Friday, August 7, 5:30pm \u2014 globalFEST, with DakhaBrakha, Yeison Landero, Sally Baby\u2019s Silver Dollars and Sunju Park. Global dance music; doors 5pm.
\nSaturday, August 8, 4pm \u2014 BRIC Celebrates Aaliyah: One in a Million, a tribute to the Brooklyn-born R&B icon with a live band, DJs and dancers. The earliest start of the month and the easiest one with little kids; doors 3pm.
\nFriday, August 14, 7pm \u2014 Lyricist Lounge 35th Anniversary. Lineup still to be announced; doors 6pm.
\nSaturday, August 15, 7pm \u2014 Americana Night with Yola, Dom Flemons and the Traveling Wildfires, and Cleo Reed; doors 6pm.
\nFriday, August 21, 7pm \u2014 Sasha Velour\u2019s NightGowns. A drag revue, and more show than dance floor \u2014 parents may want to preview this one; doors 6pm.
\nFriday, August 28, 7pm \u2014 Common and guests honoring the social justice legacy of Harry Belafonte; doors 6pm.
\nSaturday, August 29, 6pm \u2014 Dominican Night at the Bandshell, presented with Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso: bachata legend Teodoro Reyes, dembow star La Insuperable, Aris Jackson and DJ Mega Jay. The most danceable night of the month, with an ASL interpreter on stage; doors 5pm.<\/p>\n
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
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Friday, August 21 | 6\u20139pm | Pier 6 Plaza | Free, no registration needed | All ages<\/p>\n
Dance lessons with Talia Castro-Poz and a live band on the plaza at Pier 6, with the harbor as a backdrop. Beginners are the point. Event details<\/a>.<\/p>\n Herbert Holler\u2019s Freedom Party Outside<\/p>\n Saturday, August 29 | 6\u201310pm | Pier 6 Plaza | Free, registration required | Better with big kids and teens \u2014 there\u2019s a bar on site<\/p>\n New York\u2019s longest-running throwback dance party moves outdoors, with DJ Herbert Holler spinning hip-hop, R&B, reggae, house, disco and pop from the \u201960s through the 2000s. Picnic food and non-alcoholic drinks are welcome; no glass, no pets. Register free<\/a>.<\/p>\n Papi Juice Dance Party<\/p>\n Saturday, September 19 | 4\u20139pm | Pier 6 Plaza | Free, registration required | Better with big kids and teens \u2014 there\u2019s a bar on site<\/p>\n The last of the season, and the earliest start of the three \u2014 a 4pm kickoff makes this the most doable with a family in tow. DJs Oscar N\u00f1 and Adam R. of the Papi Juice collective, with Precious Renee Tucker and Soul Summit. Register free<\/a>.<\/p>\n DUMBO Saturday, September 12 | set times to be announced | Dumbo Archway, 155 Water Street | Free | All ages<\/p>\n The 12th annual festival runs September 10\u201313, and Saturday the 12th is the free all-ages day under the Manhattan Bridge, with roots, bluegrass and country on the Archway stage. Opening night at Jalopy Theatre on the 10th is ticketed; there are also evening shows at 68 Jay St Bar and at Sunny\u2019s in Red Hook. Full schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fort Greene & Clinton Hill Sunday, August 9 | 3\u20138pm | Fort Greene Park | Free | All ages<\/p>\n The legendary outdoor house music party returns to Fort Greene Park for its one remaining 2026 date \u2014 five hours of dancing on the grass, with families, strollers and food vendors folded into the crowd. Event details<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fort Greene Park Jazz Festival<\/p>\n Saturday, September 12 | 3\u20137pm, rain date September 13 | Fort Greene Park | Free | All ages<\/p>\n An afternoon of live jazz on the lawn to close out the season. Bring a blanket. Event details<\/a>.<\/p>\n One note for Clinton Hill: the neighborhood\u2019s big free street dance, the St. James Place block party thrown by father-and-son DJs Saint James Joy, held its 2026 edition on July 25 and has no second summer date on the calendar. Their schedule<\/a> is the place to watch for a fall party.