Summer Concerts at Boston Public Library

Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library was the first large free municipal library in the United States. Today, the Central Library is a “palace for the people” that houses 23 million items and attracts visitors and researchers from around the world. Come by on Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. (June-August) to hear a wide variety of Berklee performers in the Library’s Courtyard. (View Map(Opens in a new window))

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Niké

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Niké
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Niké will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2025 Summer in the City concert series on June 6 at 12:30 p.m.

Admission
Free
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Ceci Reyes

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Ceci Reyes
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Ceci Reyes will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2025 Summer in the City concert series on June 13 at 12:30 p.m.

Admission
Free
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Jade Faria

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Jade Faria
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Jade Faria will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2025 Summer in the City concert series on June 20 at 12:30 p.m.

Admission
Free
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Pedro Secco

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Pedro Secco
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Pedro Secco will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2025 Summer in the City concert series on June 27 at 12:30 p.m.

Admission
Free
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Henry Patterson

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Henry Patterson
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Henry Patterson will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2025 Summer in the City concert series on July 2 at 6:00 p.m.

Admission
Free
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Skye

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Skye
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Skye will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2025 Summer in the City concert series on July 9 at 6:00 p.m.

Admission
Free
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Sameayah

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Sameayah
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Ceci Reyes will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2025 Summer in the City concert series on July 16 at 6:00 p.m.

Admission
Free
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Cordelia Fox

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Cordelia Fox
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Cordelia Fox will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2025 Summer in the City concert series on July 23 at 6:00 p.m.

Admission
Free
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giAnna

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giAnna
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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giAnna will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2025 Summer in the City concert series on July 30 at 6:00 p.m.

Admission
Free
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Izzie Bannister

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Izzie Bannister
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Izzie Bannister will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2025 Summer in the City concert series on August 6 at 6:00 p.m.

Admission
Free

Past Events

Check out some of the great shows that have been part of the Summer in the City series in prior years.

sofi lira

Sofi Lira

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Sofi Lira
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Sofi Lira will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the Summer in the City Series 2024 on August 28 at 6:00 p.m.

Sanyamita

Sanyamita

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Sanyamita
- (EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Sanyamita will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2024 Summer in the City concert series on August 21 at 6:00 p.m.

Tiril Jackson

Tiril Jackson

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Tiril Jackson
(EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Tiril Jackson will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the Summer in the City Series 2024 on August 14 at 6:00 p.m.

mar gimenez

Mar Giménez

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Mar Giménez
(EDT)
Canceled
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Mar Giménez will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the Summer in the City series 2024 on August 7 at 6:00 p.m.

Ruby Plume

Ruby Plume

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Ruby Plume
- (EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Ruby Plume will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2024 Summer in the City concert series on August 7 at 6:00 p.m.

Marley Striem

Marley Striem

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Marley Striem
- (EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Marley Striem will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the Summer in the City Series 2024 on July 31 at 6:00 p.m.

henry patterson

Henry Patterson

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Henry Patterson
- (EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Henry Patterson will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2024 Summer in the City concert series on July 24 at 6:00 p.m.

eli yacinthe

Eli Yacinthe

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Eli Yacinthe
- (EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Eli Yacinthe will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the Summer in the City Series 2024 on July 17 at 6:00 p.m.

LEX

Lex Selvanto

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LEX
- (EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Lex Selvanto will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2024 Summer in the City concert series on July 10 at 6:00 p.m.

jessie starnes

Jessie Starnes

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Jessie Starnes
- (EDT)
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
United States
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Jessie Starnes will perform at the Boston Public Library as part of the 2024 Summer in the City concert series on June 26 at 6:00 p.m.