There are tons of things to do this summer in NYC, so a trip this way is a must! Take a tour of the city on foot, boat or bus, visit all the top attractions and museums, see a baseball game. All these NYC activities are top pastimes for tourists every summer, but they do cost money.
Save your dough each evening and entertain yourself and your friends at one of the free summer concerts in NYC! There's music in every genre, from classical to jazz to hip hop to rock. Here's the full NYC free summer concert series schedule for 2013. Enjoy!
New York City Free Summer Concerts 2013
| May 24–August 30 | Good Morning America Summer Concert Series at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park |
| May 24–August 30 | Today Concert Series at Rockefeller Center |
| June 5 | Patty Griffin at Prospect Park Bandshell |
| June 6–August 8 | BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival at MetroTech Commons |
| June 7, 14, 21 and 28 | Seaport Music Festival at South Street Seaport |
| June 8 | Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert with Wynton Marsalis at the Prospect Park Bandshell |
| June 11 | Sinatra in the Park at Central Park |
| June 11–August 8 | Madison Square Kids Concerts at Madison Square Park |
| June 15 | Calexico at Prospect Park Bandshell |
| June 15–July 14 | River to River Festival |
| June 15 | The Zombies and Django Django at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park |
| June 18 | The Airborne Toxic Event at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park |
| June 20 | Big Boi at Prospect Park Bandshell |
| June 21 | Amadou & Mariam at Prospect Park Bandshell |
| June 22 | Punk Island at Pier 1, Staten Island |
| June 26 | Comedy Central Stars Under the Stars at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park |
| June 29 | 4Knots Festival at South Street Seaport |
| July 6 | Theophilus London at Prospect Park Bandshell |
| July 10–11 | Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival at Brookfield Place Plaza |
| July 11 | Generationals at Pier 84, Hudson River Park |
| July 16–August 1 | Met Opera Summer Recital Series |
| July 18–August 8 | River and Blues at Wagner Park |
| July 26 | Trampled by Turtles at Prospect Park Bandshell |
| August 2 | Jamie Lidell and Dan Deacon at Prospect Park Bandshell |
| August 8 | TTitus Andronicus at Pier 84, Hudson River Park |
| August 9 | Shaggy at Prospect Park Bandshell |
| August 10 | They Might Be Giants at Prospect Park Bandshell |
| August 11 | Shuggie Otis at Central Park |
| August 20 | Bobby McFerrin at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park |
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| August 23–25 | Charlie Parker Jazz Festival at Marcus Garvey Park |
| Sat. September 21 | 20th Annual Upper Broadway Autumn Festival Broadway, 110-116 St. East side of Broadway 11AM-5PM |
