Wednesdays and Fridays
June 24 through August 28 at Hudson Park
Music starts at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted.
At Hudson Park, 1 Hudson Park Road, New Rochelle, NY
Parking lot free with Park Pass: $5 without the Park Pass
Go to www.newrochelleny.gov/295/Park-Pass for details.
Summer Sounds Concert Series Schedule 2026
Saturday 6/20 & SUNDAY 6/21
Shakespeare’s “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”
Red Monkey Theater Group 6:00 pm at Wildcliff Mansion
Wednesday 6/24
THE COUNTERFEITERS
Genre: Dance Party and Pop Music from ‘70s to Today
Food Trucks: Cousins Maine Lobster, Latusion, Bill’s Good Humor
FRIDAY 6/26
DROP DEAD DREAMERS
Genre: Alt Rock
WILLY & THE BAND
Genre: Indie/Alt Rock, Latin Rock
Food Trucks: Tecas Tacos, Ran and Gui’s Kitchen, Bill’s Good Humor
Saturday 6/27 & SUNDAY 6/28
Shakespeare’s “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”
Red Monkey Theater Group 6:00 pm at Wildcliff Mansion
Wednesday 7/1
AQUARIUS
Genre: ‘60’s Pop and Rock Covers
Food Trucks: Rays Empanadas, Yumbro, Bona Bona Ice Cream
FRIDAY 7/3
KUF KNOTZ & CHRISTINE ELISE
Genre: Hip-Hop/BoomBap/LoFi Fusion
LILLIMURE
Genre: Pop
Food Trucks: Sweet Spice Restaurant, The Taco Project, Bill’s Good Humor
Wednesday 7/8
THE WHISKEY CROWS
Genre: Rock, Twang, Soul
Food Trucks: Cousins Maine Lobster, Pizza Vitale, Ello Dessert Truck
FRIDAY 7/10
NORTH COUNTY BAND
Genre: Country, Americana
Food Trucks: Lucy’s Tacos, Sweet Spice Restaurant, Bill’s Good Humor
Wednesday 7/15
RIVER OF DREAMS
Genre: Billy Joel Tribute Band
Food Trucks: Taco Project, Rays Empanadas, Bona Bona Ice Cream
FRIDAY 7/17
SEEING RED
Genre: Dance, Disco, Pop, Motown, Rock
Food Trucks: Taqueria del Valle, Sweet Spice Restaurant, Bill’s Good Humor
Wednesday 7/22
GRATEFUL BRO
Genre: Grateful Dead Covers, Classic Rock
Food Trucks: Tecas Tacos, Ran and Gui’s Kitchen, Bill’s Good Humor
FRIDAY 7/24
JESSE VEGA
Genre: Pop, Dance, R&B
SUMMER FLING
Genre: Funk, Soul, Pop, Jazz
Food Trucks: Latusion, Taqueria del Valle, Bill’s Good Humor
Wednesday 7/29
ASHLEY WINELAND
Genre: Country, Classic Rock
Food Trucks: Walter’s Hot Dog Truck, Taqueria del Valle, Bona Bona Ice Cream
FRIDAY 7/31
DRIVE TIME
Genre: Classic Rock
SOMEDAY RADIO
Genre: Rock R&B, Disco
Food Trucks: Yumbro, Rays Empanadas, Bona Bona Ice Cream
Wednesday 8/5
AFFINITI
Genre: Old-School R&B, Contemporary Soul
Food Trucks: Cousins Maine Lobster, Tecas Tacos, Ello Dessert Truck
FRIDAY 8/7
DANNY LIPSITZ & THE BRASS TACKS
Genre: Klezmer, Jazz, Swing
Food Trucks: Ran and Gui’s Kitchen, Scotty Egg Rolls, Bill’s Good Humor
Wednesday 8/12
RICK MARTIN ORCHESTRA
Genre: Sinatra, Jazz, Swing
Food Trucks: Poké Motion, Taqueria del Valle, Bona Bona Ice Cream
FRIDAY 8/14
ETHAN FISKE & THE BIG LOVE BAND
Genre: Pop
THE SPEAKERS
Genre: Funk, Rock, Pop
Food Trucks: Latusion, Sweet Spice Restaurant, Bill’s Good Humor
Wednesday 8/19
ETC BAND
Genre: R&B, Pop, Motown, Disco, Sounds of the ‘80s & ‘90s
Food Trucks: Poké Motion, Yumbro, Bona Bona Ice Cream
FRIDAY 8/21
HEADFIRST
Genre: Southern, Roadhouse Rock
WHERE’S DAVE BAND
Genre: Country
Food Trucks: Cousins Maine Lobster, Scotty Egg Rolls, Ello Dessert Truck
Wednesday 8/26
BRONX CHARANGA
Genre: Salsa, Latin Jazz, Pop
Food Trucks: Poké Motion, Lucy’s Tacos, Bill’s Good Humor
FRIDAY 8/28
SWAY
Genre: Classic Rock
Food Trucks: Yumbro, Sweet Spice Restaurant, Bill’s Good Humor
ABOUT
When you think of summer you think of sunny days, shorts, flip flops — and the Summer Sounds Concert Series at Hudson Park in New Rochelle. The beloved series of free concerts take place in the historic bandshell on the Long Island Sound shoreline, featuring a curated calendar of top bands and food trucks that draws 400 to 600 people every week all summer long.
HISTORY
The Summer Sounds Concert Series began in 1997 when Emil Paolucci (1915-2004), a member of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts (NRCA), began working with the City of New Rochelle on a plan to refurbish the Hudson Park bandshell and introduce free concerts in the park. Today the Summer Sounds Concert Series is produced by the NRCA in partnership with the New Rochelle Department of Parks and Recreation. Vin Parise, Commissioner of New Rochelle’s Dept. of Parks & Recreation, says “The Summer Sounds Concert Series every summer at Hudson Park is one of the most highly attended public events on our calendar year after year. We are thrilled to once again partner with NRCA for this annual tradition along our waterfront.”
METHOD
NRCA’s Summer Sounds Concert committee issues an RFP for musicians each January and meets in February to review submissions and set the calendar. (Last year 164 bands applied for 19 available slots.) The committee also solicits sponsorships, organizes food trucks, staffs a welcome booth at each concert and sells raffle tickets to help raise money for the concert series.
FUNDING
The Summer Sounds Concert Series is made possible, in part, by funding from local business sponsors. In 2016 an anonymous donor provided a $100,000 grant to NRCA that allowed the purchase of a state-of-the-art sound system. In 2018 support from Watermark Pointe and an anonymous donor helped purchase much-needed stage lighting.
LOCATION/PARKING
Hudson Park is located at 1 Hudson Park Road in New Rochelle; limited parking is available in the lot behind the stage (for handicapped access) as well as at the marina. Parking costs $5 per car, but there is no charge for those with a Park Passport, New Rochelle Parks & Recreation’s photo identification card. To obtain a Park Passport, photo identification is required, along with two permanent items that include name and address, i.e. driver’s license, vehicle registration, utility bill, tax statement, lease, or rent receipt. The cost is $40 per year for resident adults aged 16 to 61, or $50 for five years for resident seniors (ages 62 and up). Non-resident adults and seniors can purchase a Park Passport for $90
