nyc summer 2025: lincoln center presents
So sorry about the terrible sound quality of the above video — there was a howling wind — but below are highlights of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City, which features dance, music, storytelling, guided tours, poetry, workshops, panel discussions, opera, film screenings, art, and more throughout the Lincoln Center campus, indoors and outdoors. Most events are free, although some are choose-what-you-pay, five to thirty-five dollars.
Wednesday, June 11
Robert Glasper + Alain Pérez, Damrosch Park, 7:30
Silent Disco — DJ CherishTheLuv: The People Power Disco Hour, the Dance Floor, 8:00
Thursday, June 12
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, with dance instructors Heather Gehring and Lou Brockman and DJ Ryan Swift, the Dance Floor, 6:30
San Juan Hill: Manhattan's Lost Neighborhood (Stanley Nelson Jr., 2024), Clark Studio Theater, free with advance RSVP, 7:00
An Evening with Ariana DeBose: Lincoln Center Spring Gala Honoring Ralph Schlosstein and Ambassador Jane Hartley, Alice Tully Hall, 8:30
Friday, June 13
Lulada Club Big Band, the Dance Floor, 6:30
Ninth Jazztopad Festival NYC, featuring Michiyo Yagi and Hamid Drake Duo with Wacław Zimpel, David Rubenstein Atrium, 7:30
Saturday, June 14
“SAFE SPACE” by Miles Regis: An Augmented Reality Experience, Josie Robertson Plaza, all day
Etienne Charles: The Road March in Concert III, Damrosch Park, 7:00
Sunday, June 15
Seen, Sound, Scribe, with Mahogany L. Bowne, the Underground at Jaffe Drive, 6:00
Wednesday, June 18
Jazz Is Dead’s Adrian Younge, Damrosch Park, 8:00
Wednesday, June 18
through
Saturday, June 21
American Modern Opera Company: The Comet/Poppea, David H. Koch Theater, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$35)
Thursday, June 19
Oh Sankofa!: A Juneteenth Celebration, curated by Carl Hancock Rux, Hearst Plaza at 6:00, Damrosch Park at 7:30
The Tune Up: A Juneteenth Celebration, with Suzan-Lori Parks and Niegel Smith, David Rubenstein Atrium, 7:30
Friday, June 20
Generation Women — Leap of Faith: Stories of Bold Moves for a Better Tomorrow, hosted by Georgia Clark, the Garden at Damrosch Park, 5:00
Joe McGinty & the Loser’s Lounge and DJ Bill Coleman, the Dance Floor, 6:30
Saturday, June 21
The Wedding: New York’s Biggest Day, Alice Tully Hall, 5:00
Machine Dazzle: JOYWRIDE, with composer Gerard Kouwenhoven, followed by Silent Disco, the Dance Floor, 7:00
Sunday, June 22
Jazz Underground: Arcoiris Sandoval Sonic Asylum Trio featuring Boris Kozlov and Billy Kilson, the Underground at Jaffe Drive, 6:00
I Am the Band, Damrosch Park, 7:00
Tuesday, June 24
through
Sunday, June 30
Mahabharata Part 1 and Part 2, Rose Theater, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$35)
Wednesday, June 25
Theater Storytime with Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz, LeFrak Lobby and David Geffen Hall, 11:00 am & 1:00 pm
David Dorfman Dance: truce songs, Damrosch Park, 7:30
Run AMOC* Festival — American Modern Opera Company: Canto Ostinato, David Rubenstein Atrium, 7:30
Thursday, June 26
Run AMOC* Festival — American Modern Opera Company: Harawi, Alice Tully Hall, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$35), 7:30
Living Music Underground: Eliza Bagg aka Lisel, the Underground at Jaffe Drive, 8:00
Friday, June 27
La Casita: World of Tomorrow, hosted by elicia Cade, with Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Demian DinéYazhi, Yesenia Montilla, Jesica “Sumbodies Mama” Blandon, La Manga, and Cvgebird, Hearst Plaza, 5:30
Silent Disco: The First Ladies of Music, the Dance Floor, 9:00
Saturday, June 28
