If anything convinces you to step foot in Times Square this summer let it be this–the 80+ public performances and events taking place there this summer that, by the way, are completely free!
Each summer TSQ LIVE puts the spotlight on hundreds of artists, performers, and cultural producers smack dab in the heart of Times Square, and this year’s season is their biggest to date–over 80 free, open-air events across two stages, including DJ sets, live concerts, dance workshops, and more will make up the event calendar.
TSQ LIVE will be joined by over a dozen incredible NY-based institutions and collectives, including Pioneer Works, NEW INC, Children’s Museum of Art, Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Ailey Extension, New York Live Arts, Republic Records, Soul Summit, Rash Bar, and Elsewhere.
The best part–all events are free, open to the public, and suitable for all ages.
The full 2023 lineup can be seen below:
May
- Tuesday, May 2, 5pm: DJ Sets with Rash Bar
- Wednesday, May 3, 5pm: Live Music
- Thursday, May 4, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Curtis Brothers Quartet [part of the Tito Puente Centennial Celebration]
- Friday, May 5, 5pm: Dance with Ailey Extension | West African Dance Workshop with Maguette Camara (featuring live drumming)
- Tuesday, May 9, 5pm: DJ Sets with Rash Bar
- Wednesday, May 10, 5pm: Live Music
- Thursday, May 11, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Chien Chien Lu and Richie Goods
- Friday, May 12, 5pm: Dance with Ailey Extension | NY Style Mambo Workshop with Katherine Jimenez
- Tuesday, May 16, 5pm: DJ Sets with Rash Bar
- Wednesday, May 17, 5pm: Live Music with M Social
- Tuesday, May 23, 5pm: DJ Sets with Rash Bar
- Thursday, May 25, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Christopher McBride
- Friday, May 26, 5pm: Dance with Ailey Extension | Zumba® Workshop with Jose Ozuna
- Tuesday, May 30, 5pm: DJ Sets with Rash Bar
- Wednesday, May 31, 5pm: Live Music with Jasmine’s Caribbean Cuisine
June
- Thursday, June 1, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Charanee Wade
- Friday, June 2, 5pm: Dance with Ailey Extension | Broadway Jazz Workshop with Judine Somerville
- Tuesday, June 6, 5pm: DJ Sets with Rash Bar
- Wednesday, June 7, 6pm: Dance with New York Live Arts | /Time: Study III by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company
- Thursday, June 8, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Miki Yamanaka
- Friday, June 9, 5pm: Live Music with Carnegie Hall | Gregorio Uribe
- Tuesday, June 13, 5pm: DJ Sets with Rash Bar
- Wednesday, June 14, 5pm: Live Music
- Thursday, June 15, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Dayramir Gonzalez
- Friday, June 16, 5pm: Live Music with Carnegie Hall | Trio Fadolin
- Tuesday, June 27, 5pm: DJ Sets with Rash Bar
- Wednesday, June 28, 5pm: Live Music with Pioneer Works | Fox, Frye & Associates
- Friday, June 30, 5pm: Dance with Ailey Extension | Hip-Hop Workshop with TweetBoogie
July
- Tuesday, July 4, 5pm: DJ Sets
- Wednesday, July 5, 5pm: Live Music with Pioneer Works | The Manhattan Review of Unnatural Acts or NYRoCS
- Thursday, July 6, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Winard Harper and Jeli Posse
- Friday, July 7, 6pm: Live Music on Summer Fridays
- Tuesday, July 11, 5pm: DJ Sets with Soul Summit
- Wednesday, July 12, 5pm: Live Music with Pioneer Works | Ciarra Black
- Thursday, July 13, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Mariel Bildsten Septet
- Friday, July 14, 6pm: Live Music on Summer Fridays
- Tuesday, July 18, 5pm: DJ Sets
- Wednesday, July 19, 5pm: Live Music with Pioneer Works | Brent Arnold: Solo Cello & Electronics
- Thursday, July 20, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Naledi Masilo [in honor of Nelson Mandela’s Birthday Celebration]
- Friday, July 21, 6pm: Live Music on Summer Fridays
- Tuesday, July 25, 5pm: DJ Sets
- Wednesday, July 26, 5pm: Live Music with Pioneer Works | Soless Dialtone
- Thursday, July 27, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Roxy Coss Quartet
- Friday, July 28, 6pm: Live Music on Summer Fridays
August
- Tuesday, August 1, 5pm: DJ Sets with Elsewhere
- Wednesday, August 2, 5pm: Live Music with Pioneer Works | Issei Herr
- Thursday, August 3, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Grace Fox Big Band
- Friday, August 4, 6pm: Live Music on Summer Fridays
- Tuesday, August 8, 5pm: DJ Sets with Soul Summit
- Wednesday, August 9, 5pm: Live Music with Pioneer Works | Corrine Jasmin
- Thursday, August 10, 5pm: Dance with Ailey Extension | Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary Celebration
- Friday, August 11, 6pm: Live Music on Summer Fridays
- Tuesday, August 15, 5pm: DJ Sets with Elsewhere
- Wednesday, August 16, 5pm: Live Music with Pioneer Works | The Chutneys
- Thursday, August 17, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Simon Moullier Quartet
- Friday, August 18, 6pm: Live Music on Summer Fridays
- Monday, August 28, 5pm – 9pm: Dance with OTA | OTA Second Annual Vogueing Competition
- Tuesday, August 29, 5pm: DJ Sets (Broadway & 43rd St)
- Wednesday, August 30, 5pm: Live Music with Pioneer Works | H x H (Lester St. Louis & Chris Williams)
- Thursday, August 31, 5pm: Live Music with Jazz at Lincoln Center | Endea Owens and the Cookout
September
- Tuesday, September 5, 5pm: DJ Sets
- Tuesday, September 12, 5pm: DJ Sets with Soul Summit
- Wednesday, September 13, 5pm: Live Music with Pioneer Works | Avola
- Friday, September 15, 5pm: Live Music on Summer Fridays | Punk Festival with NEW INC
- Tuesday, September 19, 5pm: DJ Sets
- Wednesday, September 20, 5pm: Live Music
- Thursday, September 21, 5pm: Art with Children’s Museum of the Arts | Urgent Futures with Miguel Braceli
- Friday, September 22, 6pm: Live Music on Summer Fridays
- Wednesday, September 27, 5pm: Live Music
- Friday, September 29, 6pm: Live Music on Summer Fridays
Learn more at Times Square Alliance’ website here.