Silent Disco

For the fourth year in a row, Summer for the City’s Silent Disco returns to NYC’s largest outdoor dance floor with a ten-foot disco ball—this year, passing the mic to women DJs. Experience music and DJs from across the world, spinning live at Lincoln Center straight to your high-fidelity headphones. 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 all summer long at the Silent Disco. You’re invited to dance and sing to your favorite tracks or discover something new… a world of music awaits!

Upcoming Events

June 11 at 8:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

DJ CherishTheLuv: The People Power Disco Hour

Opening Night!

Lincoln Center Presents

June 11 at 8:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Celebrate our opening night with DJ CherishTheLuv, and be the first to groove on The Dance Floor this summer!

June 13 at 10:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

Discolocas

Lincoln Center Presents

June 13 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Turn up, turn on, and get down with this late night Silent Disco featuring the sounds of Discolocas, who empower women through music on vinyl.

June 14 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

Caribbean Day Silent Disco

Lincoln Center Presents

June 14 at 9:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Celebrate Caribbean Day at Lincoln Center with an all-day program, culminating in a Silent Disco Dance Party!

June 20 at 10:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

DJ Bill Coleman

Lincoln Center Presents

June 20 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Bill Coleman, the legendary producer and owner of the eclectic music label Peace Bisquit, will spice up the night with a celebration of disco.

June 21 at 7:00 pm

Summer for the City

Machine Dazzle: JOYWRIDE

Followed by Silent Disco

Lincoln Center Presents

June 21 at 7:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Emmy Award winner Machine Dazzle is joined by composer Gerard Kouwenhoven for an extravagant visual concert of original songs.

June 27 at 7:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

David Dorfman Dance Silent Disco

Lincoln Center Presents

June 27 at 7:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Our Silent Disco series returns to NYC’s largest outdoor dance floor with the innovative David Dorfman Dance company!

June 27 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

The First Ladies Of Music

Lincoln Center Presents

June 27 at 9:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Celebrate Queens of rock & roll, soul, R&B, and Hip-Hop with a set highlighting the 40th anniversary of Tina Turner’s landmark album Private Dancer.

June 29 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Run AMOC* Festival
Silent Disco

King Britt

Lincoln Center Presents

June 29 at 9:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Producer, composer, and performer King Britt leads a Silent Disco, closing out the Julius Eastman weekend, presented by AMOC*.

July 03 at 10:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

hellotones "El Hijo de PueblaYork"

Lincoln Center Presents

July 03 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Join hellotones “El Hijo de PueblaYork,” the DJ representing the Mexican diaspora in NYC with his distinct style of spinning cumbias!

July 05 at 10:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

Silent Disco

Lincoln Center Presents

July 05 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Turn up, turn on, and get down with this late night Silent Disco featuring the hottest tracks and coolest beats in Hip-Hop.

July 11 at 10:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

Heather Flock and Laura Jeffers

Lincoln Center Presents

July 11 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Turn up, turn on, and get down with this late night Silent Disco, featuring DJs Heather Flock and Laura Jeffers.

July 12 at 10:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

DJ Mina

Lincoln Center Presents

July 12 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Come out for an unforgettable evening with DJ Mina, inspiring you with her mix of Afrobeats, R&B, Hip-Hop, and amapiano!

July 18 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Brazil Week
Silent Disco

Daniel Costta

Lincoln Center Presents

July 18 at 9:00 pm

The Dance Floor

DJ Daniel Costta is renowned for his dynamic Baile Funk sets as he infuses the vibrant rhythms of Brazilian funk with contemporary electronic beats.

July 19 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Brazil Week
Silent Disco

DJ Mari Mac Dowell

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with Brasil Summerfest

July 19 at 9:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Turn up, turn on, and get down with this late night Silent Disco!

July 23 at 8:00 pm

Summer for the City
Living Library: Celebrating 60 Years
Silent Disco

Library Silent Disco: Decades Party 1965-2025

With DJ Bill Coleman

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

July 23 at 8:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Celebrate the Library’s 60th anniversary with a Silent Disco party that highlights music from the Library’s archive from each decade of its existence.

July 25 at 10:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

Silent Disco

Lincoln Center Presents

July 25 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Turn up, turn on, and get down with this late night Silent Disco featuring the sounds of pop, disco and Latin dance classics!

July 26 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

Shanghai Day Silent Disco

Lincoln Center Presents

July 26 at 9:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Turn up, turn on, and get down with this late night Silent Disco!

July 27 at 8:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

Silent Disco

Lincoln Center Presents

July 27 at 8:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Turn up, turn on, and get down with this late night Silent Disco featuring the hottest tracks and coolest beats in Hip-Hop.

August 01 at 10:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

Bembona

Lincoln Center Presents

August 01 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor

DJ Bembona’s musical practice is rooted in spirituality and healing with an emphasis on celebrating, empowering, and unifying the Black Diaspora.

August 02 at 10:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

globalFEST Silent Disco

With HAZA

Lincoln Center Presents

August 02 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Our all-day globalFEST celebration ends with a Silent Disco from the HAZA DJ collective, spinning tracks from the Middle East and African diasporas.

August 07 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

DJ Lucha

Lincoln Center Presents

August 07 at 9:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Expect an eye-opening evening as DJ Lucha mixes post-punk, indie, cumbia, and mariachi rhythms with electronic elements.

August 08 at 10:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

Hourglass

Lincoln Center Presents

August 08 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Hourglass showcases the African diaspora in the freshest and most innovative ways, intentionally prioritizing the LGBTQIA+ Black experience.

August 09 at 10:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Disco

Ruidosa Fest Silent Disco

With Tayhana

Lincoln Center Presents

August 09 at 10:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Celebrate the final act of a full-day takeover by Ruidosa, a Latine-led, international feminist festival with club activist DJ Tayhana.
 

 

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