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In addition to General Admission, we’re offering a FREE Fast Track option for most Lincoln Center Presents events—giving you priority access. Bookmark this page »

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Summer for the City
Brazil Week

Caique Vidal & Batuque

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with Brasil Summerfest

July 17 at 6:00 pm

The Dance Floor

The electrifying beats of Afro-Brazilian samba reggae will move you to dance when the Bahian-born Caique Vidal and his band Batuque take the stage!

OUTDOOR

ALL AGES

Samba

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Summer for the City
Brazil Week

Os Mutantes

Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with Brasil Summerfest

July 17 at 7:30 pm

Damrosch Park

Brazil's most iconic pop band and key figures in the Tropicália movement, Os Mutantes began avant garde and never backed down.

OUTDOOR

ALL AGES

Tropicalia

ROCK

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Summer for the City
Living Music Underground

Clarice Jensen

Lincoln Center Presents

July 17 at 8:00 pm

The Underground at Jaffe Drive

Clarice Jensen improvises and layers her cello through shifting loops and a chain of electronic effects to create an immersive, elegant evening for audiences to enjoy!

INDOOR

ALL AGES

Ambient Music

Electronic

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Summer for the City
Brazil Week

Roda de Choro with Regional Samaúma

Lincoln Center Presents

July 18 at 5:00 pm

Hearst Plaza

Join New York-based Brazilian choro and samba ensemble Regional Samaúma for Lincoln Center’s first ever Roda de Choro!

OUTDOOR

ALL AGES

Samba

Participatory

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Let the rhythm lift you

Be inspired and connect with the world around you

Summer for the City offers hundreds of free and Choose-What-You-Pay events, featuring global voices that reflect the city’s vibrant cultural communities. Join us on NYC's largest outdoor dance floor under a 10-foot disco ball for Social Dance nights with live bands and dance tutorials, and Silent Discos, spinning a variety of musical styles straight to your headphones. Plus, the biggest names in music, dance, and theater hit the stage at Damrosch Park, delivering unforgettable performances all summer long. Explore the full summer calendar.

Get swept away by thrilling performances

At Summer for the City, step into the unexpected with music, opera, and epic performances that will take you somewhere new. Get swept up in the drama of the visionary Run AMOC* Festival and the electric energy of the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, celebrating their 20th anniversary. Be moved by beloved melodies and new works from the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center, and go underground to discover genre-defying instrumentalists, playing Thursday nights as part of Living Music Underground.

Feel the joy of the arts at any age

Lincoln Center is your one-stop destination for FREE shows, storytimes, workshops, and activities for kids and teens of all ages, hosted by artists and teaching artists from across the globe. Come out on Wednesdays for the much-loved Storytimes in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts—offering priority entry in advance with Fast Track—and throughout the week for exhilarating concerts, uplifting dance performances, and engaging educational experiences fit for the whole family. Find events for kids, teens, and families.

The stage is set

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June 18–July 16

Run AMOC* Festival

One of today's most innovative interdisciplinary ensembles

August 7–9

Brooklyn Rider: 20 Years at Play

A singular force in the world of string quartets

Series and programs

Ticketing Overview

Our goal is to continue exploring new ticketing practices together as a community to make our performances more accessible to more people and to center equity and inclusion in every aspect of our field. The majority of  Lincoln Center Presents programs are FREE or Choose-What-You-Pay. Please refer to the dedicated event page of the show you’d like to attend to confirm ticketing options.

Free General Admission Events

Many performances and events, including all programming at the David Rubenstein Atrium, are available for FREE via General Admission—first-come, first-served. Advance reservations are not required for these events; just show up! While we'll do our best to accommodate as many guests as possible, we cannot guarantee admission. Look for the “FREE” label on calendar listings and show pages, or select the “Free” calendar filter to search for a wide range of free programming.

Free Fast Track Option

All Lincoln Center Presents events at the David Rubenstein Atrium offer a Fast Track reservation option, giving priority entry into events. Reservations for Fast Track will open every Monday at noon for that week's events and can be reserved on this page. Please check the event's dedicated web page to confirm if Fast Track is available for the performance you'd like to attend.

Choose-What-You-Pay Events

Choose-What-You-Pay tickets are on sale now!

With Choose-What-You-Pay ticketing, you decide what's right for you. We offer a suggested ticket price, as well as options to pay more or less. The minimum ticket price is $5.00.

3 Ways to Buy Tickets

There are three ways to purchase Choose-What-You-Pay and full-price tickets.

1. Book online from the event's dedicated web page.
2. Call CenterCharge at 212-721-6500 from Monday–Saturday 10:00 am–8:00 pm and Sunday noon–6:00 pm.
3. Book in-person at the Alice Tully Hall box office (Broadway and 66th Street) or the David Geffen Hall box office from Monday–Saturday 10:00 am–6:00 pm and Sunday noon–6:00 pm.