There will be free, live music all summer long in Madison Square Park. The Oval Lawn Series will run from June 19 to August 7 and feature music on Wednesday evenings that spans a range of genres, from folk to jazz to bluegrass to soul and R&B. Concerts take place in rain or shine, and are family friendly events where picnics are encouraged but no chairs are allowed. The park is located at 23rd Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues, and the Fatty Crew (Fatty Crab, Fatty Cue and Pig & Khao) will be dishing out food at all of the events. The line-up can be found below with all single-act shows beginning at 7pm, and double-acts at 6pm.

2013 Oval Lawn Series lineup

June 19 – Suzanne Vega

June 26 – Anat Cohen Quartet

July 3 – The Grascals / Joy Kills Sorrow

July 10 – René Marie’s “Experiment in Truth”

July 17 – Ben Sollee

July 24 – Dafnis Prieto Sextet / Yosvany Terry Quintet

July 31 – Erin McKeown / Lake Street Dive

August 7 – Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk