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Let the rhythm lift you!

Join us from June 11–August 9 for Lincoln Center's fourth annual Summer for the City, offering hundreds of free and Choose-What-You-Pay performances and cultural activities for all ages. We invite you to come as you are, experience global rhythms, and embrace new perspectives—all without ever leaving New York!

What's on today, July 20th

6:00 pm

Summer for the City
Brazil Week
Jazz Underground

Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center

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As part of Brazil Week, don’t miss this legendary multi-percussionist Annette A. Aguilar with her band StringBeans!
INDOOR
ALL AGES
MUSIC
JAZZ
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UPCOMING SHOWS

Monday, July 21 at 1:00 pm

Summer for the City

Community Blood Drive

Lincoln Center Presents

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This is your chance to help your fellow New Yorkers in need; sign up to donate blood today.
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Tuesday, July 22 at 7:30 pm

Summer for the City
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center

Folklore and Legends

Jonathon Heyward Conducts Brahms’s First Symphony

Mayer | Clyne | Brahms
Lincoln Center Presents

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Revel in an evening full of drama, featuring classic tales from Ireland and Germany.
INDOOR
AGES 2+
CLASSICAL
MUSIC
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Wednesday, July 23 at 11:00 am

Summer for the City
Living Library: Celebrating 60 Years
Kids, Teens, and Families

Children's Storytime: Surprise Reader

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

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Kick off our celebration of the Library’s 60th anniversary with a special edition of the beloved Storytime tradition, welcoming a surprise guest.
INDOOR
KID-FRIENDLY
LITERATURE
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Wednesday, July 23 at 1:00 pm

Summer for the City
Living Library: Celebrating 60 Years
Kids, Teens, and Families

Children's Storytime: Surprise Reader

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

location pin logoLeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall

Kick off our celebration of the Library’s 60th anniversary with a special edition of the beloved Storytime tradition, welcoming a surprise guest.
INDOOR
KID-FRIENDLY
LITERATURE
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Wednesday, July 23 at 4:00 pm

Summer for the City
Living Library: Celebrating 60 Years

Reading of the Unproduced Musical Stranger by Michael Friedman

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

The Library hosts a reading of an unproduced musical, Stranger, by Michael Friedman, starring Broadway stars, and directed by Trip Cullman.
INDOOR
ALL AGES
Reading
THEATER
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Wednesday, July 23 at 5:30 pm

Summer for the City
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center

Summer Arts Institute

Lincoln Center Presents

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You are invited to a free concert showcasing New York City Public Schools Summer Arts Institute (SAI) student artists.
INDOOR
ALL AGES
CLASSICAL
MUSIC
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Tickets on sale now
This summer, we're offering even more Choose-What-You-Pay events—from soaring classical works, to bold interdisciplinary premieres and theatrical spectaculars!
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Get the insider experience
Become a Lincoln Center Member today and enjoy exciting year-round benefits, including a Fast Track pass for the season and behind-the-scenes experiences.
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Reserve Fast Track on Mondays at noon
In addition to General Admission, we’re offering a FREE Fast Track option for most Summer for the City events—giving you priority access.
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Get a limited-edition benefit print
Calla Lily Dancer, a limited-edition benefit print by Lilian Martinez, celebrates the 4th year of free and inclusive programming at Summer for the City.

Find your series and soar

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Social Dance
Hit The Dance Floor at free Social Dance concerts with music from around the world, each beginning with a quick dance tutorial.
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Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
Explore beloved melodies and discover new works in this electrifying season that spans drama, passion, romance, melancholy, and triumph.
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Living Library: Celebrating 60 Years
Celebrate The Library for the Performing Arts' 60th Anniversary with free film, dance, music, and literary events for all ages.
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Brazil Week
Join us for a star-studded week of Brazilian concerts and cultural programs that showcase the country’s diversity, depth, and creative excellence.
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Kids, Teens, and Families
This is your one-stop destination for shows and activities for teens and kids of all ages—hosted by artists from across the globe.
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BAAND Together Dance Festival
Celebrate the fifth anniversary of the BAAND Together Dance Festival, as five of NYC’s most iconic dance companies reunite on one stage.
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Brooklyn Rider: 20 Years at Play
Lincoln Center celebrates the 20th anniversary of Brooklyn Rider, a singular force in the world of string quartets.
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Comedy Underground
Step down into The Underground for free stand-up shows with NYC's sharpest up-and-coming comedians, breaking talents, and surprise headliners.
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Jazz Underground
Curated with an expert’s ear for the field's most prominent and impactful voices, Jazz at Lincoln Center presents today's rising stars.
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Living Music Underground
Witness virtuosic soloists and avant-garde ensembles whose instrumental performances push the boundaries of today's music.
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Run AMOC* Festival
The American Modern Opera Company (AMOC*) creates an immersive landscape of art with a bold slate of opera, dance, and music.
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Silent Disco
From R&B, Hip-Hop, salsa, disco, cumbia, deep house, pop, Afro-Caribbean hits, and everything in between, we’ll be turning the heat up!
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Summer Forum
From July 9–12, we bring together teaching artists, educators, and practicing artists to engage, share, and imagine the next 50 years of teaching artistry around the world.
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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.

