Outdoor Things to Do in Brooklyn This Weekend (Jun 20–21, 2026)

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn 2026 FREE shows

Prospect Park: Bandshell, Brooklyn · Sat, Jun 20, 12:00 AM to Sat, Jun 20, 11:00 PM · See official site

The beloved free summer concert series fires up at the open-air bandshell, where live sets ring out under the Brooklyn sky.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn · Sunday, June 21, 2026, 5:15–6 a.m. and 7:30–9 p.m. · See official site

Bookend the longest day with sunrise and sunset music on the Cherry Esplanade—a serene, see-it-once way to honor the solstice.

Betsy Head Park: Performance Area, Brooklyn · Sun, Jun 21, 2:00 PM to Sun, Jun 21, 6:00 PM · See official site

A free Juneteenth celebration fills the park with performances, culture and community spirit honoring the journey from chains to change.

Prospect Park: CONCERT GROVE PAVILION, Brooklyn · Sun, Jun 21, 2:00 PM to Sun, Jun 21, 7:00 PM · See official site

Celebrate the year's longest day with an afternoon of live music in the park's leafy concert grove—pure summer-arrival energy.

Fulton Park: Plaza , Brooklyn · Sun, Jun 21, 3:00 AM to Sun, Jun 21, 7:00 PM · See official site

Local artists hang their work along the park fence at this long-running Bed-Stuy fair celebrating the neighborhood's creative roots.

Marine Park: Carro center, Brooklyn · Sun, Jun 21, 1:00 PM to Sun, Jun 21, 3:00 PM · See official site

Peer safely at the sun through telescopes on the longest day, turning the solstice into an actual look at our star.

Prospect Park: Carousel Lawn North, Brooklyn · Sat, Jun 20, 11:00 AM to Sat, Jun 20, 4:00 PM · See official site

A meditative stroll set to live, healing sounds across an open green lawn—part wellness ritual, part summer afternoon escape.