Run AMOC* Festival: American Modern Opera Company — Julius Eastman: A Power Greater Than, with Seth Parker Woods, Davóne Tines, Conor Hanick, Joseph Kubera, Richard Valittuto, JIJI, Adam Tendler, and Wild Up artists, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$35), 7:30
Stamptown, Damrosch Park, 8:00
Sunday, June 29
Run AMOC* Festival: American Modern Opera Company — Julius Eastman: The End Is Not in Sight, the Dance Floor, 5:30
Antone’s 50th Anniversary Celebration: The Last Real Texas Blues Album, Damrosch Park, 7:30
Wednesday, July 2
Run AMOC* Festival — American Modern Opera Company: Zarabanda Variations, David Rubenstein Atrium, 2:00 & 7:30
Maxida Märak, the Dance Floor, 7:00
Thursday, July 3
Las Guaracheras, the Dance Floor, 6:30
Xito Lovell & Que Xopa Collective, David Rubenstein Atrium, 7:30
Saturday, July 5
Big Umbrella Day: All Smiles, multiple locations and times
Duck Down 30th Anniversary Show, Damrosch Park, 7:30
Sunday, July 6
Jazz Underground: Savannah Harris, the Underground at Jaffe Drive, 6:00
Wednesday, July 9
Music Storytime with Christopher Johnson and Suzi Shelton, LeFrak Lobby and David Geffen Hall, 11:00 am & 1:00 pm
Limitless: An Evening with YPC, Damrosch Park, 7:30
Wednesday, July 9
and
Thursday, July 10
Run AMOC* Festival — American Modern Opera Company: Dance in the Park, Hearst Plaza, 6:00 & 7:00
Thursday, July 10
Create-athon: Robot Dance Party Costume Making, with Kid Koala, the Dance Floor, 6:00
Wayna, David Rubenstein Atrium, 7:30
Thursday, July 10
through
Saturday, June 12
Run AMOC* Festival — American Modern Opera Company: Music for New Bodies, by Matthew Aucoin and Peter Sellars, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$35), 8:00
Friday, July 11
Catherine Russell with the Danny Jonokuchi Big Band, the Dance Floor, 6:30
Silent Disco: Heather Flock and Laura Jeffers, the Dance Floor, 10:00
Saturday, July 12
Run AMOC* Festival — American Modern Opera Company: The Cello Player, with Or Schraiber and cellist Coleman Itzkoff, Hearst Plaza, 5:00
Sunday, July 13
Jazz Underground: Kalia Vandever, the Underground at Jaffe Drive, 6:00
Run AMOC* Festival — American Modern Opera Company: Rome Is Falling, Alice Tully Hall, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$35), 8:00
Silent Disco: DJ Mina, the Dance Floor, 10:00
Wednesday, July 16
Brazil Week: Gafieira Rio Miami, the Dance Floor, 6:30
Brazil Week: Lenine, Damrosch Park, 7:30
Os Mutantes return to Lincoln Center for Brazil Week (photo by Richard Termine)
Thursday, July 17
Brazil Week: Caique Vidal & Batuque, the Dance Floor, 6:30
Brazil Week: Os Mutantes, Damrosch Park, 7:30
Friday, July 18
Brazil Week: Rashid + Tulipa Ruiz + Melly, Damrosch Park, 7:00
Brazil Week Silent Disco: Daniel Costta, the Dance Floor, 9:00
Saturday, July 19
Brazil Week: Juilliard Summer Finale, Hearst Plaza, 11:00 am
Brazil Week: Liniker, Damrosch Park, 8:00
Sunday, July 20
Brazil Week Jazz Underground: Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans, the Underground at Jaffe Drive, 6:00
Monday, July 21
Community Blood Drive, David Rubenstein Atrium, 1:00
Tuesday, July 22
and
Wednesday, July 23
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center — Folklore and Legends: Jonathon Heyward Conducts Brahms’s First Symphony, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$35), 7:30
Wednesday, July 23
Living Library — Celebrating 60 Years: Reading of Unproduced Musical in the Archive, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 4:00
Waitress: The Musical, in American Sign Language by Deaf Broadway, Damrosch Park, 8:00
Thursday, July 24
Living Library — Celebrating 60 Years: Dance Theater Workshop Exhibition Guided Tour, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 11:00 am
