{"id":223805,"date":"2026-05-07T21:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/223805\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T21:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:02:09","slug":"bric-celebrate-brooklyn-returns-with-radical-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/223805\/","title":{"rendered":"BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Returns with ‘Radical Joy’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2026<\/a><\/p>\n

New Logo for BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN!<\/p>\n

15 Free Shows, Three Benefit Concerts, One Summer in Brooklyn
June 4 \u2013 September 19 | Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park<\/p>\n

We live in a time of uncertainty, with lots of forces pulling people apart. Our response is Radical Joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Wes Jackson, President BRIC<\/p>\n

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, May 7, 2026 \/EINPresswire.com<\/a>\/ — BRIC Arts Media today announced the full lineup for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, the landmark free outdoor festival returning to the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park, and presented in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks, from June 4 through September 19, 2026. Now in its 47th year, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! presents 15 free concerts and three benefit shows under the theme Radical Joy, a summer built around the idea that the full richness of New York City’s cultural life is here for everyone, free of charge, in the heart of Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe live in a time of uncertainty, with lots of forces pulling people apart. Our response is Radical Joy. It\u2019s the idea of choosing to come together as a community \u2012 of neighbors, families, friends, strangers \u2012 on a summer night in Brooklyn, around music, for free. That shared experience, of being with people who are all there for the same reason, is worth protecting. It\u2019s a sense of belonging to something greater. That is what this festival is, the radical joy that comes from entering that space.\u201d
Wes Jackson, President, BRIC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are few joys in New York City as sweet as this time of year \u2013 when BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! returns. It\u2019s a space for everyone: punks and classicists, indie fans, listeners of jazz, and lovers of reggae alike. With free performances all summer long, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! invites people from across the city to gather with friends and neighbors beneath the trees of Prospect Park and share in the art of our city.”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery show this season was built with intention to reflect the full range of who Brooklyn is and what moves us. We have fan favorites like Sheila E., Patti LaBelle, Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney, themed nights that celebrate musical traditions, and artists on the verge of their next big moment. That range is deliberate. We want you to come for someone you love and leave having discovered someone new. Bring a blanket, bring your people, and join us for a night under the stars.\u201d
Saidah Blount, Executive Director, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!<\/p>\n

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! has the distinction of being one of the longest-running free performing arts festivals in the country, presenting world-class programming at no cost to audiences since 1979.<\/p>\n

2026 Season Schedule
\u2022 June 4 | Opening Night: Sheila E. | Leon Knight | DJ Spinna
\u2022 June 13 | Family Day: Antibalas | KidsRead with Kate Yamasaki | DJ Marc Bars
\u2022 June 19 | Juneteenth: Infinity Song | Annie and the Caldwells | Victory Boyd | DJ Duane
\u2022 June 20 | Wayne Wonder | Lila Ik\u00e9 | DJ Gravy
\u2022 June 26 | Benefit Show: Patti LaBelle
\u2022 July 10 | Habibi Festival at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Featuring EMEL, Mai Elgizouli, Nesrine, Yacine Boulares and the Habibi Festival House Band, and Yalla! Party Project
\u2022 July 11 | The Legal Aid Society Presents: Community Joy Day with Saint James Joy, Pahua, and Puppetmobile
\u2022 July 18 | Royel Otis | Ax and the Hatchetmen
\u2022 July 24 | Jazz at the Bandshell: Cindy Blackman Santana | The Patricia Brennan Septet | Luc\u00eda
\u2022 July 25 | BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park with Black House Radio
\u2022 July 31 | CARRTOONS & Hail\u00e9 Supreme | Sof\u00eda Vald\u00e9s | Julia Zivic
\u2022 August 7 | globalFEST at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! With DakhaBrakha, Yeison Landero, Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars, and Sunju Park
\u2022 August 8 | BRIC Celebrates Aaliyah: One in a Million
\u2022 August 14 | Lyricist Lounge 35th Anniversary
\u2022 August 15 | Americana Night: Yola | Dom Flemons and the Traveling Wildfires | Cleo Reed
\u2022 August 21 | Sasha Velour’s NightGowns
\u2022 August 28 | BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! and The Action Lab present: Common and Special Guests To Honor the Social Justice Legacy of Harry Belafonte
\u2022 August 29 | Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Presents: Dominican Night at the Bandshell
\u2022 September 19 | Liz Phair & Sleater-Kinney | The Flannel and The Fury 2026<\/p>\n

For more information contact: Wendy Washington, T.I.D. Agency wendy@thisisdope.net | Joe Wiggins, T.I.D. Agency<\/p>\n

Wendy Washington \/ Joe Wiggins
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