All year long, the David Rubenstein Atrium is your home for FREE and groundbreaking music, theater, family shows, dance, comedy, and interactive experiences—highlighting the voices of local and international artists. The 2026–27 season brings the fifth annual Festival of Firsts, showcasing performers who are boldly exploring new artistic territories; monthly ¡VAYA! social dance events, celebrating NYC's finest Latin music and dance traditions; Beats, Rhymes & Sights, an exploration of the artistry, spirit, and history of Hip-Hop; Festival Orchestra Up Close, rarefied evenings of unique chamber performances by members of the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center; and Songwriter/Storyteller, honoring coffeehouse darlings, folk aficionados, and genre-blending indie icons. All that and much more is waiting for you at the Atrium!

Upcoming Events

October 09 at 7:30 pm

Festival of Firsts

Nicolás y Los Fumadores

Lincoln Center Presents

October 09 at 7:30 pm

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Experience the U.S. debut of this Bogotá-based indie rock quartet, whose incisive, emotional lyricism and myriad rock influences resonate worldwide.
ALL AGES
MUSIC
INDIE
U.S. DEBUT

October 10 at 11:00 am

Festival of Firsts
Kids, Teens, and Families

The Past and The Curious Live

Fun Forgotten Firsts from History with Mick Sullivan

Lincoln Center Presents

October 10 at 11:00 am

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Mick Sullivan’s hit children’s podcast The Past and The Curious comes to life at Lincoln Center with the NY debut of Fun Forgotten Firsts from History.

FAMILY-FRIENDLY
MUSIC
THEATER
NYC DEBUT

October 14 at 7:30 pm

Festival of Firsts

Sophia Club: Live Philosophy

Gender Trouble from Rome to Byzantium featuring performances by Emel Mathlouthi

Lincoln Center Presents

October 14 at 7:30 pm

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Join Kristina Milnor, Leonora Neville, and Emel Mathlouthi for a conversation highlighting powerful feminist and genderqueer figures of the long Roman Empire.
ALL AGES
MUSIC
TALK
LINCOLN CENTER
DEBUT

October 15 at 7:30 pm

Festival of Firsts

Mei Semones

Lincoln Center Presents

October 15 at 7:30 pm

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Brooklyn-based guitarist and singer-songwriter shares her unique blend of alternative and jazz-influenced J-pop in this Lincoln Center debut.

ALL AGES
JAZZ
INDIE
LINCOLN CENTER
DEBUT

October 16 at 7:30 pm

Festival of Firsts

Emilia y Pablo

Lincoln Center Presents

October 16 at 7:30 pm

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Share in the splendor of Emilia y Pablo, a duo whose work explores flamenco and Latin American folk traditions, during their debut U.S. performance.

ALL AGES
WORLD MUSIC
Flamenco
U.S. DEBUT

October 17 at 5:00 pm

Festival of Firsts

LOL: Laughing Out Lonely

Lincoln Center Presents

October 17 at 5:00 pm

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Countertenor Morten Grove Frandsen pulls audiences into the far corners of the internet in a solo opera that's unlike anything you've witnessed.

Ages 13+
MUSIC
THEATER
U.S. DEBUT

October 17 at 7:30 pm

Festival of Firsts

LOL: Laughing Out Lonely

Lincoln Center Presents

October 17 at 7:30 pm

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Countertenor Morten Grove Frandsen pulls audiences into the far corners of the internet in a solo opera that's unlike anything you've witnessed.

Ages 13+
MUSIC
THEATER
U.S. DEBUT

October 18 at 12:00 pm

Moving Body – Moving Image

Lincoln Center Presents

October 18 at 12:00 pm

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This dance-cinema festival explores creative movement and the immigrant experience with a collection of groundbreaking short films.
ALL AGES
DANCE
FILM

October 22 at 7:30 pm

Festival of Firsts
Unsound New York

claire rousay & Martyna Basta / Keith "Giant Claw" Rankin & Julek ploski

Lincoln Center Presents

October 22 at 7:30 pm

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American and Polish experimental sound artists present new joint projects showcasing their collaborative skills as electronic composers and performers.
ALL AGES
MUSIC
U.S. DEBUT

October 23 at 7:30 pm

Festival of Firsts

suhREEtah

Lincoln Center Presents

October 23 at 7:30 pm

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suhREEtah makes her Lincoln Center debut and presents her first album. Expand your mind with the artist's unique meld of spoken word, rap, and more.

ALL AGES
LINCOLN CENTER
DEBUT
Hip-Hop
JAZZ

October 25 at 1:00 pm

Kids, Teens, and Families

Come & Sing: Climate Songs

Lincoln Center Presents

October 25 at 1:00 pm

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Come together for a joyous, participatory community choir, inviting you to sing in harmony and love on our planet.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY
COME & SING
Participatory

October 28 at 8:00 pm

Topaz Jones

Lincoln Center Presents

October 28 at 8:00 pm

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Hip-hop, funk, soul, and sharp lyricism collide in a genre-blurring live set from rapper, producer, and filmmaker Topaz Jones.
ALL AGES
MUSIC
Hip-Hop
R&B

October 29 at 7:30 pm

Orchestra in Miniature

Lincoln Center Presents

October 29 at 7:30 pm

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Hear instrumental musicians up close and personal when members of the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center present an evening of classical duets.
ALL AGES
CLASSICAL
MUSIC
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
UP CLOSE

October 30 at 7:30 pm

¡VAYA!
Legacies of San Juan Hill Festival

Gerardo Contino

Lincoln Center Presents

October 30 at 7:30 pm

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Join bandleader Gerardo Contino for an evening of contemporary Cuban music that celebrates the legacy of innovation in historic San Juan Hill.
ALL AGES
MUSIC
SOCIAL DANCE

October 31 at 7:30 pm

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with Shaolin Jazz

October 31 at 7:30 pm

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It's a Halloween celebration of horror and Hip-Hop at this screening of the infamous eighth sequel to Friday the 13th with a live musical soundtrack!

ALL AGES
FILM