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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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Lincoln Center Contemporary Dance Festival
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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Legacies of San Juan Hill Festival
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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Featured Performances
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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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 relaxed events throughout the season.
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Lincoln Center Visionary Artist: Wynton Marsalis
Lincoln Center honors one extraordinary artist whose impact and vision embody the transformative power of the arts across disciplines.
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Festival of Firsts
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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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.
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American Songbook
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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¡VAYA!
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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Under the Radar at Lincoln Center
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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At the Atrium
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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Big Umbrella Festival
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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Lincoln Center Immersive
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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The Art of Wellbeing
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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Lincoln Center Moments
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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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.
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Livestreams
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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Young Artist Pipeline
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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Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
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.

What's on today, October 25th

11:00 am

Kids, Teens, and Families
The Art of Wellbeing

Morning Meditation

with Aja Grant and Coulou

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian

location pin logoKenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall

Join us for a family-friendly soundbath and guided meditation, as part of Lincoln Center’s all-day Open House!

ALL AGES
WORKSHOP
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11:00 am

Kids, Teens, and Families

Lincoln Center Open House

Lincoln Center Presents

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Welcome to our free campus-wide Open House, filled with creativity, community, and exhilarating performances for families and audiences of all ages.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY
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DANCE
Participatory
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11:45 am

Kids, Teens, and Families
The Art of Wellbeing

Morning Meditation

with Aja Grant and Coulou

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian

location pin logoKenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall

Join us for a family-friendly soundbath and guided meditation, as part of Lincoln Center’s all-day Open House!

ALL AGES
WORKSHOP
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1:00 pm

Kids, Teens, and Families

Come & Sing: Climate Songs

Lincoln Center Presents

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Come together for a joyous, participatory community choir, inviting you to sing in harmony and love on our planet.
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COME & SING
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5:00 pm - Multiple times

Lincoln Center Immersive

PLAZA

Created by Andrew Schneider

Lincoln Center Presents

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What is happening on the Josie Robertson Plaza? Join us in reimagining public space by watching—and becoming part of—this responsive artwork that celebrates everyday coincidences.
OUTDOOR
ALL AGES
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5:30 pm

¡VAYA!

100 Years of Latin New York

Lincoln Center Presents

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Celebrate New York Latin music and culture over the last century in this immersive live experience designed to make you move.
ALL AGES
MUSIC
SOCIAL DANCE
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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

location pin logoThe New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Join us for a conversation with Wynton Marsalis and the Metropolitan Opera General Manager, Peter Gelb.
INDOOR
ALL AGES
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Unlock more at Lincoln Center
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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Featured Performances
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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Help expand access for all
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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Unsound New York
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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Lincoln Center Contemporary Dance Festival
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.

Arts that connect with all ages

November 06 at 11:00 am

Kids, Teens, and Families

De Papel

Silencio Blanco

Lincoln Center Presents

November 06 at 11:00 am

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In Chilean-based company Silencio Blanco’s De Papel (Of Paper), a paper puppet comes to life with help from you, the audience!

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November 20 at 11:00 am

Kids, Teens, and Families

Rain: for babies and their carers

from Filament Theatre and Threshold

Lincoln Center Presents

November 20 at 11:00 am

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A mesmerizing and wondrous sensory experience for babies and their caregivers, RAIN features a trio of performers on cello, voice, and movement.

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THEATER
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BABIES
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December 05 at 11:00 am

Kids, Teens, and Families

Magnificent: Celebrating Disability and the Power of Difference

Lincoln Center Presents

December 05 at 11:00 am

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Award-winning disability culture advocate Lachi leads a joy-filled, colorful musical celebration for kids and families.

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Make the most of your visit

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Explore accessibility
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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Sip and snack
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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Go behind the scenes
Explore the iconic arts organizations that call Lincoln Center home; and experience our vibrant campus the way only artists and staff do.