Free and Choose-What-You-Pay performances bring you closer to the artists you love

Curated for you — series and festivals

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This January, the Lincoln Center Contemporary Dance Festival returns to celebrate New York City-based choreographers presenting boundary-pushing works, including two New York premieres and two commissions by the Pasculano Collaborative for Contemporary Dance.
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This year’s festival celebrates how community creates culture, exploring how the reciprocal influence of the diverse communities of San Juan Hill fostered extraordinary artistic innovation.
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Feel the power of live performance when you experience global contemporary artistry on our biggest stages, all for FREE or Choose-What-You-Pay!
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A joyful and inclusive series of music, dance, storytelling, and hands-on creativity for young audiences and their families, with sensory-friendly and relaxed events throughout the season.
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Lincoln Center honors one extraordinary artist whose impact and vision embody the transformative power of the arts across disciplines.
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The fifth annual Festival of Firsts showcases performers boldly exploring new artistic territories. Experience this only-in-New York series of premiere performances, U.S. debuts, album debuts, and career milestone sets.
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The boundary-defying Unsound Festival returns to Lincoln Center with genre-blurring performances that reimagine sound through bold experimentation and global artistry.
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The 2027 American Songbook season will once again be curated by Lincoln Center Artist-in-Residence Clint Ramos, a world-renowned, Tony Award-winning designer, creative director, and producer. More to be announced soon!
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From salsa and charanga to Latin jazz, bachata, boogaloo, and more, ¡VAYA! is meant to make you move. Whether you're bopping your head or spinning around on the city's most exciting dance floor… ¡pa'lante!
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This January, Under the Radar returns with a signature selection of more than 25 new theatrical productions with performances across the city, including at Lincoln Center.
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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.
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From April 2–24, 2027, the celebrated festival returns for a multi-week series of performances, workshops, relaxed spaces, and interactive artistic experiences specifically welcoming neurodivergent audiences and their families.
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Encompassing excitingly fresh augmented reality experiences, the Lincoln Center Immersive series invites participants to expand their perception of reality and space, offering creative work that serves as an entry point into a hidden realm.
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Art engages the mind, body, and spirit with guided meditations and movement-based lessons accompanied by live music. Designed and presented in collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian.
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A free, welcoming performance series created for individuals with dementia and their caregivers, offering intimate artistic experiences in a supportive setting.
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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.
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Watch select Lincoln Center performances from anywhere with free livestreams all season long—complete with closed captions and on-demand access.
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A free training program for sixth and seventh graders, Young Artist Pipeline nurtures emerging talent through foundational arts education, creative exploration, and pathways to NYC’s screened arts high schools.
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The Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center comes together each summer during Lincoln Center's Summer for the City to celebrate and share iconic works of classical music in dialogue with new and rediscovered music.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Tuesday, October 27 at 6:00 pm

Lincoln Center Visionary Artist: Wynton Marsalis

The Universal Language of Jazz

America's Pioneer Artform Across Discipline

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with The Metropolitan Opera and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

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Join us for a conversation with Wynton Marsalis and the Metropolitan Opera General Manager, Peter Gelb.
INDOOR
ALL AGES
PANEL

Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 pm

Ambrose Akinmusire and Aszure Barton

A a | a B : BEND

Lincoln Center Presents

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In this cross-genre collaboration, Aszure Barton and Ambrose Akinmusire share a provocative world, full of puzzling beauty and raw, physical emotion.
AGES 8+
MUSIC
DANCE

Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00 pm

Topaz Jones

Lincoln Center Presents

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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

Thursday, October 29 at 7:30 pm

Orchestra in Miniature

Lincoln Center Presents

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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

Thursday, October 29 at 7:30 pm

Ambrose Akinmusire and Aszure Barton

A a | a B : BEND

Lincoln Center Presents

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In this cross-genre collaboration, Aszure Barton and Ambrose Akinmusire share a provocative world, full of puzzling beauty and raw, physical emotion.
AGES 8+
MUSIC
DANCE

Friday, October 30 at 7:30 pm

¡VAYA!
Legacies of San Juan Hill Festival

Gerardo Contino

Lincoln Center Presents

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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

Friday, October 30 at 7:30 pm

Ambrose Akinmusire and Aszure Barton

A a | a B : BEND

Lincoln Center Presents

location pin logoRose Theater

In this cross-genre collaboration, Aszure Barton and Ambrose Akinmusire share a provocative world, full of puzzling beauty and raw, physical emotion.
AGES 8+
MUSIC
DANCE
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Support Lincoln Center's mission and enjoy exclusive member benefits, including Fast Track entry, ticket pre-sales, invitations to special events, behind-the-scenes experiences, and more.
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Feel the power of live performance when you experience global contemporary artistry on our biggest stages, all for FREE or Choose-What-You-Pay.
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To make the arts more accessible, tickets to select events are available on a Choose-What-You-Pay basis. Select the ticket value that's right for you.

Artists that defy expectations

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The Kraków-based Unsound Festival's return to Lincoln Center this October promises audiences a sonic tour of unpredictable ingenuity with unforgettable experiences that blur genre and push the boundaries of the aural avant-garde. Unsound performers are known for challenging traditional presumptions of contemporary composition with unique staging, unlikely instrumentation, and passionate presentation.
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This winter, the Lincoln Center Contemporary Dance Festival returns with a focus on U.S.-based companies presenting extraordinary works, including a world premiere, two New York premieres, and a commission by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The festival features works from choreographers Netta Yerushalmy, Heidi Latsky, Hannah Garner, Omar Román De Jesús, Shamel Pitts, and works presented by Juilliard Dance.

Make the most of your visit

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Lincoln Center seeks to create a more inclusive experience and meet access needs for our audiences by providing a range of accommodations for all performances.
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Looking for a pre-show or mid-day drink, meal, small bite, or coffee? We have you covered! Lincoln Center offers a variety of dining and grab-n-go options to audiences and visitors.
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Explore the iconic arts organizations that call Lincoln Center home; and experience our vibrant campus the way only artists and staff do.