Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

SummerStage

SummerStage 40th anniversary collage featuring performers at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park NYC

Free concerts in NYC’s parks all summer long. SummerStage has been Central Park’s open-air concert series since 1986 — hundreds of free performances across the city, every year.

Governors Ball

Aerial view of Governors Ball main stage and crowd at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York City

Lorde, A$AP Rocky, and Stray Kids headline three days of multi-genre music in Queens. Governors Ball is NYC’s signature summer festival at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

Musikfest

Packed crowd facing the Wind Creek Steel Stage at Musikfest in Bethlehem Pennsylvania

Eleven days, multiple stages, no gate fee. Musikfest fills Bethlehem, PA with music every August — America’s largest free music festival, with Third Eye Blind headlining 2026.

Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ)

Massive crowd and fireworks at the Bell Stage during Festival d'ete de Quebec on the Plains of Abraham

175+ shows over 11 days on the Plains of Abraham — Muse, The Lumineers, and a million visitors. Festival d’ete de Quebec is North America’s largest outdoor music festival, six hours from Albany.

Osheaga

Osheaga 2026 festival lineup poster featuring three days of performances at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal

Twenty One Pilots, Lorde, and Tate McRae headline three days of music on the St. Lawrence at Parc Jean-Drapeau. Osheaga is Montreal’s defining indie rock festival and a bucket-list trip from Upstate NY.

Rochester Lilac Festival

Rochester Lilac Festival at Highland Park

Every May, something extraordinary happens in a 155-acre park on the south side of Rochester. More than 1,200 lilac shrubs representing over 500 varieties burst into bloom across 22 acres of Highland Park, and half a million people show up to witness it.

Josh Groban at SPAC | August 14, 2026

Josh Groban at SPAC

Noel, his 2007 Christmas album, was the best-selling album in the United States that year — a classical crossover record outselling every pop and hip-hop release in the country. Josh Groban takes the stage at SPAC on August 14, 2026. Get your tickets now.

Planet K-Pop at Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater | June 16, 2026

Planet K-Pop at Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater

Planet K-Pop: The Ultimate K-Pop Tribute Concert hits Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater in Syracuse on June 16, 2026 — a full production spectacle featuring live singers and dancers paying tribute to BTS, BLACKPINK, KPOP Demon Hunters, Huntr/x, and more.

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