SummerStage will begin in June and will continue until October.

We have been working closely with the NYS Department of Health on our plans to keep audiences and artists healthy and safe this summer. We will be following all recommended safety protocols, including conducting health screenings onsite prior to entry. Visit our Safety Page for details on our safety protocols for this year’s festival.

For 2021, all performances will require a ticket to gain entry.  If you do not have a ticket, you will not be allowed admittance. To ensure everyone has a chance to get tickets, you will place a ticket pod request in advance for each show you’d like to attend. Ticket pod request forms will be available three (3) weeks prior and will open on Mondays at 12:00 PM ET (please refer to our event calendar for show specific dates). Requesting a ticket does not guarantee entry, attendees who are selected at random will be emailed their ticket confirmation in advance of the show. We will also be livestreaming many of our performances this year (artist approval and rights permitting), so visit SummerStageAnywhere.org to watch from home.

All the information you need to go to SummerStage will be readily available in your Know Before You Go email that you will receive the morning of your event.

Once inside our venues, we currently are: 

• Requesting all visitors to wear masks at all times unless they are eating/drinking
• Providing ticketed seating pods (of 2 and 4) that are at least 6 feet apart from each other
• Offering hand sanitizer stations throughout the venue as well as ensuring extra venue cleaning protocols before shows
• Ensuring unidirectional entrance and exit traffic flow throughout the venue before and after performances
• Offering a cashless venue with contactless concessions - you will be able to order all food and drink with your smartphone 
• Our ushers and security guards will be walking through the venue to ensure that everyone is abiding by these rules. Our mission at SummerStage is to create a place where everyone is welcome and feels at ease. So, please be respectful of your fellow attendees by following the rules and enjoy a long-awaited live concert!
• As crowds exit at the end of each show, we will ask all audiences to leave row by row, rather than all at once. 

We look forward to welcoming you back safely!

We will be back in four locations this year:

Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield, East 71st Street and East Drive, New York, NY 10021. 

Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park, 124th Street and Fifth Avenue,  New York, NY 10027. 

The Coney Island Amphitheater, 3052 W 21st St, Brooklyn, NY 11224.

Flushing-Meadows Corona Park, 47-01 111th St., Corona, NY 11368

All ages are welcome but tickets will still be required for everyone. Parents, please be aware that some performances may contain content or language that is not suitable for younger children.  

Since all of our shows this season are ticketed, tickets will be required for everyone attending SummerStage. For free shows, children ages 2 and under do not need a ticket but will need to be seated with an adult. For our ticketed benefit events, tickets are required for patrons ages 4 and up and there may be age restrictions. Please check the ticketing page of the event.

Doors will be open at least two hours prior to show time to ensure everyone can enter the venue without crowding. Please refer to the specific times for each show listed on our calendar. 

All ticket holders will be asked to fill out the standard health screen questions, which they can do online when they get their link for e-tickets. We ask that all attendees attest “no” to the following questions before arrival at SummerStage:

• In the past 14 days have you been diagnosed with COVID-19 or been asked to quarantine?
• In the past 10 days have you had new or worsening symptoms such as a fever, shortness of breath, persistent cough, sinus congestion or runny nose (not attributed to allergies), loss of taste/smell, headache, sore throat, severe muscle aches, fatigue, or nausea/vomiting/diarrhea?
• In the past 14 days, have you had close contact or high-risk exposure to someone with an active or suspected case of COVID-19? This includes being less than 6’ away for more than 15 minutes in a 24 hour period or direct contact with mucus or saliva.
• In the past 10 days have you been asked to get a COVID-19 test due to symptoms or risk of exposure and are still waiting for the results or received an inconclusive result?
• If you had a severe case of COVID-19, are you within 20 days of your last symptom?

For our 2021 season, we will require tickets or RSVPs to attend all performances (free and benefit shows). To ensure everyone gets an equal chance to attend a free show, we will issue tickets through a lottery system. More details to follow.

SummerStage also offers benefit concerts at our Central Park venue and these require a ticket purchase. You can locate those shows, noted as Benefit, on our calendar. Please note that re-entry is not permitted to these shows once you exit the venue.

You are allowed to bring:

• Food
• Factory sealed plastic bottles
• Non professional cameras with 100MM+ lenses
• Hats, sunglasses, your phone – basic things you need to enjoy your time at SummerStage!

We ask that you keep the following list of items at home when you attend SummerStage. Please note outside of Central Park, guests must follow the rules and regulations of neighborhood parks.

 In 2021, the following is not permitted at SummerStage in Central Park:

• Small to mid-size backpacks and bags
• Glass Bottles
• Cans
• Coolers
• Alcoholic Beverages (You can buy beer and wine in our Central Park venue, as long as you drink it within our gates.)
• Controlled Substances
• Weapons
• Folding Chairs
• Bikes
• Scooters
• Rollerblades
• Skateboards
• Beach Umbrellas
• Laser Pointers
• Professional cameras and video cameras (excluding press - apply for a press pass here)
• Selfie Sticks 
• Pets
• Drones 

Sorry, we do not offer bag or coat check. We apologize but cannot be responsible for items left outside the venue. 

