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2025-26 Series & Festivals

Encounter the arts through a curated series or festival, each thoughtfully crafted around a theme, artform, historical moment in time, or audience. Whether you return to a favorite legacy program or discover something entirely new, we hope you leave feeling inspired by the arts—with a fresh perspective and connection to the world around you.

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Lincoln Center Visionary Artist: Jeanine Tesori

Lincoln Center honors one extraordinary artist whose impact and vision embody the transformative power of the arts across disciplines.

Legacies of San Juan Hill Festival

From October 14–29, celebrate the artistic legacy of San Juan Hill with events that shine a light on the artists who created here and the community that inspired them.

Kids, Teens, and Families

A joyful and inclusive series of music, dance, storytelling, and hands-on creativity for young audiences and their families, with sensory-friendly and bilingual events throughout the season.

American Songbook

A beloved Lincoln Center tradition, American Songbook celebrates the evolving landscape of American music—past, present, and future—with a bold new vision from Artist-in-Residence Clint Ramos.

AMOC* Up Close

Get up close to today’s most boundary-pushing artists in a one-of-a-kind showcase on our most intimate stage: featuring innovative new works from leading creators in music, dance, and opera.

Beats, Rhymes & Sights

A bold celebration of Hip-Hop’s next fifty years, this series brings together iconic concerts, film, dance, and interactive events curated by Xavier “X” Jernigan.

Big Umbrella Festival

A welcoming, multi-sensory festival created for neurodiverse audiences of all ages, featuring interactive performances, installations, and workshops each April.

Create-athons

A series of free, hands-on workshops where participants team up with pro artists to dive into music, design, tech, and more—no experience needed, just bring your creativity.

Festival of Firsts

Feed your curiosity with premiere performances, Lincoln Center debuts, and fresh collaborations, so that you can say, “I saw them first!”

Lincoln Center Immersive

Step into a vivid blend of art and technology with augmented reality installations that transform Lincoln Center’s campus into a living, digital canvas.

Lincoln Center Moments

A free, welcoming performance series created for individuals with dementia and their caregivers, offering intimate artistic experiences in a supportive setting.

Livestreams

Watch select Lincoln Center performances from anywhere with free livestreams all season long—complete with closed captions and on-demand access.

Passport to the Arts

A free and inclusive introduction to the performing arts, this series welcomes children, teens, and adults with disabilities and their families to experience concerts, workshops, and events across Lincoln Center.

Seen, Sound, Scribe

Curated by Poet-in-Residence Mahogany L. Browne, this powerful series uplifts poetry, performance, and dialogue with today’s leading and emerging literary voices.

Songwriter/Storyteller

A six-night tribute to the timeless art of storytelling through song, featuring genre-defying artists who blend narrative and music with heart and originality.

The Art of Wellbeing

Refresh your mind, body, and spirit with free guided meditations, movement classes, and live music in this uplifting wellness series created with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

The InBETWEEN Music & Tech

An electrifying fusion of art, tech, and imagination, this series from Nona Hendryx invites audiences to explore AI, XR, and cyborg futures through immersive experiences and visionary dialogue.

The Tune Up!

Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks and her nine-piece band SLP & The Joyful Noise ignite a high-voltage night of new songs, short plays, surprise guests, and dance-in-the-aisles joy.

Under the Radar at Lincoln Center

Part of NYC’s trailblazing Under the Radar Festival, this series brings two bold new productions to Lincoln Center, spotlighting boundary-breaking voices from around the globe.

Unsound New York

The boundary-defying Unsound Festival returns to Lincoln Center with genre-blurring performances that reimagine sound through bold experimentation and global artistry.

Variations on America: A Discussion Series

In partnership with the New York Philharmonic, this free discussion series explores the American experience through music, history, and culture—moderated by ethnomusicologist Fredara Hadley.

¡VAYA!

A vibrant celebration of Latin music and dance, ¡VAYA! brings NYC’s top orchestras and rhythms to the stage—for dancers, listeners, and everyone in between.

Young Artist Pipeline

A free training program for fifth and sixth graders, Young Artist Pipeline nurtures emerging talent through foundational arts education, creative exploration, and pathways to NYC’s screened arts high schools.

Ticketing Overview

Our goal is to continue exploring new ticketing practices together as a community to make our performances more accessible to more people and to center equity and inclusion in every aspect of our field. All tickets for  Lincoln Center Presents programs are FREE or Choose-What-You-Pay. Please refer to the dedicated event page of the show you’d like to attend to confirm ticketing options.

Choose-What-You-Pay Events

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With Choose-What-You-Pay ticketing, you decide what's right for you. We offer a suggested ticket price, as well as options to pay more or less. The minimum ticket price is $5.00.

