FREE FEST: PeaceStock @ Freedom Square on Friday

Freedom Square in Troy is hosting the second annual PeaceStock Festival from 4-7pm on Friday (July 31). Presented by GotPeaceofMind.org, the three-hour community celebration will feature BBQ and grilled food, t-shirts, henna tattoos, Reiki and music – and it’s all free.

Among the musical performers will be Maurizio and 18 Strings of Trouble, both of whom will put their own unique contemporary spin on the classic songs of the 1969 Woodstock Festival.

The fest will take place rain or shine, and in case of inclement weather, all festivities will move indoors to the nearby Sanctuary for Independent Media.

MORE REAL GOOD FOR FREE EVENTS FOR 2015
VARIOUS DAYS
Medicare’s 50th Anniversary Celebration featuring Peter Yarrow @ Canal Square, Cohoes (Thursday, July 30 at 12noon)
Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival @ Jennings Landing, Albany (Saturday, September 12 at 1pm)
Pearlpalooza @ North Pearl Street, Albany (Saturday, September 12 at 1pm)
Freedom Park Concert Series @ Freedom Park, Scotia (various days @ 7pm)
Inside/Out Performances @ Jacob’s Pillow, Becket (various days at 6:15pm)
Summer NYS Writers Institute Reading Series @ Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs (various days at 8pm)
MONDAYS
Dana Park Concert Series @ Dana Park, Albany (Mondays at 7pm)
Pine Hills Concert Series @ Elks Lodge Lawn, Albany (Mondays at 7pm)
Rotterdam Summer Concert Series @ Rotterdam Senior Citizens Center Lawn, Rotterdam (Mondays at 7pm)
TUESDAYS
Summer Concert Series @ Clark Art Institute, Williamstown (Tuesdays at 6pm)
Cook Park Concert Series @ Cook Park, Colonie, (Tuesdays at 6:30pm)
Brunswick Summer Concert Series @ Brunswick Family Center, Troy (Tuesdays at 6:30pm)
Music On Main Street @ NBT Bank Lawn, Canajoharie (Tuesdays at 7pm)
Music in the Park @ Town Park, Stony Creek (Tuesdays at 7pm)
WEDNESDAYS
Made in the Shade of The Egg @ Empire State Plaza, Albany (Wednesdays at 12noon)
Rockin’ On the River @ Green Island Bridge Parking Lot/Riverside Park, Troy (Wednesdays at 5pm)
Green Island Gazebo Concert Series @ River Park, Green Island (Wednesdays at 6pm)
Music in the Park @ North End Firehouse Lawn, Rensselaer (Wednesdays at 6pm)
Live On the Lake @ Burbank Park, Pittsfield (Wednesdays at 6pm)
Summer Concert Series @ Windsor Lake, North Adams (Wednesdays at 6:30pm)
Sharon Springs Summer Concert Series @ the Chalybeate Park Pavilion, Sharon Springs (Wednesdays at 7pm)
Evenings On the Green @ Bethlehem Public Library Lawn, Delmar (Wednesdays at 7pm)
Summer Music Series @ East Greenbush Community Library, East Greenbush (Wednesdays at 7pm)
Lake George Arts Project’s Wednesday Night Summer Concert Series @ Shepard Park, Lake George (Wednesdays at 7:30pm)
THURSDAYS
Kids’ Summer Series @ Barker Park, Troy (Thursdays at 11am)
Jazz On Jay @ Jay Street, Schenectady (Thursday at 12noon)
Alive at Five @ Jennings Landing in the Corning Preserve, Albany (Thursdays at 5pm)
Evenings On the Green @ Coeymans Landing Park Gazebo, Coeymans (Thursdays at 6pm)
Concerts in the Park @ Wiswall Park, Ballston Spa (Thursdays at 6pm)
The Crossings Summer Concert Series @ the Crossings of Colonie, Colonie (Thursdays at 6:30pm)
The Schaghticoke Summer Concert Series @ the Schaghticoke Town Hall Lawn, Melrose (Thursdays at 6:30pm)
Music in the Park @ Dutchmans Landing, Catskill (Thursdays at 7pm)
Guilderland Performing Arts Center Concert Series @ Tawasentha Park, Guilderland (Thursdays at 7:30pm)
FRIDAYS
Fridays at the Lake @ Shepard Park, Lake George (Fridays at 4pm)
Canal Square Concert Series @ Canal Square, Cohoes (Fridays at 6:30pm)
UpBeat On the Roof @ Skidmore College’s Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs (Fridays at 7pm)
Music at Sunset Concert Series @ Greenport Town Park, Hudson (Fridays at 7pm)
Athens Summer Concert Series @ River Front Park, Athens (Fridays at 7pm)
SATURDAYS
Powers Park Concert Series @ Powers Park, Troy (Sundays at 6pm)
Riverlink Summer Concert Series @ Riverlink Park, Amsterdam (Saturdays at 7pm)
Poets in the Park @ Washington Park’s Robert Burns Statue, Albany (Saturdays at 7pm)
SUNDAYS
North Greenbush Summer Concert Series @ North Greenbush Town Hall Gazebo, Wynantskill (Sundays at 6pm)
The Music Haven Concert Series @ the Music Haven in Central Park, Schenectady (Sundays at 7pm)