Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of New York City’s longest-running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals. Launched in 1979 by the then Fund for the Borough of Brooklyn, as a catalyst for Brooklyn's performing arts scene and to bring people back into Prospect Park after years of neglect, Celebrate Brooklyn was an anchor in the park's revitalization and has become one of the city's foremost summer cultural attractions.
Celebrate Brooklyn! is a free, outdoor performing arts festival that began in 1979 in New York City’s Prospect Park. It was created to revitalize Brooklyn’s performing arts scene and bring people back to the park after years of neglect.  It has become one of the city's most popular summer cultural events.