Where New York DANCES together

As part of Summer for the City, five of NYC’s most iconic dance companies come together for the annual BAAND Together Dance Festival; street and club dancers go toe-to-toe in an epic dance battle during Hip-Hop Week; and The Bessie Awards hit the Damrosch stage. The professionals aren't the only ones moving and grooving at Summer for the City. We invite all New Yorkers to come out and dance at our most popular weekly Social Dance events and Silent Discos under a mega disco ball—FREE all summer long!

Where New York SINGS together

We're proud to present international musical artists, from a wide range of genres, to New Yorkers at Summer for the City. The sweeping music festival globalFEST returns, offering audiences the chance to experience exceptional artistry from every corner of the world. J.PERIOD, Rakim, and Big Daddy Kane push Hip-Hop to the forefront at Damrosch Park in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop.  Also in August, resident artist Jaime Lozano portrays the challenges of the first- and second-generation middle class U.S. immigrant experience at the David Rubenstein Atrium.

Where New York CELEBRATES together

Join us in celebrating the magic of our bustling, unstoppable city as we come together to laugh, love, and reflect in community. From July 22–August 12, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra performs a series of concerts in celebration of Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director Louis Langrée’s twenty-first and final year with the orchestra! Soon after, from August 9–12, Summer for the City honors the golden 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop with a campus-wide celebration of the music, fashion, dance, poetry, and global cultural influence of Hip-Hop.