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