Arts & Culture — Central Park News

Central Park visitors can enjoy the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival on August 29, 2026, featuring Joshua Redman and Catherine Russell at SummerStage. This free event celebrates jazz, drawing significant crowds.

The Central Park Conservancy will host the jazz group M.A.R. Quintet for a live performance on August 16, 2026. This event is part of the park's diverse cultural programming.

Saxophonist Kobie Dozier will perform in Central Park on August 2, 2026, presented by the Central Park Conservancy. This event is part of the park's diverse summer cultural programming.

Latin music duo Uptown Royalty will perform in Central Park on August 9, 2026, hosted by the Central Park Conservancy. This event highlights the park's diverse cultural programming.

The Ray Delgado Project will perform salsa and Latin jazz in Central Park on August 23, 2026, hosted by the Central Park Conservancy. This event adds vibrant musical flair to the park's summer schedule.

Central Park readies for the Myles Smith concert at SummerStage on August 25, 2026, drawing music fans to Rumsey Playfield for the benefit show.

Angélique Kidjo and DJ Freshy K will perform a free SummerStage concert at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield on August 23, 2026. RSVP is required for this all-ages event.

Central Park's Rumsey Playfield will host "The Voice of Miles Davis: A Symphonic…" on August 21, 2026, at 7:00 pm, presented by Columbia University Arts Initiative.

Grandmaster Michael Rohde will host a free chess lecture and simul at Central Park's Chess & Checkers House on August 15, 2026, for players aged six and up.