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New York's summer music festival season is nearly upon us and this year will see the return of a true local favorite: BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival is back for its 47th installment, offering a season's worth of free outdoor concerts at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park from June 7 to August 16.
And the performer lineup is officially here, highlighting "the diverse cultures that make Brooklyn a global music hub, featuring artists whose work transcends borders and celebrates the exchange of ideas."
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On the 2025 docket is a mix of international icons and global up-and-comers "whose work resonates from around the world and within our own borough," per BRIC. Kicking things off at the opening benefit concert on June 9—which is one of four paid shows included in the fest, to help support the non-profit's regular free programming—is the powerhouse pair of Grace Jones and Janelle Monáe, just in time for Pride.
Elsewhere, the lineup includes alt rockers Dinosaur Jr. with Snail Mail on July 17, punk legends Gogol Bordello on August 2, jazz greats William Parker and Nikara Warren on August 15, a family-friendly 80th birthday celebration for Pippi Longstocking on June 15 and a tribute concert to music icon Quincy Jones on June 27.
You can check out the full BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival schedule below:
- Saturday, June 7 BAYO in Brooklyn: A Conversation with Michaël Brun at BRIC House
- Monday, June 9 Opening Benefit Concert: Blue Note Jazz Festival & Live Nation Present Grace Jones & Janelle Monáe
- Friday, June 13 Opening Free Concert: Mélissa Laveaux | Nathalie ‘TALIE’ Cerin | Riva Nyri Précil
- Saturday, June 14 Family Day: Pippi Longstocking's 80th Birthday Celebration with the Klezmatics!
- Thursday, June 19 BRIC Celebration Brooklyn’s 3rd Annual Juneteenth in the Park
- Friday, June 20 Habibi Festival at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
- Thursday, June 26 Buscabulla | Chuwi | Paso Negro
- Friday, June 27 A Tribute to Quincy Jones: The Greatest Night in Pop
- Saturday, July 12 Benefit Concert: Still Woozy – Loveseat Tour
- Thursday, July 17 Benefit Concert: Dinosaur Jr. + Snail Mail with special guest Easy Action
- Friday, July 18 Benefit Concert: Men I Trust | strongboi
- Saturday, July 19 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park
- Saturday, July 26 A Tribute to Quincy Jones: The Wiz
- Friday, August 1 Mireya Ramos and the Poor Choices | Talibah Safiya | Morley
- Saturday, August 2 Gogol Bordello | Puzzled Panther | Pons
- Thursday, August 7 Emily Johnson / Catalyst
- Friday, August 8 Adrian Quesada | Trish Toledo
- Saturday, August 9 LYRICIST LOUNGE Anniversary Show
- Friday, August 15 William Parker | NIKARA presents Black Wall Street
- Saturday, August 16 Closing Night: Nick Hakim | Karriem Riggins (DJ set)