WATCH THE GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL ON SEPTEMBER 26 FEATURING MS. LAURYN HILL & WYCLEF JEAN, LENNY KRAVITZ, JOHN LEGEND, LAINEY WILSON, SHABOOZEY, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, VICTORIA MONÉT, YEONJUN, YOSHIKI, AND ALICIA KEYS & FRIENDS
Global Citizen Festival, the music festival dedicated to ending extreme poverty will be broadcast live to the world from Central Park’s Great Lawn on September 26th, bringing together the world’s biggest artists and entertainers alongside advocates, philanthropists, and 60,000 dedicated global citizens to drive action to end extreme poverty.
This year’s Global Citizen Festival will be feature Ms. Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Victoria Monét, YEONJUN, YOSHIKI, and a special performance by Alicia Keys & friends. The Festival will be hosted by Global Citizen Ambassador Hugh Jackman. Rachel Brosnahan, Gayle King, Bill Nye, IZA, Jordan Fisher, Katie Couric, Lais Ribeiro, Marcus Samuelsson, Naomi Watanabe, Nomzamo Mbatha, PJ Sin Suela, Vladimir Duthiers, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt and Troy Iwata of Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’ will all make appearances. Additionally, it was announced today that Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission will make a special address.
WHEN: Saturday, September 26th, 2026. Gates open at 2:00pm, and the live show starts at 4:00pm.
WHERE: Central Park’s Great Lawn, New York City. General Admission ticket holders can enter via the West Gate entrance on West 72nd Street and Central Park West, or via the East Gate entrance on East 72nd Street and 5th Avenue.
HOW TO WATCH:
For those who can’t make it to Central Park, Global Citizen Festival will stream live on the Amazon Music app, Amazon Music channels on Fire TV and Twitch, Prime Video, Apple Music, iHeartRadio, TikTok LIVE Premiere, Veeps and YouTube, as well as the Global Citizen app and website. Visit www.globalcitizen.watch to tune in around the world.
HOW TO GET TICKETS:
Tickets to the 2026 Global Citizen Festival are free and can be earned by taking action to end extreme poverty on the Global Citizen app. This year’s Festival is focused on tackling three critical issues that perpetuate cycles of poverty around the world, with a campaign calling for action to create opportunities for 2 million children to go to school, support 1.5 million smallholder farmers, and provide electricity to 2.5 million homes. Additionally, a limited number of VIP tickets are available to purchase through Ticketmaster.
Additionally, Global Citizen has partnered with PayPal to offer discounted General Admission tickets to Global Citizen Festival through Ticketmaster, and for the first time, the first 2,000 General Admission ticket purchasers using PayPal will receive FastPass access.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:
ADA
ADA accommodations for Global Citizen Festival are detailed here.
Official Merch
Official merchandise for the 2026 Global Citizen Festival is now available at store.globalcitizen.org. This year features exclusive artist collaborations with Lenny Kravitz, Lainey Wilson, TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Shaboozey, and apparel collaborations with Aviator Nation and Brooklyn Industries.
Water Bottles
Attendees are encouraged to bring a reusable plastic water bottle and visit one of the MetLife water refill stations around the festival site, where they can also pick up a reusable MetLife water bottle to use and take home. Compostable cups will also be provided.
Charging Stations
Global Citizen will be providing charging stations across the outer edge of the Great Lawn, presented by Amazon Autos.
Much more information is available at globalcitizenfestival.com.
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival is presented by Cisco. Major Partners are Authentic Brands Group, Bridgewater Associates, Delta Air Lines, MetLife, PayPal, and P&G; Production Partner Live Nation; Exclusive U.S. Audio Partner iHeartMedia; and Location Partner NYC Parks. Global Citizen Festival is produced by Emmy Award winning production companies Done+Dusted and Diversified Production Services.
Global Citizen is grateful for the support of media and marketing partners including Branded Cities, Captivate, GroceryTV, GSTV, Intersection Media, KEVANI, NYC Ferry, OUTFRONT, Seen Media and Trooh.
For more information download the Global Citizen app or visit globalcitizenfestival.com.