Living Music Underground: Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer, the Underground at Jaffe Drive, 8:00
Friday, July 25
Living Library — Celebrating 60 Years: Silent Movie Screening with Live Music by Ben Model, David Rubenstein Atrium, 7:30
Silent Disco, the Dance Floor, 10:00
Friday, July 25
and
Saturday, July 26
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center: Timeless Transformations, with Dame Jane Glover and Sterling Elliott in the Avery Fisher Legacy Concert, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$35), 7:30
Saturday, July 26
Shanghai Day, multiple locations, 4:00
Silent Disco: Shanghai Day, with Li Haoyan, the Dance Floor, 9:00
Sunday, July 27
J.PERIOD Live Mixtape: Golden Era Edition, Damrosch Park, 7:30
Living Library — Celebrating 60 Years: Dance Performance of Hidden Forest by Elaine Summers, Hearst Plaza, 8:00
Tuesday, July 29
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center — Relaxed Open Rehearsal: The Beethoven Effect, Jonathon Heyward Conducts Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, 10:30 am
BAAND Together Dance Festival: Dance Workshop with New York City Ballet, LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall, 5:00
Tuesday, July 29
and
Wednesday, July 30
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center: The Beethoven Effect, Jonathon Heyward Conducts Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$35), 7:30
Tuesday, July 29
through
Saturday, August 2
BAAND Together Dance Festival, with Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem, David H. Koch Theater, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$105), 7:30
Wednesday, July 30
BAAND Together Dance Festival: Dance Workshop With Ballet Hispánico, LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall, 5:00
Silent Disco Warriors Listening Party, cohosted by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, the Dance Floor, 9:30
Thursday, July 31
BAAND Together Dance Festival: Dance Workshop with American Ballet Theatre, LeFrak Lobby, David Geffen Hall, 5:00
I Don’t Know, But I Been Told . . . If You Keep on Dancin’ You Never Grow Old, with Urban Bush Women, the Dance Floor, 6:30
Ammoye, David Rubenstein Atrium, 7:00
Friday, August 1
Celebrating 20 Years of Literary Debuts: National Book Foundation Panel, the Garden at Damrosch Park, 5:00
Danielle Perez: The Last Party Girl, the Underground at Jaffe Drive, 8:00
Friday, August 1
and
Saturday, August 2
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center: Paris to Patagonia, Karen Kamensek Conducts Bizet’s Symphony in C, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$35), 7:30
Saturday, August 2
globalFEST, with Gaye Su Akyol, BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness), El Laberinto del Coco, Natu Camara, Thea Hopkins, Claudia Acuña, and Taina Asili, multiple locations, 5:30
globalFEST Silent Disco, with HAZA, the Dance Floor, 10:00
Sunday, August 3
Jazz Underground: Rachel Therrien, the Underground at Jaffe Drive, 6:00
Tuesday, August 5
and
Wednesday, August 6
Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center: Music of Exile and Remembrance, Joana Carneiro Conducts Ravel and Prokofiev, Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, choose-what-you-pay ($5-$35), 7:30
Wednesday, August 6
Judy Santos, the Dance Floor, 6:30
Kim Changwan Band and TOUCHED, Damrosch Park, 7:30
Thursday, August 7
Double Dutch Fusion Freestyle & Open Jump, with the National Double Dutch League, the Dance Floor, 5:00
Brooklyn Rider: 20 Years at Play — The Four Elements: Part I Earth & Air, David Rubenstein Atrium, 10:00
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