The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music will host its fifth-annual Open Stages music festival on Saturday, May 10, transforming Park Slope into a sprawling outdoor concert venue with more than 100 musicians performing across 16 neighborhood stages including stoops, sidewalks, playgrounds and cafés.
The free event, from 3:00pm to 6:00pm, celebrates the borough’s musical diversity with over 15 genres on display, ranging from brass bands and sea shanties, according to a press release.
Highlights include featured performances from Honk NYC, The Opera Next Door, Cole Quest and the City Pickers, the Brooklyn Cyclones Surf Squad and Dancewave. Students from the school's various programs will also make their performance debuts.
Launched in 2021, Open Stages has grown into a celebration of music and community, drawing thousands of people each year.
“What began as a masked, socially-distanced, and very carefully orchestrated free outdoor music festival during the later stages of Covid has blossomed into something bigger than we could have imagined five years later, with more than 8,000 people packing the streets and sidewalks of Park Slope on a Saturday afternoon to enjoy free, live music each year," said Chad Cooper, executive director of Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.
Cooper said while admission is free, Open Stages doubles as a fundraiser to support BKCM’s music education and music therapy initiatives, which serve hundreds of New Yorkers across the city.
For a full schedule, map and guide, click here.
