PARSONSFIELD
Free

Wednesday, June 20, 6:30pm
GRIZZLY BEAR + SPOON
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert

Thursday, June 21, 7:30pm 
AIMEE MANN | SUPERCHUNK | JONATHAN COULTON
Free

Friday, June 22, 7:30pm
R+R=NOW featuring ROBERT GLASPER, TERRACE MARTIN, CHRISTIAN SCOTT aTUNDE ADJUAH, DERRICK HODGE, JUSTIN TYSON, TAYLOR MCFERRIN | PAUL BEAUBRUN
Free

Saturday, June 23, 7:30pm 
FISCHERSPOONER | JULIANA HUXTABLE
Free

Thursday, June 28, 8:00pm
THE BLUES PROJECT FEATURING DORRANCE DANCE WITH TOSHI REAGON & BIGLOVELY CREATED BY MICHELLE DORRANCE, DERICK K. GRANT, TOSHI REAGON, AND DORMESHIA SUMBRY-EDWARDS
Free

Friday, June 29, 7:30pm
BRANFORD MARSALIS | ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH: FREDERICK DOUGLASS NOW Free

Saturday, June 30, 7:00pm
RICKY SKAGGS and KENTUCKY THUNDER | SIERRA HULL AND JUSTIN MOSES | MAMIE MINCH
Free

Friday, July 6, 8:00pm
LES BALLETS JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: LEONARD COHEN’S DANCE ME
Free

Saturday, July 7, 7:00pm
RHYE | NATALIE PRASS | OVERCOATS
Free

Thursday, July 12, 7:30pm 
ANTIBALAS | COMBO CHIMBITA | DJ NICKODEMUS
Free

Friday, July 13, 7:00pm
MALA RODRIGUEZ | ANA TIJOUX | GIRL ULTRA
Free

Saturday, July 14, 7:30pm
KRONOS QUARTET | TRIO DA KALI
Free

Thursday, July 19, 7:00pm
JOE RUSSO’S ALMOST DEAD
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert

Friday, July 20, 7:30pm 
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR | MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND
Free

Saturday, July 21, 7:30pm 
BRIMSTONE AND GLORY W/ LIVE SCORE BY WORDLESS MUSIC ORCHESTRA | SONIDO GALLO NEGRO Free

Wednesday, July 25, 7:00pm
COURTNEY BARNETT | JULIEN BAKER | VAGABON
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert

Thursday, July 26, 7:30pm
BRANDI CARLILE | RUTHIE FOSTER
Free

Friday, July 27, 7:30pm
TINARIWEN | CHEICK HAMALA DIABATE
Free

Saturday, July 28, 7:30pm 
NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND | KAKI KING
Free

Thursday, August 2, 7:30pm
BADBADNOTGOOD | CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON
Free

Friday, August 3, 7:30pm
NONAME | TOPAZ JONES | JAZZE BELLE
Free

Saturday, August 4, 7:30pm
TARRUS RILEY WITH DEAN FRASER AND THE BLAK SOIL BAND | MWENSO & THE SHAKES
Free

Tuesday, August 7, 7:30pm
GOOD VIBES WITH JASON MRAZ & BRETT DENNEN
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert

Thursday, August 9, 7:30pm 
GARY CLARK JR. | FIONA SILVER
Free

Friday, August 10, 7:30pm
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR | EMEL MATHLOUTHI
Free

Saturday, August 11, 7:30pm
THE BREEDERS | SPEEDY ORTIZ
Free

Learn more on the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival website.