Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Froggy Daze

Froggy Daze festival sign lit up at dusk with a tipi in Narrowsburg NY

Froggy Daze brings multi-day camping and live music to Narrowsburg in the upper Delaware River valley — a grassroots festival in Sullivan County’s Catskills region.

Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival

Attendees painting at the Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival in Norwich NY

Colorscape Chenango returns to Norwich September 12-13, 2026 for its 32nd year — two days of free live music, visual arts, and performances drawing 10,000+ to the Southern Tier.

LUMA Festival

Colorful light projections on buildings during the LUMA Festival in downtown Binghamton NY

LUMA Festival transforms downtown Binghamton into an open-air gallery of light September 11-12, 2026. Free projection art, music, and immersive installations after dark.

WhirlyBird Music & Arts Festival

WhirlyBird Music and Arts Festival 2026 announcement for Jamestown New York

WhirlyBird Music & Arts Festival returns to downtown Jamestown August 28-29, 2026 — a multi-venue celebration of jam, funk, rock, and visual arts in Chautauqua County.

Ellicottville Summer Music Festival

Live band performing on stage at the Ellicottville Summer Music Festival in Western New York

The Ellicottville Summer Music Festival brings live music to Western NY’s favorite ski village for the July 4th weekend — multi-genre acts, village charm, and mountain air.

Alive at Five

Crowd at Alive at Five free summer concert series in downtown Albany NY

Alive at Five returns to downtown Albany June 4 through July 16, 2026. Six free Thursday evening concerts on Broadway — the Capital Region’s signature summer series since 1990.

Tommypalooza

Tommypalooza 2026 festival lineup poster at Sterling Stage Kampitheater in Sterling NY

Tommypalooza debuts at Sterling Stage Kamphitheater May 21-25, 2026 — five days of camping, live music, and community in the Central NY woods. Featuring Ryan Montbleau, Sophistafunk, and more.

Northlands Music and Arts Festival

Northlands Music and Arts Festival lineup graphic for Swanzey, New Hampshire

JRAD, The Disco Biscuits, and Lotus headline three days of jam, funk, and rock with camping in Swanzey, NH. Northlands is New Hampshire’s rising festival for the jam community.

Great South Bay Music Festival

Outdoor summer music festival crowd with stage lights at Shorefront Park

Gov’t Mule, My Morning Jacket, and Sublime headline four days of jam and rock at Shorefront Park in Patchogue. Great South Bay is Long Island’s premier multi-day music festival.

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.

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