2026-27 Season Announced!

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.

Find your series

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The Lincoln Center Contemporary Dance Festival returns this winter 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.
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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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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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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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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.
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From June 10–August 8, celebrate the Summer of Dance with hundreds of FREE and Choose-What-You-Pay events, centered on movement, contemporary artistry, and international voices.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Thursday, September 10 at 7:30 pm

George Crotty Trio

Lincoln Center Presents

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Cellist and bandleader George Crotty integrates the sounds of South Asia, the Middle East, and North America into his trio’s cinematic compositions.
ALL AGES
MUSIC
JAZZ

Friday, September 11 at 8:00 am

Table of Silence Project 9/11

Lincoln Center Presents

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The Table of Silence Project 9/11 transforms the Plaza into a sacred sanctuary, where all are invited to come together for unity, healing, and peace.

OUTDOOR
ALL AGES
DANCE
In-person
& Livestream

Friday, September 11 at 7:00 pm

Amyra León

Lincoln Center Presents

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The Harlem-raised multidisciplinary artist celebrates the release of her third album in an intimate, consciousness-expanding Atrium performance.

ALL AGES
MUSIC
JAZZ
SPOKEN WORD

Saturday, September 12 at 7:30 pm

Phoenix Frequency: The Rising

Lincoln Center Presents

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Baltimore soul singer Ki Ki Hawkins and her live band present her fiery debut EP at this Lincoln Center premiere.
ALL AGES
MUSIC
SOUL
ROCK

Thursday, September 17 at 7:30 pm

Will Liverman: Songs of Humanity & Peace

Lincoln Center Presents

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Acclaimed opera singer and composer Will Liverman presents the NYC premiere of this multi-layered interdisciplinary song cycle.
ALL AGES
CLASSICAL
MUSIC
DANCE

Friday, September 18 at 7:30 pm

¡VAYA!

New Swing Sextet

Lincoln Center Presents

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¡VAYA! takes the party back to NYC circa 1967 with New Swing Sextet! Celebrate the sounds of salsa, Latin jazz and more with this legendary local act.

ALL AGES
MUSIC
SOCIAL DANCE

Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 pm

LOVE FIRE

Headlining performance by Britton & The Sting

Lincoln Center Presents

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Electro-soul collective Britton & The Sting make their Lincoln Center debut with a new stage show that transforms concert into ritual.
ALL AGES
MUSIC
THEATER
Funk
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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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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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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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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.

Make the most of your visit

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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.