THIS WEEK AT LITTLE ISLAND: CÉCILE McLORIN SALVANT, RADIOLAB, & PAPI JUICE PARTY
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THIS WEEK AT LITTLE ISLAND:
AUGUST 10-AUGUST 16
CÉCILE McLORIN SALVANT: TIN PAN ALLEY
RADIOLAB: GRASS FED
PAPI JUICE PARTY
New York, NY (August 10, 2026) — Continuing its third summer season, Little Island welcomes another week of world-class performances across its open-air venues—The Amph, The Glade, and throughout the park. Following standout performances last week by Anthony Roth Costanzo, Lions and Legends: Folktales and Foodlore, and Papi Juice, the series continues with a dynamic lineup of acclaimed artists and unforgettable live experiences. To download photos from Anthony Roth Costanzo in Minimalism, please click here.
From Wednesday, August 12 through Sunday, August 16, Little Island presents a vibrant week of performances and experiences, including three-time Grammy Award-winner Cécile McLorin Salvant curating and performing a week revealing the surprising edges of Tin Pan Alley with special guests Sullivan Fortner, Lillias White and Mikaela Bennett; Radiolab: Grass Fed, Molly Webster’s mind-changing stories about why and how grass, yes grass, is the largest food item in the world; and Brooklyn nightlife stars Papi Juice throw another epic floor-packing party, this week featuring Pauli Cakes and Kevin Aviance.
THIS WEEK AT LITTLE ISLAND:
CÉCILE McLORIN SALVANT: TIN PAN ALLEY
- Performances Wednesday, August 12 at 8:30 PM; Thursday, August 13 at 8:30 PM; Friday, August 14 at 8:30 PM; Saturday, August 15 at 8:30 PM; Sunday, August 16 at 8:30PM in The Amph
- All tickets $25
- The Grammy Award-winner curates and performs a week of concerts revealing the surprising edges of Tin Pan Alley.
- Curator: Cécile McLorin Salvant; Lighting Designer: Mary Ellen Stebbins; Sound Designer: Shannon Slaton
- August 12 Performers: Lillias White (Vocalist), Billy Stritch (Piano), Buddy Williams (Drums), George Foreman (Sax); August 13 Performers: Lillias White (Vocalist), Billy Stritch (Piano), Buddy Williams (Drums), George Foreman (Sax); August 14 Performers: Mikaela Bennett (Vocalist) and Aaron Diehl; August 15 Performers: Cécile McLorin Salvant (Vocalist) and Sullivan Fortner (Piano); August 16 Performers: Cécile McLorin Salvant (Vocalist), Sullivan Fortner (Piano), Kyle Poole (Drums), Paul Sikivie (Bass)
RADIOLAB: GRASS FED
- Performances Friday, August 14 at 5 PM; Saturday, August 15 at 5 PM; and Sunday, August 16 at 5 PM in The Glade
- Free admission
- A live radio show exploring how grass, yes grass, became the largest food item in the world.
- Host: Molly Webster; Guests: David George Haskell, Steven Wendt, Pilobolus
- Food Pop-Up: Gracie Baked,serving dirt cups and other baked goods
PAPI JUICE PARTY
- Performance Friday, August 14 at 9:45 PM in The Play Ground
- Free admission
- Brooklyn nightlife stars throw their signature DJ fueled party
- Curator: Papi Juice; Lighting Designer: Wildblur
- Musical Guests:Pauli Cakes, Kevin Aviance
The complete 2026 summer season includes concerts, world premieres, live radio shows, culinary events and parties—and through takeovers of the entire park. Presenting 56 performances by and featuring more than 200 artists in a dense, high-impact celebration of New York’s cultural life, Little Island enters its most focused and dynamic programming model yet. As in years past, The Amph tickets are $25, and The Glade performances and The Play Ground parties are free to the public – all enhanced by curated food, cocktails, and refreshments, served al fresco on the Hudson River.
Inspired by New York’s past and present cultural scenes – held in Little Island’s stunning 700-seat amphitheater, The Amph, overlooking the Hudson. In Little Island’s intimate 250-seat performance space, The Glade, six new live radio shows explore the hidden stories behind everyday foods. Following each program, visitors can enjoy a carefully crafted culinary pairing that complements the themes of the show. The Play Ground, the main gathering space at Little Island, comes alive with DJ fueled parties and food pop-ups for hundreds.
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Sitting directly in the Hudson River itself, Little Island opened in May 2021 and has since been enjoyed by more than 7.5 million visitors and has presented and produced more than 885 performances. In 2013, Barry Diller, in partnership with Hudson River Park Trust leadership, embarked on the unique opportunity to envision a solution for the repair and reactivation of Pier 54, which had been badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy. The park was designed as an entirely new type of public space for New York, one that would create an immersive experience of nature and art. Born from a collaboration of the UK-based Heatherwick Studio and the New York-based landscape architecture firm MNLA, led by Signe Nielsen, the park’s imaginative design offers all New Yorkers and visitors a new public space that is dynamic, captivating, and restorative.
Little Island is fully funded by The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation. Zack Winokur is Producing Artistic Director. The park is operated year-round by a 55-member staff led by Executive Director Laura Clement.
Tickets to Little Island’s summer season of performances are available now on TodayTix.com, by downloading the TodayTix app; or LittleIsland.org.
THE AMPH REPERTORY DESIGN
- Lighting Designer: Mary Ellen Stebbins
- Sound Designer: Shannon Slaton
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