The 12th annual Brooklyn Americana Music Festival stacks nine acts under the Manhattan Bridge for its flagship free day — no ticket, no age limit, just eight hours of roots music on DUMBO's cobblestones. Sets turn over roughly every hour, from a 2 PM all-new kids' show through Dida Pelled's 9 PM closer. It's the loose, wander-in kind of festival day the Archway was built for, with satellite shows at 68 Jay St Bar and Sunny's after dark.
What to expect
Nine roots, folk, and country-leaning acts play the covered Archway stage roughly on the hour from 2 PM to around 10 PM, opening with Neha Jiwrajka's kids' show and closing with Israeli jazz-and-blues guitarist Dida Pelled at 9 PM. It's a standing, come-and-go plaza scene under the Manhattan Bridge, steps from the Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront. Free sets at 68 Jay St Bar from 6 PM and Sunny's Bar in Red Hook keep the night going.
Good to know
- Free and all ages — no ticket or RSVP needed for the Archway day.
- The 2 PM opener is an all-new kids' show; bring the little ones early.
- The plaza sits under the Manhattan Bridge at 55 Water St — F to York St or A/C to High St.
- Sets run roughly hourly through the 9 PM closer; come and go as you like.
- More free sets at 68 Jay St Bar from 6 PM; Sunny's Bar in Red Hook hosts the 8 PM night show.
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Common questions
Is the Archway day really free?
Yes — Saturday at the DUMBO Archway Plaza is free and all ages, no ticket needed. Some other festival shows are ticketed: the Sep 10 Jalopy gala is $25 advance and Sunday's 6 PM Superfine show is $22 advance.
What time does the music start?
2 PM with Neha Jiwrajka's all-new kids' show; acts then rotate roughly hourly, with Rose Paradise at 8 PM and Dida Pelled closing at 9 PM.
Where exactly is the stage?
Archway Plaza, the covered passage under the Manhattan Bridge at 55 Water St in DUMBO.
