{"id":357250,"date":"2026-09-26T01:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T01:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/357250\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T01:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T01:18:30","slug":"global-citizen-festival-2026-canceled-due-to-weather-affecting-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/357250\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Citizen Festival 2026 Canceled Due to Weather Affecting NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tGlobal Citizen Festival<\/a> has been canceled due to the extreme weather forecast for New York City.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe event was slated to take place on Saturday at the Great Lawn in Central Park, with performances from Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend and more. But organizers shared that they had to make the difficult decision to call off the festival for the first time in 14 years.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cForecasts predict dangerous conditions and circumstances in which we cannot safely bring tens of thousands of Global Citizens, artists, crew, vendors, partners, and staff onto the Great Lawn, let alone all of the equipment required,\u201d said organizers. \u201cSafety has to come first. This is the first time in 14 years we\u2019ve had to cancel. We have spent this week working through countless contingencies, which were ultimately not possible, and cancelling is a decision we have not taken lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThose who purchased tickets will be refunded automatically, while those who acquired tickets through a donation will also be refunded. Options will be provided via email today for those who donated. Food that was meant to be available at the festival will be donated to local organizations in New York City.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Festival is one day, but the actions you took and the impact you created will reach far beyond Central Park,\u201d continued the statement. \u201cConflict, extreme weather, and rising costs are forcing millions of families from their homes, disrupting education, threatening food supplies and pushing communities back into extreme poverty, but we have seen what is possible when we take action together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAdditional performers for Global Citizen Festival included Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey, Tomorrow X Together, Victoria Mon\u00e9t, Yeonjun, Yoshiki and Alicia Keys with friends. Hugh Jackman was set to host.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlong with Global Citizen Festival, the three-day All Things Go NYC Festival was canceled just hours before doors were set to open on Friday afternoon due to the extreme weather conditions affecting the city.<\/p>\n

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