Celebrate Brooklyn!

Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of New York City’s longest running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals. Launched in 1979 by the then Fund for the Borough of Brooklyn, as a catalyst for Brooklyn’s performing arts scene and to bring people back into Prospect Park after years of neglect, Celebrate Brooklyn was an anchor in the park’s revitalization and has become one of the city’s foremost summer cultural attractions. Over the course of its history, the Festival has presented over 2,000 artists and ensembles reflective of the borough’s diversity, ranging from internationally acclaimed performers to emerging, cutting-edge artists. The festival attracts upwards of 250,000 attendees from across New York City to the Prospect Park Bandshell each summer. The festival is produced by BRIC, an organization that presents contemporary art, performing arts, and media programs throughout Brooklyn.

Celebrate Brooklyn's music programming features established and emerging artists in a large and adventurous array of styles and genres ranging from regional American roots music, extremely varied world-music, classical and new music, jazz, pop and alt-rock and hip hop. Performers who have appeared at Celebrate Brooklyn! include:

• Angelique Kidjo
• Baaba Maal
• Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Group
• Blue Man Group
• Brooklyn Philharmonic
• Bob Dylan
• Café Tacuba
• Carl Hancock Rux
• David Van Tieghem
• Dr. John
• Elizabeth Streb
• Hugh Masekela
• Joan Armatrading
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Leela James
• Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
• Maceo Parker
• Mark Morris Dance Group
• Noche Flamenca
• Norah Jones
• Philadanco
• Philip Glass
• Richard Thompson
• Savion Glover
• Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
• Talib Kweli
• The National
• The Neville Brothers
• They Might Be Giants

External links

• Official Site
• Review
• For the history of Celebrate Brooklyn, see About Celebrate Brooklyn