The “Accordions Around the World” event at Bryant Park in 2025 will be held on September 8, 15, and 22, 2025 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, according to NYC Parks. It is part of the Picnic Performances series presented by Bank of America. The event will feature three acts centered around the accordion, and artist information is available online, says NYC Parks.
The location is the Lawn and Fountain Terrace, Bryant Park, NYC. 15 different artists will perform each day of Accordions. Wander the park. Explore their musical stylings, or set up a picnic and enjoy rotating accordion players at each station.
September 8:
Session 1, 5:30pm-6:10pm
Station 1 – Maestro Tito Castro, Bandoneón: Argentine Tango
Station 2 – Vadim Klimenko, French, Italian and Tango Music
Station 3 – John Sherman with Fred Parcells, Cajun, Appalachian and Blues
Station 4 – Alan Morrow, Waltzes and Blues
Station 5 – The Adams: Adam Matlock with Adam Work, Traditional Irish Music and Original Tunes
Session 2, 6:10pm-6:50pm
Station 1 – Our Band: Sasha Papernik & Justin Poindexter, Original Americana
Station 2 – Jake and his Mustard Boys: Jacob Nathanson, Andrew Wolverton, and Ryan Kieran, Americana, Folk, and Bluegrass
Station 3 – Felipe Hostins, Brazilian Music
Station 4 – Nathan Rivera with Jessie Andra Smith, Jazzy Country Blues
Station 5 – Nathan Koci with Elena Moon Park, Original Folk Tunes from the American South, England, and Ireland
Session 3, 6:50pm-7:30pm
Station 1 – Foncho Castellar, Colombian Cumbia and Vallenato
Station 2 – T-Klez with Psachya Septimus and Dena Ressler, Traditional Eastern European Jewish Music
Station 3 – Guillermo Vaisman, Chamamé: Coastal Argentine Folk Music
Station 4 – Mary Spencer Knapp, French Music and Alternative Pop
Station 5 – Timmy Buttons, Concertina: New England Sea Shanties, Nautical Songs and Celtic Music
September 15:
Session 1, 5:30pm-6:10pm
Station 1 – Smörgåsbandet, Scandinavian Music
Station 2 – Niall O’Leary, Traditional Irish Music
Station 3 – Bob Nusbaum, American Oldies
Station 4 – Joshua Douglas Camp, Original and Traditional Polka and Cumbia
Station 5 – David Hodges, Bandoneón: Argentine Tango
Session 2, 6:10pm-6:50pm
Station 1 – George Sáenz, Tex-Mex Conjunto
Station 2 – Shoko Nagai with Satoshi Takeishi, Japanese Folk and Middle Eastern Music
Station 3 – Melissa Elledge, Covers and Standards
Station 4 – Joe Rutkowski, Polkas, Waltzes and Italian Music
Station 5 – Vitor Gonçalves, Brazilian Choro
Session 3, 6:50pm-7:30pm
Station 1 – Peter Stan, Balkan Music
Station 2 – Ivan Filipchyk, Bayan: Classical
Station 3 – Miwa Gemini, Original Pop Music
Station 4 – Ryan O’Donnell, Ukranian Music
Station 5 – Sadys Rodrigo Espitia, Colombian Cumbia and Vallenato
Session 1, 5:30pm-6:10pm
Station 1 – Bachtopus with Robert Duncan, Peter Flint, Mayumi Miyaoka, and Jeanne Velonis, Accordion Quartet
Station 2 – Chaia, Yiddish Songs
Station 3 – Cordeone, Bandoneón: Tango, Jazz, Portuguese, French and Brazilian Music
Station 4 – Kenny Margolis, Zydeco and Blues
Station 5 – The Egan Sisters, Traditional Irish Music
Session 2, 6:10pm-6:50pm
Station 1 – Amy Denio, World Soul
Station 2 – Matthew and Felix Schreiber, Father/Son Accordion Duo from the Hudson Valley
Station 3 – Phil Passantino, Colombian Cumbia and Vallenato
Station 4 – Jody Kruskal, Concertina: Old Americana
Station 5 – Patty Furlong, Traditional Irish Music
Session 3, 6:50pm-7:30pm
Station 1 – Guy Klucevsek Tribute, Accordion Supergroup
Station 2 – Ismail Butera, Music of the Mediterranean
Station 3 – Susan Hwang with Marlon Cherry, Pop Covers and Weird Originals
Station 4 – Julie Winterbottom with the Catahoula Cajun Trio, Cajun Music from Louisiana
Station 5 – Gregory Grene, Irish Rock
The park is open daily year-round, including holidays.Hours vary, please scroll below for monthly hours. Bryant Park is located between 40th and 42nd Streets and Fifth and Sixth Avenues behind the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman building.