<\/p>\n Bed Stuy Saturday, August 8 | 1\u20137pm | Decatur Street between Lewis and Stuyvesant | Free with RSVP | All ages<\/p>\n Six hours of a Bed Stuy street given over to music and movement: DJ Toni B, Wukkout! dance fitness with Krista Martin, the Brown Rice Family band, Essence of Ase and Bridges: A Pan Afrikan ARTS Movement. Run with the Decatur Stuyvesant Block Association and neighborhood churches, and built for all ages. RSVP and details<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hancock Street Block Party<\/p>\n Saturday, August 15 | Hancock Street between Marcy and Tompkins | Free | Kid-friendly<\/p>\n Multiple DJs, kids activities and more fun during this annual Bed Stuy tradition.<\/p>\n The Billie\u2019s Summer Music Series<\/p>\n Friday, August 7 | evening | Restoration West Plaza, 1368 Fulton Street | Free | All ages<\/p>\n Free outdoor jazz, R&B, hip-hop and soul on the plaza at Restoration, produced by Hollis King for the Billie Holiday Theatre. Check the calendar for set times before you head over. Event details<\/a><\/p>\n Williamsburg Domino Park Wednesdays, August 12 & 26 and September 9 & 23 | 6\u20139pm | Domino Square, 12 South 3rd Street | Free | All ages, and the beginner lesson is a genuinely good first dance class for kids<\/p>\n The best free dance night in north Brooklyn: a beginner salsa lesson with Nieves Dance Studio at 6:15pm, then live bands and open dancing on the plaza until 9pm. Uptown Royalty plays August 12, Victor Santos & Friends August 26, Ocho Con Clave September 9 and Orquesta de Nieves September 23. RSVP free<\/a>.<\/p>\n Buck Wild Line Dancing<\/p>\n Monday, August 3 | 6\u20139pm | Domino Square, 12 South 3rd Street | Free | Skews grown-up, but open to all skill levels<\/p>\n Sugarfoot and Spitfire of Buck Wild bring their Williamsburg line-dance party outdoors for a night of country classics and pop singalongs. No experience required. Event details<\/a>.<\/p>\n Summer Fitness Series: Dance Cardio<\/p>\n Saturdays, August 8, 15, 22 & 29 and September 5 | 10\u201311am | Flex Field, Domino Park | Free | Teens and grown-ups; no dance experience needed<\/p>\n Domino Park\u2019s Flex Field becomes a free open-air studio on Saturday mornings, and August\u2019s focus is dance cardio, led by Williamsburg studio Good Move. Bring a mat. Event details<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bay Ridge Fridays, August 7 & 14 | 6\u201310pm | Third Avenue, 82nd Street to Marine Avenue on August 7 and 68th to 82nd Streets on August 14 | Free | Kid-friendly, with bounce houses at 82nd and Third<\/p>\n Third Avenue goes car-free and the music comes outside with it: bands, DJs and karaoke set up in front of bars and restaurants the length of the route, with live salsa a regular fixture. The programming is done block by block rather than from one stage, so lineups are announced late \u2014 walk it and follow the sound. Organizer updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra Under the Stars<\/p>\n Friday, August 7 | 7pm | Citizens Bank parking lot, 9201 Third Avenue | Free | All ages \u2014 bring lawn chairs and blankets<\/p>\n A 30-piece orchestra turns a Bay Ridge parking lot into an open-air concert hall, with vocalist Amelia Milo and clarinetist Yu Ting on a program that runs from Copland\u2019s \u201cHoe Down\u201d to Gershwin and Broadway. It falls inside the August 7 Summer Stroll footprint, so you can make an evening of both. About the orchestra<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nBrooklyn Americana Music Festival<\/p>\n
\nSoul Summit Music Festival<\/p>\n
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\nSalsa by the Water<\/p>\n
\nSummer Stroll on Third Avenue<\/p>\n