Today, Friday May 21st, from 12pm-3pm, Lincoln Center is hosting a community party, free for all to come mingle, have a picnic, and check out what’s new. There will be:
- Ticket and picnic giveaways every twenty minutes, including events from Lincoln Center Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival, Midsummer Night Swing, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Lincoln Center Theater, New York Philharmonic, Film Society at Lincoln Center, and New York City Ballet
- FREE gelato and lemonade courtesy of Arpeggio Outdoors by Restaurant Associates
- Brand new public spaces to explore, including the renovated Columbus Avenue Stairs and the new Benenson Grove at 62nd Street
This is all taking place on the Illumination Lawn, a new public gathering space that’s the perfect spot for an outdoor urban picnic, with a beautiful view of the reflecting pool, the Barclays Capital Grove, and the whole Lincoln Center campus.
FREE
Illumination Lawn
Lincoln Center Plaza, to the right of the Metropolitan Opera House