Summer for the City returns!
The Ultimate New York Festival
June 14–August 12, 2023
Lincoln Center invites New Yorkers to come together for hundreds of events with thousands of artists celebrating the cultural communities of NYC.
Upcoming events
Summer for the City
Mahogany L. Browne's Musing(s)
Lincoln Center Presents
June 03 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium
Join a selection of poets and artists for a revolutionary exploration into the healing powers of the spoken word and the power of creative thought.
Summer for the City
Arun Ramamurthy Trio
Lincoln Center Presents
June 07 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium
The Arun Ramamurthy Trio fuses South Indian Carnatic classical, western classical, and contemporary jazz into a lively storm of cross-cultural sound.
Summer for the City
Second Moon: Moonlight Flows
Lincoln Center Presents
Korean Cultural Center New York
June 08 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium
South Korean ensemble Second Moon finds inspiration in ethnic folk music from around the world, including pansori, Irish traditional, and bluegrass.
Summer for the City
Sydnie L. Mosley Dances’ PURPLE: A Ritual in Nine Spells
Co-presented by Gibney Center and Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Presents
June 09 at 7:00 pm
Clark Studio Theater
A choreopoem created by Sydnie L. Mosley Dances and inspired by playwright Ntozake Shange illuminates the power of deep sisterhood for social change.
The Dance Floor is back!
New York City's largest outdoor dance floor with a—now iconic—10-foot disco ball returns, setting the stage for the city's hottest Social Dance events and Silent Discos.Celebrating 21 years with Louis LangrĂ©e
The 2023 Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra series honors Langrée's incredible accomplishments with several tributes and specially curated performances. Learn more »Where New Yorkers come together in real life

Where New York DANCES together
Five of NYC’s most iconic dance companies come together for the annual BAAND Together Dance Festival; Kyle Abraham's curation returns this summer for a new site-specific mini-fest; and The Bessie Awards hit the Damrosch stage. The professionals aren't the only ones moving and grooving at Summer for the City. We invite all New Yorkers to come out and dance at our most popular weekly Social Dance events and Silent Discos under a mega disco ball—FREE all summer long!

Where New York SINGS together
We're proud to present international musical artists, from a wide range of genres, to New Yorkers at Summer for the City. Sweeping musical festivals globalFEST, Brasil Summerfest, and Mahindra Blues Special offer audiences the chance to experience exceptional artistry for FREE. Korean rock indie bands Crying Nut & Say Sue Me headline Lincoln Center's Korean Arts Week; and J.PERIOD, Rakim, and Big Daddy Kane push Hip-Hop to the forefront at Damrosch Park. In July, you won't want to miss Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower, an insightful opera based on the classic sci-fi novel, presented at David Geffen Hall.