The stage is set. Are you ready?

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Living Music Underground
Violist, conductor, and Peabody Award-winning producer Nadia Sirota curates and hosts the category-defying Living Music Underground series on Thursday nights. Stop by The Underground, a one-of-a-kind setting for spotlighting virtuosic soloists and avant-garde ensembles whose instrumental performances push the boundaries of classical, jazz, experimental, ambient, electronic, and pop.
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Brooklyn Rider: 20 Years at Play
Brooklyn Rider's gripping performance style and unquenchable appetite for musical adventure have firmly established them as a singular force in the world of string quartets. Lincoln Center celebrates their 20th anniversary with six shows, featuring acclaimed collaborations and new commissions which reflect the breadth of the ensemble's ambitious reach and eclectic interests.

Travel the world at Damrosch Park

July 30 at 8:00 pm

Summer for the City

Toño Rosario

Lincoln Center Presents

July 30 at 8:00 pm

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Don't miss Toño Rosario, one of the pillars of Dominican popular music and culture and three-time GRAMMY nominee.
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ALL AGES
Merengue
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August 06 at 7:30 pm

Summer for the City

Kim Changwan Band and TOUCHED

Lincoln Center Presents

August 06 at 7:30 pm

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Seoul comes to New York with a golden legend of Korean pop and a group of K-rock's newest standard bearers.
OUTDOOR
ALL AGES
K-POP
K-ROCK
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August 02 at 4:30 pm

Summer for the City

globalFEST

Lincoln Center Presents

August 02 at 4:30 pm

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Join us for a whole world of music when globalFEST returns with their signature mega-festival featuring performers from around the globe.
Indoor/Outdoor
ALL AGES
WORLD MUSIC
Silent Disco
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July 26 at 4:00 pm

Summer for the City

Shanghai Day

Lincoln Center Presents

July 26 at 4:00 pm

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The culture and spirit of China's most bustling city comes to NYC with a day of Shanghai-themed events taking place across Lincoln Center's campus!

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MUSIC

DANCE

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Plan your festival experience

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Festival Guide
Visual Director Clint Ramos transforms Lincoln Center's outdoor campus with multiple open-air public spaces—welcoming all New Yorkers and visitors to enjoy throughout their day.
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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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Summer for the City map
With over 10 performance spaces, multiple food stations, and one mega disco ball, this visual map will come in handy.

Thanks to Our Supporters

Lead Support for Summer for the City Community Programming is provided by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)
Major support for Summer for the City is provided by Chase
NewYork-Presbyterian is the Official Hospital of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
United is the Preferred Airline of Lincoln Center Presents
Steinway & Sons is the Preferred Piano Partner of Lincoln Center
Major support for Lincoln Center Presents and Summer for the City is provided by the Shubert Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and MOVADO Group Foundation
BAAND Together Dance Festival is made possible by CHANEL 
Additional support is provided by Park Lane New York and Fairfield by Marriott Central Park
Endowment support is provided by the Blavatnik Family Foundation Fund for Dance, The Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Foundation, Oak Foundation, and PepsiCo Foundation
Lincoln Center’s artistic excellence is made possible by the dedication and generosity of our board members
Operation of Lincoln Center’s public plazas is supported in part with public funds provided by the City of New York
Programs are made possible, in part, with public funds provided by National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs, Empire State Development, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the
Office of the Governor, Mayor of the City of New York, the New York State Legislature and the New York City Council