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Riverside Park Conservancy and NYC Parks run a large free season of waterfront programming from 59th to 181st Streets.

A long-running outdoor performing arts festival with free concerts and community programming at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park.

City Parks Foundation brings a summer season of outdoor concerts, dance, global music, jazz, hip-hop, Latin, indie, and community programming to parks across the city.

Bryant Park hosts free Friday talks on city ecology, including fungi, lichens, wildlife, and urban nature, at the Reading Room.

Free ParkARTS neighborhood concerts bring live music to parks across Boston during the summer.

Boston Parks presents free Latin music concerts in neighborhood parks and outdoor public spaces throughout summer.

Boston Landmarks Orchestra presents free summer orchestral concerts, often with community partners and accessible outdoor seating.

National Park Service summer concert series with free Sunday performances at Fort Hunt Park. Bring a blanket or chair; seating is limited.

A free downtown Chicago summer concert series featuring local, national, and international artists across R&B, jazz, pop, country, house, world music, and more.

Seattle Center Festal presents free community cultural festivals with music, food, dance, visual arts, and family activities.

Seattle waterfront presents free concerts with local artists and a casual outdoor crowd.

SAM hosts free outdoor art, music, yoga, and community programming at Olympic Sculpture Park during the summer.

A free outdoor Seattle concert series built around live music and community gathering on Lake Union.

Free outdoor concerts bring live music to plazas and public spaces across downtown Seattle.

A free open-streets community event series with walking, biking, neighborhood activities, vendors, and local performances.

Portland Parks Summer Free For All includes free concerts, movies, and cultural programming in neighborhood parks.

Portland Parks presents free outdoor concerts and performances in Washington Park, good for casual group plans and picnic meetups.

A free outdoor summer series presenting concerts, dance, theater, poetry, and community arts in downtown Los Angeles.

SF Live brings free concerts and local performances to public spaces and neighborhood venues around San Francisco.

Illuminate presents free live music at the Golden Gate Bandshell, with community-friendly shows across jazz, soul, singer-songwriter, and local bands.

A free outdoor performing arts festival with music, dance, theater, circus, and family programming in downtown San Francisco.

A long-running free summer concert series in Stern Grove with major artists, picnic energy, and a very social outdoor crowd.

Notre-Dame-de-Grace marks its 150th anniversary with free community activities, public art, neighbourhood history, and park events from June through the fall.

Theatre de Verdure presents free music, dance, circus, theatre, and film performances in the Parc La Fontaine outdoor amphitheatre.

The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal publishes free and paid programming for its 2026 festival, with outdoor community-friendly shows around the festival site.

Theatre La Roulotte tours Filibus through Montreal parks with free outdoor performances for children and families.

A free open-air movie series on a giant screen, rotating through Nelson-Mandela, Martin-Luther-King, and de la Savane parks through the summer.

Follow a lively musical parade as brass, percussion, movement, and street performance transform the park into an open stage.

Festival VITA returns in September with free sports try-outs, games, movement activities, live music, and a broad mix of summer sport culture including ultimate frisbee, rugby, rowing, artistic swimming, archery, and volleyball.

A monthly community music circle where participants bring song suggestions, meet people, and learn together at the CNIB Ottawa Community Hub.

Downtown Yonge BIA presents free weekly concerts across downtown Toronto parks and plazas from June through September.

A summer community market with food, art, independent makers, and live music in CityPlace, with free admission and family-friendly programming.

Toronto Jazz Festival includes free outdoor performances across parks, streets, and public spaces, alongside separate ticketed shows.

Sir Quentin Blake fills Southbank Centre with illustrated characters celebrating the Festival of Britain and the centre's creative history.

A British Museum exhibition charts the development of drawing in the Low Countries before 1600, with around 120 works.

A collaborative installation by Lakwena Maciver, Abimaro Gunnell, Compass Collective, and Southbank Centre Youth Voices transforms Mandela Walk.

Luke Jerram and Dan Jones turn the Southbank Centre steps into an interactive musical artwork triggered by visitors' footsteps.