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Lincoln Center Presents offers hundreds of FREE and Choose-What-You-Pay performances all year long. Experience the power of live performance in a season that connects artists and audiences, generations past and present, tradition and innovation, and local and global perspectives.

What's on today, October 9th

7:30 pm

Festival of Firsts

Nicolás y Los Fumadores

Lincoln Center Presents

location pin logoDavid Rubenstein Atrium

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

7:30 pm

Legacies of San Juan Hill Festival

Living Memories: A Sonic Journey Through San Juan Hill

Mathis Picard

Lincoln Center Presents

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

Pianist and composer Mathis Picard shares an evening of music that explores the lasting musical heritage of San Juan Hill and its diverse cultures.
ALL AGES
MUSIC

UPCOMING SHOWS

Saturday, 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

location pin logoDavid Rubenstein Atrium

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

Wednesday, October 14 - Multiple times

Lincoln Center Immersive

PLAZA

Created by Andrew Schneider

Lincoln Center Presents

location pin logoJosie Robertson Plaza

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
Immersive

Wednesday, 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

location pin logoDavid Rubenstein Atrium

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

Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 pm

Over My Head I Hear Freedom in the Air

A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Bernice Johnson Reagon

Lincoln Center Presents

location pin logoAlice Tully Hall

Lincoln Center honors the profound legacy of the late Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon with an inspiring evening of performance and spoken word tribute.
ALL AGES
MUSIC
SPOKEN WORD

Thursday, October 15 - Multiple times

Lincoln Center Immersive

PLAZA

Created by Andrew Schneider

Lincoln Center Presents

location pin logoJosie Robertson Plaza

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
Immersive
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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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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.

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.

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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.