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Global Citizen Festival 2026 set times
Great Lawn, Central Park, New York, NY 10024
Updated just now
Lineup
From the confirmed lineup · globalcitizen.org
Ms. Lauryn Hill & Wyclef JeanLenny KravitzJohn LegendLainey WilsonShaboozeyTOMORROW X TOGETHERVictoria MonétYEONJUNYOSHIKIAlicia Keys & Friends
Set times (New York time)
Saturday, September 26
Official · checked Sep 14, 11:25 PM EDT
- 4:00 PM Global Citizen Festival
Stages
- Main Stage (Great Lawn)
Getting in and around
Read from the organizer's public pages · checked Sep 16, 1:05 PM EDT
- Entrance: General Admission uses two gates (prior-year layout): West Gate at W 72nd St & Central Park West (B/C to 72 St, or A/B/C/D/1 to Columbus Circle and walk up) and East Gate at E 72nd St & Fifth Ave (6 to 68 St or 77 St). Lines form outside and walk in to the Great Lawn.
- Dropoff: No rideshare or parking at the Great Lawn — drivers can't enter the park. Get dropped on Central Park West near W 72nd–81st or Fifth Ave near E 72nd–84th, and expect street closures around the park; the subway is fastest.
- Box office: For benefit concerts on the Great Lawn, tickets are sold on-site on show days only, at a location across from the VIP check-in table on East Drive.
- Accessible: ADA entrance is E 84th St & Fifth Ave, just north of the Met; ADA check-in is on East Drive inside. ADA area needs prior approval (prior-year layout).
- Vip entrance: VIP / premium entrance is W 81st St & Central Park West — B/C to 81 St–Museum of Natural History (prior-year layout; Ultimate VIP gets a private entrance).
Policies
Official · checked Sep 14, 11:26 PM EDT
- Venue rules: The following items are not permitted at the Great Lawn: Backpacks, Bicycles or Scooters, Blankets, CamelBaks, Chains/Chain Wallets, Cameras larger than point-and-shot(if you can remove the lens dont bring it), Chairs, Coolers, Fireworks, Flags, Frisbees, Glass/Metal Containers, Illegal drugs/ Paraphernalia, Laser pens or similar focused light, Lighters, Musical instruments, Pets/Animals, Refunds or Exchanges, Selfie Sticks, Skateboards, Smoking, Sports balls, Tents, Tripods, Umbrellas, Unlicensed vending of any kind, Weapons, Video recording equipment, Water squirt Guns. *Empty plastic water bottles are permitted. Small, clear platic, vinyl or PVC bages no larger than 12x12x6 or non-clear clutch/purse/fanny pack no larger than 4.5x6.5 are allowed. Sorry, no other bags are allowed
- Bag policy: Bag policy for Great Lawn concerts (New York Philharmonic and Global Citizen Festival) restricts bags to small clear bags or small non-clear clutches/fanny packs; no other bags, including backpacks, are permitted.
- Prohibited items: For ticketed Great Lawn concerts, most bags, chairs, coolers, glass/metal containers, drones, tripods, selfie sticks and recording equipment are banned; empty plastic water bottles are allowed. Alcohol is banned park-wide, and camping/tents are never permitted.
- Reentry: Re-entry is not allowed once you leave a ticketed Great Lawn event such as the Global Citizen Festival.
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