BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival 2025 schedule for free shows in Prospect Park

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival has announced its lineup of free shows for 2025, happening at Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park from June 7-August 16. It includes Buscabulla with Chuwi and Paso Negro (June 26); Gogol Bordello with Puzzled Panther and PONS (August 2); Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas with Trish Toledo (August 8); a Lyricist Lounge anniversary show (August 9); William Parker with NIKARA presents Black Wall Street (August 15); Nick Hakim with a Karriem Riggins DJ set (August 16); and more. See the full schedule here and below.

The free shows are open to the public and subject to capacity.

There are also some ticketed benefit shows this year, including Grace Jones and Janelle Monáe (June 9); Dinosaur Jr. and Snail Mail with Easy Action (June 17); and Men I Trust with strongboi (July 18).

BRIC CELEBRATE BOOKLYN! FESTIVAL 2025 LINEUP
SAT, JUN 7 BAYO in Brooklyn: A Conversation with Michaël Brun – FREE, at BRIC House)
MON, JUN 9 Opening Benefit Concert: Blue Note Jazz Festival & Live Nation Present Grace Jones & Janelle Monáe – TICKETED BENEFIT
FRI, JUN 13 Opening Free Concert: Mélissa Laveaux | Nathalie ‘TALIE’ Cerin | Riva Nyri Précil – FREE
SAT, JUN 14 Family Day: Pippi Longstocking’s 80th Birthday Celebration with the Klezmatics! – FREE
THU, JUN 19 BRIC Celebration Brooklyn’s 3rd Annual Juneteenth in the Park – FREE
FRI, JUN 20 Habibi Festival at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! – FREE
THU, JUN 26 Buscabulla | Chuwi | Paso Negro – FREE
FRI, JUN 27 A Tribute to Quincy Jones: The Greatest Night in Pop – FREE
SAT, JUL 12 Benefit Concert: Still Woozy – Loveseat Tour – TICKETED BENEFIT
THU, JUL 17 Benefit Concert: Dinosaur Jr. + Snail Mail with special guest Easy Action – TICKETED BENEFIT
FRI, JUL 18 Benefit Concert: Men I Trust | strongboi – TICKETED BENEFIT
SAT, JUL 19 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park – FREE
SAT, JUL 26 A Tribute to Quincy Jones: The Wiz – FREE
FRI, AUG 1 Mireya Ramos and the Poor Choices | Talibah Safiya | Morley – FREE
SAT, AUG 2 Gogol Bordello | Puzzled Panther | Pons – FREE
THU, AUG 7 Emily Johnson / Catalyst – FREE
FRI, AUG 8 Adrian Quesada | Trish Toledo – FREE
SAT, AUG 9 LYRICIST LOUNGE Anniversary Show – FREE
FRI, AUG 15 William Parker | NIKARA presents Black Wall Street – FREE
SAT, AUG 16 Closing Night: Nick Hakim | Karriem Riggins (DJ set) – FREE