Summer Concerts

Enjoy live music on and around the Boston Harbor this summer!

Come out to the Boston Harbor and the Boston Harbor Islands this summer to sit back, relax, and enjoy live performances put on by local artists, including Education Through Music-Massachusetts, Berklee College of Music student ensembles, and many more!

Most concerts are free and open to the public, but ferry tickets must be purchased to attend concerts on Georges & Spectacle Islands.

Click the on artist or concert names for more details and to purchase ferry tickets for Island concerts

On the Islands

Spectacle Island

Innovation Islands: Community-Curated Events

• Saturday June 18, 12:00 – 3:00pm: Worcester Youth Nian Dancers on Spectacle Island
• Monday July 4, 11:15am – 1:15pm: A Trike Called Funk – Tropical Sounds Get Down on Spectacle Island
• Saturday July 9, 3:15 – 5:15pm: A Trike Called Funk – Tropical Sounds Get Down on Spectacle Island
• Saturday July 9, 1:00 – 4:15pm: Neighborhood of Affordable Housing – Eastie’s Love Island on Spectacle
• Saturday July 30, 1:00 – 4:45pm: Stiggity Stackz – The Foundation Dance Battle
• Sunday August 14, 3:15 – 5:15pm: A Trike Called Funk – Tropical Sounds Get Down on Spectacle Island
• Saturday August 20, 1:00 – 3:30pm: AfroDesiaCity – Celebrating Our Future on Spectacle Island

Jazz on the Porch

• Sunday July 3, 2:00 – 5:00pm: Beantown Sessions: Jen Aldana
• Sunday July 10, 2:00 – 5:00pm: Beantown Sessions: Jordan Knight
• Sunday July 17, 2:00 – 5:00pm: Beantown Sessions: Juan Botero Band
• Sunday July 24, 2:00 – 5:00pm: Beantown Sessions: Jason Torrey Band
• Sunday July 31, 2:00 – 5:00pm: Beantown Sessions: Dominik R. Hyppolite Band
• Sunday August 7, 2:00 – 5:00pm: Berklee College of Music: Salim Charvet
• Sunday August 14, 2:00 – 5:00pm: Berklee College of Music: Hidemi Akaiwa
• Sunday August 21, 2:00 – 5:00pm: Berklee College of Music: Sheila Del Bosque
• Sunday August 28, 2:00 – 5:00pm: Berklee College of Music: Amaury Cabral Trio

Spectacle Summer Nights

• Saturday July 16, 5:00 – 7:30pm: with Aiida
• Saturday August 13, 5:00 – 7:30pm: with The Thistle Brothers
• Saturday August 27, 5:00 – 7:30pm: with Billy Wylder
• Saturday September 17, 2:30 – 6:30pm: with Fierce Urgency of Now & City Awake
• Saturday October 1, 3:00 – 5:30pm: Oktoberfest with The Belted Galloways

 Georges Island

• Saturday July 2, 12:30 – 2:30pm: Sounds of Fort Warren – 215th Army Band
• Saturday July 9, 12:00 – 4:30pm: Innovation Islands: Veronica Robles Cultural Center – Mi Gente on Georges Island
• Sunday July 24, 12:00 – 4:00pm: Sounds of Fort Warren – Island Hopper Swing
• Saturday July 31, 2:00 – 4:00pm: Sounds of Fort Warren – Street Band Parade with School of HONK!
• Saturday August 6, 12:00 – 3:00pm: Sounds of Fort Warren – Fife & Drum
• Sunday August 28, 11:30am – 2:30pm: Sounds of Fort Warren – Big Lux Violin

Landside

Boston Harbor Islands Welcome Center

• Saturday June 18, 11:00am – 12:30pm: Juneteenth – City Strings United cello ensemble
• Saturday June 25, 1:00 – 4:00pm: Education Through Music-Massachusetts

The Greenway

• Friday June 17, 5:30-6pm: Boston Lyric Opera Street Stage
• Friday June 17, 6:30-7pm: Boston Lyric Opera Street Stage
• Saturday June 18, 1:00- 1:30pm: Boston Lyric Opera Street Stage
• Saturday June 18, 2:00- 2:30pm: Boston Lyric Opera Street Stage
• Thursday July 21, 6:30-8:00pm: Jazz in the Park
• Thursday July 28, 6:30-8:00pm: Jazz in the Park
• Thursday August 4, 6:30-8:00pm: Jazz in the Park
• Thursday August 11, 6:30-8:00pm: Jazz in the Park

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)

• Thursday July 7, 6:00-8:30pm: Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee College of Music at the ICA
• Friday July 8, 6:00-9:00pm: ICA Summer Sessions with Naomi Westwater
• Thursday July 14, 6:00-8:30pm: Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee College of Music at the ICA
• Friday July 15, 6:00-9:00pm: ICA Summer Sessions with HEESU
• Thursday July 21, 6:00-8:30pm: Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee College of Music at the ICA
• Friday July 22, 6:00-9:00pm: ICA Summer Sessions with CD Rose
• Thursday July 28, 6:00-8:30pm: Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee College of Music at the ICA
• Friday July 29, 6:00-9:00pm: ICA Summer Sessions with Lilah!
• Thursday August 4, 6:00-8:30pm: Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee College of Music at the ICA
• Thursday August 11, 6:00-8:30pm: Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee College of Music at the ICA
• Friday August 12, 6:00-9:00pm: ICA Summer Sessions with Ed Balloon
• Thursday August 18, 6:00-8:30pm: Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee College of Music at the ICA
• Friday August 19, 6:00-9:00pm: ICA Summer Sessions with Senseless Optimism
• Thursday August 25, 6:00-8:30pm: Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee College of Music at the ICA
• Friday August 26, 6:00-9:00pm: ICA Summer Sessions with Colleen Green

Atlantic Wharf