Check out these free outdoor summer concert series in Rockland County, NY, hosted by Clarkstown, Nyack, Stony Point, and Suffern in July and August. Each offers a variety of bands playing family-friendly music ranging from oldies to rock to country. Bring a picnic, a blanket or some low chairs (where permitted), and your whole family to enjoy the sounds of summer music on the open air. Stop by the concert nearest you, or hop over to the next town to check out who's performing.
Clarkstown
Family Music Festivals take place on select Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays through Aug. 1 at locations in Congers and West Nyack. Concerts start at 7:30pm.
July 11: Motown, R&B, and pop hits by FDR Drive
July 12: Jazz music by the Richard Reiter Swing Band
July 17: Country music by Jason Casterlin & The Tall Boys
July 18: Oldies by Rave On
July 25: Rock music by Kick Start Charlie
July 26: Jazz and blues by the Burr Johnson Band
July 31: Country, rock, and pop music by Tracy Delucia
Aug. 1: Rock music by the Larry Stevens Band
Nyack
Hopper House Art Center hosts Music in the Garden, a family-friendly jazz concert series, on Thursdays at 7:30pm, July 5 through Aug. 2.
July 5: Lynn Stein & Friends
July 12: The Little Big Band
July 19: Peter Furlan Project
July 26: Dick Voigt's Big Apple Jazz Band
Aug. 2: Richard Sussman Quintet
Stony Point
Concerts take place most Wednesdays, June 27 through Aug. 22, at Riverfront Park. Performances start at 6:30pm.
June 27: Special kids' show by My. Kurt
July 11: Beauty and the Grease
July 25: Jennifer Grace Band
Aug. 1: In the Pocket
Aug. 8: Rick, Stick, and Stache
Aug. 15: Eddie Courtney
Aug. 22: Soulmates
Suffern
Concerts on select dates in July at Avon Park Gazebo. Shows start at 7pm.
July 12: Reflections
July 18: The Kootz Band
July 25: Wayne Cobham & Cobham's Coalition
July 30: Special kids' show by Kurt Gallagher
Find even more fun family activities in Rockland and across the NYC area in our full, searchable calendar of events!
