Large-print and Braille activity schedules, American Sign Language interpretation, sighted guides, and assistive listening devices are available. Please head to the Welcome Desk in Carson Family Hall, inside the 81st Street Entrance, to link up with an interpreter, sighted guide, or to learn about other...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
New commission by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts For the must-see opening night performance of Summer for the City, Lincoln Center presents a sparkling new commission from director James Blaszko that unites the beauty of opera and the fabulosity of drag, paying homage to...
Comedian Maysoon Zayid is bringing the funny to Lincoln Center, debuting her brand new stand-up comedy show Funny Puppet. In this unique interactive experience, Maysoon will have the audience pick her jokes for her. The entire set will be improvised based on suggestions the audience...
Meets at the Barnsley Beds at The Edible Academy This tour, led by an NYBG Tour Guide accompanied by an American Sign Language interpreter, gives visitors who are Deaf an enhanced experience through the African American Garden at the New York Botanical Garden. Explore the...
This event is General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! Join us for one of a series of events hosted by Voices of a People’s History examining the efforts of people throughout U.S. history to achieve life, liberty, and happiness. This audience-engagement event features a...
Presented in collaboration with Citizen University These events, hosted by Mahogany L. Browne, Lincoln Center’s inaugural poet-in-residence, are dedicated to celebrating the intersection of art and democracy, embracing shared values, and building joyful communal civic traditions through music, poetry, keynote speeches, and reflection. Together, we...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
Any cultural historian will tell you that blues, jazz, rock, R&B, Hip-Hop, zydeco, and country can all trace their roots back to Black innovators, making the history of popular music in America and Black music in America inextricably bound. This truth is at the heart...
Over the past several years, the ever-expansive singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon has explored questions of fellowship and activism with Lincoln Center programs that have united professional singers with audience members through shared performance, most notably in her innovative and participatory opera based on the work of...
Join us for a concert for all ages featuring GRAMMY-nominated performing artist Mykal Kilgore. A singer/songwriter/actor/creator/artivist and change agent for civil rights, he was nominated for the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards for “Let Me Go,” from his A Man Born Black album, and made history...
Ever dreamed of getting married at Lincoln Center? For the third year in a row, we're inviting hundreds of couples to our 16-acre campus for "New York's Biggest Day," offering New Yorkers the chance to celebrate love—from couples getting symbolically married for the first time,...
Presented in collaboration with Adelaide City of Music Be a part of the future of one of the world's oldest cultures as Australian First Nations artists Electric Fields and DEM MOB take over Lincoln Center for a one-night-only performance. Multi-award-winning Electric Fields plays a striking...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
NYLaughs wants you to get ready to laugh, celebrate, and feel the love at our Pride Night at Lincoln Center! We're thrilled to showcase the brightest comedic voices from the LGBTQIA+ community. Our comedians will share their lives and perspectives through laughter, creating a space...
Join Imani Barbarin, disability rights activist, speaker, and writer for a fireside chat at Jaffe Drive. Imani, also known as Crutches and Spice by Imani Barbarin, uses her voice and platforms to create conversations engaging the disability community. Born with cerebral palsy, Imani often writes...
This event is General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! Join us for one of a series of events hosted by Voices of a People’s History examining the efforts of people throughout U.S. history to achieve life, liberty, and happiness. This audience-engagement event features a...
Part of the Civic Saturdays series, Voices of a People’s History brings actors and musicians together to give voice to songs and readings that speak to the themes of liberty and the pursuit of happiness—from early U.S. history to the present. This performance features Martha...
This event is General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! These pop-up dramatic performances are part of a series of events hosted by Voices of a People’s History, examining the efforts of people throughout the U.S. to achieve life, liberty, and happiness—often despite others seeking...
The interactive installation by The Urban Conga invites participants to manipulate the movement and reflection of light, while each unit becomes a different musical instrument, thereby encouraging the public to engage with each other and create sparkling interactions. Launched in 2018, the Big Umbrella Festival centers...
Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center celebrates summer in New York City as our free Storytime series returns to The Garden at Damrosch Park—and this year due to popular demand, we have scheduled a second event...
NYLaughs teams up with Lincoln Center for a free underground—literally—stand-up comedy showcase every Wednesday evening from June 19 to August 7. Founded by Suzette Simon, NYLaughs celebrates NYC’s hilarious soul with free shows citywide. Taking place below Lincoln Center’s campus at Jaffe Drive, the rain-or-shine...
The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie includes some of the most iconic and beloved posters in modern cinematic history. Throughout the exhibition, Poster House will screen a selection of films from the movie-focused exhibition. This First Friday, guests will enjoy...
The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie includes some of the most iconic and beloved posters in modern cinematic history. Throughout the exhibition, Poster House will screen a selection of films from the movie-focused exhibition. This First Friday, guests will enjoy...
Please note that masking is mandatory for this performance. Visual Description: Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson curl into themselves on the floor of a black studio. Alice lies back to the floor, legs and torso cradling Laurel who is lying on Alice’s belly and curling...
Drop in any time between 11:00 am–6:00 pm Join us for a relaxed, accessible drop-in creative dance workshop. Participants of all ages and abilities will explore different landscapes, music, and props, supported by Lincoln Center teaching artists. All kinds of movement are accepted and encouraged,...
This event is General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! Three gigantic, stilt-walking puppets resembling birds from prehistoric times roam New York City, capturing your imagination and delighting you with their antics. How you interact with them is up to you—from afar or up-close, it’s your...
Visit The Grove at Damrosch Park and dig in while planting flowers and experiencing small plants and botanical elements throughout the day. Launched in 2018, the Big Umbrella Festival centers our audiences by sharing unique approaches to multi-sensory, interactive, and engaging artistic experiences, designed with and...