FreeMusicOutdoors
It is the festival's one big free show, outdoors on a plaza ringed by restaurants and bars, on the festival's closing weekend.
What to expect
A three-hour outdoor set of Woodstock-tinged Americana with folk and southern-rock accents.
Going? Keep it.
Make a day of it

Silent Disco at the Empire State Building Observation Deck: Hip-Hop/R&B/Rap NightAfter · Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9–11pmEmpire State Building 86th Floor Observation Deck, Midtown, ManhattanTickets from $69Silent disco

Marquee Skydeck: Claptone — Rooftop Party at EdgeAfter · Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11pm–3amEdge NYC, Hudson Yards, ManhattanTicketedRooftop party

Figment NYC 2026 at El Barrio Artspace PS 109Anytime · Saturday · Oct 3, 2026, 11am–6pmEl Barrio Artspace PS 109, East Harlem, ManhattanFreeInteractive art
More on Saturday in Manhattan →

Korean Parade & K-Town FestivalSaturday · Oct 3, 2026 — festival 10am–6pm, parade noon–2pmAvenue of the Americas and West 32nd Street (Koreatown), Midtown / Koreatown, ManhattanParade
Little Red Lighthouse Festival in Fort Washington ParkSaturday · Oct 3, 2026, 12–4pmFort Washington Park (Little Red Lighthouse), Washington Heights, ManhattanFreeLighthouse tours

Figment NYC 2026 at El Barrio Artspace PS 109Saturday · Oct 3, 2026, 11am–6pmEl Barrio Artspace PS 109, East Harlem, ManhattanFreeInteractive art

Silent Disco at the Empire State Building Observation Deck: Hip-Hop/R&B/Rap NightSat, Oct 3, 2026, 9–11pmEmpire State Building 86th Floor Observation Deck, Midtown, ManhattanTickets from $69Silent disco
Also in Manhattan →

89th Pulaski Day Parade on Fifth AvenueSunday · Oct 4, 2026, steps off 12:30pmFifth Avenue, Midtown, ManhattanParade

Celebración Latina Block Party at Ballet HispánicoSunday, Oct 4, 2026, 12–4pmBallet Hispánico, Upper West Side, ManhattanFreeHispanic Heritage Month
You Should Be Dancing: New York, 1976 and BeyondOct 2, 2026 – Apr 4, 2027The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanSee The New York Historical f…Art

Louis Vuitton First Fridays at The Frick CollectionFri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:30–9pm (first Friday of the month)The Frick Collection, Upper East Side, ManhattanFreeMuseum night
Randall's Island Harvest FestivalSunday · Oct 4, 2026, 12–3pmRandall's Island Park, Urban Farm & Fields 62/63, Randall's Island, ManhattanFreePumpkin patch
More live music that weekend →
The Strokes: Reality Awaits at Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFriday · Oct 2, 2026, gates 3pm, park curfew 10pmFlushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing Meadows (by the Unisphere), QueensTicketed (GA and VIP tiers vi…Hometown show
Geese with Leenalchi at Forest Hills StadiumFri, Oct 2, 2026, 7pmForest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensTicketed via AXSIndie rock
The Smashing Pumpkins: The Rats in a Cage Tour at Barclays CenterSunday · Oct 4, 2026, 8pmBarclays Center, Prospect Heights / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynTicketed via TicketmasterArena

Catherine Russell and Friends with Special Guest Cyndi Lauper — Jazz at Lincoln CenterFriday · Oct 2–3, 2026, 7:30pmRose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Columbus Circle, ManhattanTicketedLive jazz
Geese with billy woods at Forest Hills StadiumSat, Oct 3, 2026, 7pmForest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensTicketed via AXSIndie rock
Common questions
Is it free?
Yes, the organizer calls it a free concert.
When?
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026, 4 to 7 pm.

