BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Announces 2026 Free Concert Schedule at Prospect Park

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival has announced its lineup of free shows for 2026, which happen at Prospect Park’s Lena Horne Bandshell from June 4 through September 19. It includes Sheila E, Leon Knight and DJ Spinna (opening night on June 4); Antibalas (June 13); Habibi Festival with EMEL, Mai Elgizouli, Nesrine , and more (July 10); globalFEST with DakhaBrakha, Yeison Landero , and more (August 7); Americana Night with Yola, Dom Flemons and the Traveling Wildfires , and Cleo Reed (August 15); Common and special guests to honor the social justice legacy of Harry Belafonte (August 28); and more. See it in full below.

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

There are also a few benefit shows happening this year, including Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney (September 19) and Patti LaBelle (June 26, ticket info to be announced).

BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! FESTIVAL: 2026 LINEUP

Jun 04 Opening Night: Sheila E. + Leon Knight + DJ Spinna – FREE

Jun 13 Family Day: Antibalas + KidsRead with Kate Yamasaki + DJ Marc Bars – FREE

Jun 19 Juneteenth: Infinity Song + Annie and the Caldwells + Victory Boyd + DJ Duane – FREE

Jun 20 Wayne Wonder + Lila Iké + DJ Gravy – FREE

Jun 26 Patti LaBelle – TICKETED BENEFIT

Jul 10 Habibi Festival: EMEL + Mai Elgizouli + Nesrine + Yacine Boulares and the Habibi – FREE

Jul 11 The Legal Aid Society Presents: Community Joy Day with Saint James Joy + Pahua + Puppetmobile – FREE

Jul 18 Royel Otis + Ax and the Hatchetmen – TICKETED BENEFIT

Jul 24 Jazz at the Bandshell: Cindy Blackman Santana + The Patricia Brennan Septet + Lucía – FREE

Jul 25 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park with Black House Radio – FREE (at Brower Park)

Jul 31 CARRTOONS & Hailé Supreme + Sofía Valdés + Julia Zivic – FREE

Aug 07 globalFEST: DakhaBrakha + Yeison Landero + Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars + Sunju Park – FREE

Aug 08 BRIC Celebrates Aaliyah: One in a Million – FREE

Aug 14 Lyricist Lounge 35th Anniversary – FREE

Aug 15 Americana Night: Yola + Dom Flemons and the Traveling Wildfires + Cleo Reed – FREE

Aug 21 Sasha Velour’s NightGowns – FREE

Aug 28 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! and The Action Lab present: Common and Special Guests To Honor the Social Justice Legacy of Harry Belafonte – FREE

Aug 29 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso present: Dominican Night at the Bandshell – FREE

Sep 19 Liz Phair + Sleater-Kinney – TICKETED BENEFIT

_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival-2026-schedule-for-free-shows-at-prospect-park/)._