Pretty amazing, bet the outdoor concerts are memorable from wiki "Facing onto the Mall near its upper end is the neo-classical half-domed Naumburg Bandshell (designed by William G. Tachau in 1916, built 1921-23); it was named after Elkan Naumburg.[3] It is Central Park's only neo-classical building. A "Ladies' Refreshment Salon", later called the Casino with great improvements by Joseph Urban, stood behind it.[4] The Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, founded in 1905 and the world's oldest, continuous free outdoor classical music concert series take place there as a gift to the public, each summer.
The Naumburg Bandshell replaced Vaux's cast-iron and wooden construction of 1860, where nineteenth-century concerts evolved partly into open-air popular dances as the evenings fell. The bandstand fell into disrepair by 1912, and new designs were invited by the Parks Department at that time. The architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings made the first submission, but the proposal was rejected as blocking views west towards Sheep Meadow. [5] Then Tachau's successful Naumburg Bandshell design was submitted for its location on the east side of the Concert Ground, centrally nestled between the two projecting scenic overlooks, and it was accepted.[3]
The bandshell was allowed to deteriorate by NYC Parks over many years, and then was considered for demolition in 1989.[3] A ground breaking lawsuit, brought by The Coalition to Save the Naumburg Bandshell, saved it in 1993. In early 2021, it was finally repaired by the Central Park Conservancy.[6] This was underwritten with a special NYC funding grant for Central Park made to the C.P. Conservancy, and very generous Naumburg family funding. It reopened, after its repairs, in time for its centennial year celebrations with the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, on June 13, 2023."
My kids went there for a marathon. That was the starting area. I had known about her before then. I liked the space. It is very open and it was laid out well for the kids to meet up with other participants
Attended the American Cancer Society 's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk with my Sorority sisters from @ZPhiBSNZ & @Columbia_Zetas
The park is iconic. This space really should be used by more non profit groups.
I was on a long walk around central Central Park and happened to pass by the Naumburg Bandshell. I believe it was rebuild not too long ago and it looks very nice. Nothing going on here today except for strollers and photos. Quite a busy area.
Came back to Naumburg today for the second time attending the Disability Unite Festival. What an awesome celebration of this diverse community.
From all the community resources and vendors lined up around the venue to the amazing performers with different abilities, this reminded me where my NYC tax dollars go towards.
My sister, and I have joined many other people at this bandshell last year for YAI Central Park Challenge and that it was a nice, wonderful day and that many people had plenty of fun that they danced, arts and crafts and many others.
New York has many hidden treasures that get overlooked by not walking around in this beautiful city. This was one of them. I enjoyed the views and it gave Me a chance to do some positive thinking about ways to create a better quality of life for MYSELF. U talk about multitasking!! ❤️
We all got together for the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge & it was truly Marvelous! It was a surprisingly wonderful experience. I had no idea that this hidden gem was even here! I highly recommend making your way over.
This place was awesome because my sister and I came here to attend the annual YAI Central Park Challenge with lots of vendors where people do all sorts of things like walking 3 kilometers which ended here. After people rest then listen to the people in bandshell talk and then dance following the DJ which starts from 8 am to 12 pm.
I love this park this time I went for the Breast Cancer awareness walk, the people are nice and the crowd was amazing. It was a great turn out
The park has so many beautiful areas to see and so many statues to see it is amazing just to walk the park
Over the many years of living in NYC , I’ve come to enjoy this place when it has live concerts, live bands playing music for people to dance too, the occasional salsa class or just how amazing it looks empty on a regular day for a tourist to have a picture day.
On October 23, 2023, CaringKind Walk for Alzheimer's Diseases. Kiwanis Club of Chinatown donated to the good caused by walking and was also joined by Douglaston, Big Apple, and Key Club a total of more than 30 People.
Drove 4 hrs down from Maine to see The Stella Blues Band performance for a River Keepers fundraiser. Free Dead in the Park.
The concert was great. The bandshell area perfect setting for a show.
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