Yes in Central Park. In 2021, all ordering will be done using a QR code through an app from your seat. Please note that this season, the venue will be completely cashless. 

Food and beverage can be ordered in advance here as well. 

To access the food and beverage menu, scan the QR code with your smartphone (open the camera on your smartphone and point it at the code for recognition). Through your phone, you will be able to place an order and pay for it using a major credit card or Apple, Google, Android or Samsung pay. Once ready, patrons will pick up their orders. 

Guests must be 21+ and must show a current valid federal or state ID to buy alcoholic beverages. You can purchase up to two drinks at a time per ID. Servers delivering to the pod will ID the guests.  

All Central Park performances will have assigned seats in pods in 2021.  

At the Coney Island Amphitheatre and in Marcus Garvey Park, amphitheatre seating is available, and all patrons will be assigned seats in pods.

All seats will be socially distant pods of 2 or 4.

Smoking or vaping of any kind are prohibited in all NYC parks.

Yes. Accessible entrance and exit points and seating is available for every event and will also require 6 feet of physical distancing between parties.

If you would like to request an assisted listening device in advance, please contact summerstage@cityparksfoundation.org.  

Yes, all SummerStage events have restrooms and accessible facilities. In Central Park, each section of the venue has convenient access to designated restrooms. We ask that you use the restroom located closest to your section. Each restroom will feature touch-free fixtures for your safety, and they will be cleaned and sanitized regularly. Additionally, hand sanitizer dispensers will be located around the venue.

Marcus Garvey Park will have portalets. The Coney Island Amphitheater has in-house restrooms available.  All locations will be sanitized regularly and between each use. 

All SummerStage events are rain or shine unless the weather poses a danger to audiences or performers. We may need to cancel if conditions are dangerous - lightning, high winds or flooding, for example.  We will make announcements on Facebook, Twitter and our website in the event we need to cancel. It is unlikely that shows will be rescheduled.

Should we need to cancel a Benefit Concert, refunds may be available depending on the circumstances of the cancellation. For more information regarding cancellations of ticketed events, contact AXS at 888-929-7849 for The Bowery Presents performances and contact club@bluenote.net for Blue Note performances. 

Don’t fret, our Box Office can help! Email BoxOffice@cityparksfoundation.org if you have any issues with accessing your tickets prior to the show. 

For benefit shows produced by The Bowery Presents, please contact AXS at 888-929-7849 for more assistance. For benefit shows produced by Blue Note, please contact club@bluenote.net.  

We would be thrilled to have you! SummerStage is now accepting press requests for SummerStage 2021. Press interested in receiving credentials should fill out the form at the following link and will receive a response closer to the requested show date(s): https://forms.gle/WvTBhMihqxqnSybs6 

Please note that our press lists are extremely limited this year, adhering to capacity and distancing requirements.

If you have any additional questions about the application below, please reach out to publicists, Katy Cooper and Gabriella Natali at Big Picture Media: Katy@BigPictureMediaOnline.com and Gabriella@BigPictureMediaOnline.com

SummerStage is produced by City Parks Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization. Capital One is the title sponsor of SummerStage. 

City Parks Foundation (CPF) is dedicated to invigorating and transforming parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through sports, arts, community building and education programs for all New Yorkers. Our programs — located in more than 400 parks, recreation centers and public schools across New York City — reach 310,000 people each year. Our ethos is simple: thriving parks mean thriving communities.

For more information about our work, please explore the menu bar above on this website.

We do not accept unsolicited submissions. There is no application process for performing at the SummerStage festival. If you want to keep us informed of your artist(s) or project, e-mail is the best means to do so; please send information to talent@cityparksfoundation.org.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of SummerStage, please contact bmcnamara@cityparksfoundation.org. 

Absolutely! SummerStage in Central Park is the perfect venue for corporate outings, private events, celebrations and more. Our rental specialists will help you find the right package. 

To learn more about venue rentals, contact events@cityparksfoundation.org.

As a volunteer at SummerStage, you will help greet guests and answer questions all while enjoying a great performance! Email Volunteer@CityParksFoundation.org for more information and to sign up today.

Please check our Work for Us page for openings.

In 2020, we announced digitally streamed performances with Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We presented more than 80 free exclusive digital performances in 2020 that you can watch from anywhere on our YouTube page. We're thrilled to continue SummerStage Anywhere in 2021, visit SummerStageAnywhere.org to watch our latest performances and visit our YouTube page to watch archival performances from our season

In 2021, all free, in-person performances at SummerStage will be live-streamed on SummerStageAnywhere.org, rights permitting.  

If you have a question you still need assistance with, please contact summerstage@cityparksfoundation.org or for up-to-date information visit us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

If you have any questions on-site, visit our information booth on site at any SummerStage show.