Free General Admission Events

Many performances and events, including all programming at the David Rubenstein Atrium, are available for FREE via General Admission—first-come, first-served. Advance reservations are not required for these events; just show up! While we'll do our best to accommodate as many guests as possible, we cannot guarantee admission. Look for the “FREE” label on calendar listings and show pages, or select the “Free” calendar filter to search for a wide range of free programming.

Free Fast Track Option

All Lincoln Center Presents events at the David Rubenstein Atrium offer a Fast Track reservation option, giving priority entry into events. Reservations for Fast Track will open every Monday at noon for that week's events and can be reserved on this page. Please check the event's dedicated web page to confirm if Fast Track is available for the performance you'd like to attend.

3 Ways to Buy Tickets

There are three ways to purchase Choose-What-You-Pay and full-price tickets.

1. Book online from the event's dedicated web page.
2. Call CenterCharge at 212-721-6500 from Monday–Friday 10:00 am–6:00 pm (EST).
3. Book in-person at the Alice Tully Hall box office (Broadway and 66th Street) or the David Geffen Hall box office from Monday–Saturday 10:00 am–6:00 pm and Sunday noon–6:00 pm.

Unsound New York

The Kraków-based Unsound Festival, curated by Unsound Artistic Director Mat Schulz, challenges traditional presumptions of contemporary composition with unique staging, unlikely instrumentation, and passionate presentation. Unsound performers draw liberally and without prejudice from the traditions of electronic, experimental, jazz, classical music, folk, and beyond. The festival’s return to Lincoln Center promises audiences a sonic tour of unpredictable ingenuity with unforgettable experiences that blur genre and push the boundaries of the audio avant-garde. This year’s lineup features John Cale, Sinfonietta Cracovia playing Mica Levi, Lucrecia Dalt, RP Boo & Gary Gwadera, Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko, Aleksandra Słyż & Sinfonietta Cracovia, and more.

Curated by Mat Schulz, Unsound Artistic Director

Unsound is co-organized by Fundacja Tone and co-presented by the Polish Cultural Institue New York in NYC. This project is co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland from the Culture Promotion Fund in partnership with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

Upcoming Events

October 30 at 7:30 pm

Unsound New York

RP Boo & Gary Gwadera

Lincoln Center Presents

October 30 at 7:30 pm

David Rubenstein Atrium

American footwork DJ and producer RP Boo plays a live set with Polish percussionist Gary Gwadera.

ALL AGES

Dance Music

House

Hip-Hop

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November 01 at 7:30 pm

Unsound New York

Sinfonietta Cracovia Plays Mica Levi / Lucrecia Dalt / Aleksandra Słyż

Lincoln Center Presents

November 01 at 7:30 pm

Alice Tully Hall

Colombian, English, and Polish artists join together in this three-part concert charting the future of modern avant-garde music.

AGES 2+

CHAMBER MUSIC

POP

Electronic

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November 02 at 7:30 pm

Unsound New York

John Cale's Steam on Glass / Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko

November 02 at 7:30 pm

Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall

This shared bill features the legendary Velvet Underground founder John Cale and electronic explorations from Ukrainian artists Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko.

AGES 2+

Folk

Electronic

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UPCOMING SHOWS

Friday, September 5 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, September 6 at 7:30 pm

Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00 pm

Lincoln Center Presents In collaboration with the New York Philharmonic

Thursday, September 11 at 8:10 am

Friday, September 12 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, September 13 at 7:30 pm

BRC Celebrates 40

Thursday, September 18 at 7:30 pm

Friday, September 19 at 7:30 pm

A Cultural History of Drag in New York City

Lincoln Center Presents In collaboration with the American LGBTQ+ Museum

Saturday, September 20 at 2:00 pm

Lincoln Center Presents In collaboration with The Juilliard School

Francesca Beale Theater

Saturday, September 20 at 7:30 pm

Monday, September 22 at 1:00 pm

Thursday, September 25 at 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 25 at 7:30 pm

Friday, September 26 at 7:00 pm

Friday, September 26 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, September 27 at 11:00 am

Saturday, September 27 at 7:00 pm

Saturday, September 27 at 7:30 pm

Sunday, September 28 at 1:00 pm

Creating Comics with The Metropolitan Opera

Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 pm

In collaboration with The Bushwick Starr

Friday, October 3 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, October 4 at 7:30 pm

Thursday, October 9 at 7:30 pm

Friday, October 10 at 7:30 pm

Sunday, October 12 at 7:30 pm

Featuring MC Lyte

Tuesday, October 14 at 7:00 pm

A Film by Stanley Nelson

Francesca Beale Theater

Wednesday, October 15 at 11:00 am

An Augmented Reality Experience

Wednesday, October 15 at 7:30 pm

Thursday, October 16 at 7:30 pm

Friday, October 17 at 7:30 pm

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with the New York Philharmonic

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with the American LGBTQ+ Museum

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with The Juilliard School