Some free, some not* I originally posted all of the things I wanted to do, but thought others might find it useful if I just had everything free you could do, so I will post more items up soon including all of the movies in the parks etc. 
June 27 – Cold War Kids – Prospect Park Bandshell in Park Slope, Brooklyn 7 pm
July 5 – Dengue Fever at Central Park Summerstage 3 pm – 7 pm
July 13 – Mobius Band at Hall of Williamsburg 7:30 pm
July 15 – Ratatat at Hall of Williamsburg 7 pm*
July 19 – Siren Festival w/ Stephen Malkmus Broken Social Scene the Dodos the Helio Sequence at Coney Island 12 pm
July 20 – Santogold Diplo A-Trak at Central Park Summerstage 3 pm – 7 pm
July 25 – Atlas Sound El Guincho at South St. Seaport 7 pm
July 26 – James Murphy Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem at PS1 Moma 3 pm
July 27 – MGMT Ting Tings at McCarren Park Pool 2 pm
July 31 – Flogging Molly at Hudson River Rocks 7 pm
August 1 – Dance Brazil at Central Park Summerstage 8 pm – 10 pm
August 7 – Ailey II at Prospect Park Bandshell 8 pm
August 8 – All Points West Music Festival: Radiohead, Underworld, New Pornographers, the Go! Team, CSS, Girl Talk, Grizzly Bear, Mates of State*
August 13 – Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down at Bowery Ballroom 8 pm*
August 14 - Blonde Redhead at Hudson River Rocks 7 pm
August 15 - Dirty Projectors and White Williams at South St. Seaport 7 pm
September 20 – Stars at Terminal 5 at 8 pm*
Here are some movies in the park coming up!
Bryant Park on Monday Nights. Lawn opens at 5 pm so bring your blankets and get comfy! Bryant Park, 42nd Street at 6th Avenue
- July 21st: Arsenic and Old Lace
- July 28th: The Apartment
- August 4th: Life Boat
- August 11th: The Candidate
- August 18th: Superman
Riverflicks at the Hudson River Park on Wednesday nights. Movies begin at dusk with free popcorn! Hudson River Park, Pier 54 at West 14th Street
- July 23rd: Purple Rain
- July 30th: Dream Girls
- August 6th: Saturday Night Fever
- August 13th: Rock Star
- August 20th: The Blues Brothers
- July 18th: Bee Movie
- July 25th: E.T.
- August 1st: The Iron Giant
- August 8th: The Goonies
- August 15th: 5th Annual Showing of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971 Original Version, PG)
- August 22: Shrek
- July 15th: The Virgin Suicides
- July 22nd: Desperately Seeking Susan
- August 5th: 28th Days Later
- August 19th: Velvet Goldmine
- August 26th: Rushmore
- July 16th: Wag the Dog
- July 23rd: Election
- July 30th: The Candidate
- August 6th: The Manchurian Candidate
- August 13th: Primary Colors
- August 20th: All the President’s Men
- July 17th: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
- July 24th: Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit
- July 31st: Ace in the Hole
- August 7th: Pleasantville
- August 14th: Cabaret
- August 21st: Being There
- August 28th: The Shining
Shakespeare in the Park
Delacorte Theater, Mid-Central Park at 80th Street
Shakespeare in the Park 2008 includes free performances of Hair. These theatrical productions draw thousands of audience members to Central Park!
HAIR
July 22nd-August 17th (schedule)
Starring: Jonathan Groff, Will Swenson, Patina Renea Miller and Allison Case
Free Ticket Information: Tickets to Shakespeare in the Park are free! There are two ways to get your complimentary tickets:
- Online: Register online for Shakespeare in the Park tickets at the Public Theater website and submit a day-of request for tickets beginning at 12AM ET. Each individual entry is able to request up to two tickets for that day’s performance. At 1pm registered users can log on to the Public website to see if their names have been randomly selected. Tickets will be held at The Delacorte Theater Box Office; pick-up begins one hour prior to curtain.
- In Person: Pick up your FREE tickets to Shakespeare in the Park on the day of the performance beginning at 1PM at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park. The closest entrances to the Delacorte are at 81st Street and Central Park West or 79th Street and Fifth Avenue. There is a limit of 2 tickets per person.
Visit www.publictheater.org
Bryant Park, 40th to 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues
- July 17th: Avenue Q, The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!, In the Heights, & Pure Country
- July 24th: The Lion King, Passing Strange, Hairspray, Godspell, & A Catered Affair
- July 31st: The Little Mermaid, Altar Boyz, Cirque Dreams, Jump, & A Tale of Two Cities
- August 7th: Spring Awakening, Gypsy, Xanadu, Mary Poppins, & Wicked
- August 14th: Grease, Young Frankenstein, Legally Blonde, 13, & Rent
