{"id":200257,"date":"2026-04-17T01:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/200257\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T01:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:53:06","slug":"nycs-lincoln-center-announces-its-free-and-choose-what-you-pay-2026-summer-for-the-city-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/200257\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC\u2019s Lincoln Center announces its free and choose-what-you-pay 2026 \u2018Summer for the City\u2019 line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

From\u00a0June 10\u2013August 8, 2026, in keeping with its mission of making art accessible, everyone is invited to come as you are and to enjoy the power of\u00a0movement, live performance, and community connection, when\u00a0Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts presents hundreds of free and Choose-What-You-Pay outdoor performances across its sixteen-acre campus in its annual Summer for the City<\/a> series, with artists from around the world and artistic experiences for all.<\/p>\n

\"\"Summer for the City 2026, Lincoln Center Plaza. Rendering by Evan Alexander.<\/p>\n

This year, an entirely new design by\u00a0Artist-in-Residence and Summer for the City\u00a0Visual Director Clint Ramos, inspired by the season\u2019s focus on dance, will transform Lincoln Center\u2019s outdoor spaces, with the Dance Floor as its centerpiece and a newly commissioned fountain show at the iconic Revson Fountain \u2013 one of nine new commissions across dance and classical music that will highlight contemporary artistry \u2013 under the dynamic lighting designs of David Weiner.<\/p>\n

\"\"Revson Fountain, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Rendering by Evan Alexander.<\/p>\n

According to Mariko Silver, President and CEO of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, \u201cThis summer\u2019s focus on international artistry reflects our global city, as well as our commitment to collaboration and artistic exchange . . . We are committed to making Lincoln Center a public square in the most expansive sense \u2013 where global cultures meet local communities, generations come together, and our mission endures: the arts are for everyone . . . \u00a0as we invest in the next generation of artists and highlight the work of contemporary dance companies from New York City and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Collaborations with resident arts organizations across Lincoln Center continue to be an important cornerstone of\u00a0Summer for the City. The 2026 festival includes collaborations with\u00a0Film at Lincoln Center,\u00a0Jazz at Lincoln Center,\u00a0New York City Ballet, the\u00a0New York Public Library for the Performing Arts,\u00a0The Juilliard School, the\u00a0New York Philharmonic, and the\u00a0School of American Ballet. This summer also sees the\u00a0return of\u00a0Summer Forum:\u00a0Moving the Field Forward<\/a>, a five-day celebratory convening that brings together teaching artists and educators from around the world. Through\u00a0Lincoln Center Education\u2019s signature immersive workshops and hands-on labs, participants explore the power of imaginative thinking, the intersections of the arts across schools and civic spaces, and new possibilities for advancing arts education.<\/p>\n

To see the full calendar and the wide array of offerings for all ages, visit the website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Summer for the City<\/a> plays Wednesday, June 10-Saturday, August 8, 2026, at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center Plaza, NYC. All events are either free or Choose-What-You-Pay (starting at $5), with tickets<\/a> going on sale at noon on Wednesday, May 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From\u00a0June 10\u2013August 8, 2026, in keeping with its mission of making art accessible, everyone is invited to come…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[10702,9,56,63,65,64,79510],"class_list":["post-200257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-lincoln-center-for-the-performing-arts","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-summer-for-the-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}