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Lincoln Center Guided Tours - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go - Visiting Tips (2024)

Exploring New York City's Lincoln Center

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The world's leading performing arts center, Lincoln Center occupies over 16 acres on the Upper West Side of New York City. It has 26 different performance venues and is home to 12 performing arts organizations, representing everything from ​ ballet and chamber music to film and jazz.​​

Directions to Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center is located between West 62nd and 65th Streets and Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. Frederick P. Rose Hall venues are in the Time Warner Center, located at Broadway and 60th Street.

Nearest subway : 1 to 66th Street/Lincoln Center Station

Frederick P Rose Hall subway: ​A, B, C, D, or 1 to 59th Street/Columbus Circle.

Parking: There is street parking available around Lincoln Center. Pay attention to parking regulations and bring quarters to feed the meter if you park at a metered spot.

Organizations in Lincoln Center

Twelve performing arts organizations call Lincoln Center home:

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

The Film Society of Lincoln Center

Jazz at Lincoln Center

The Juilliard School

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Lincoln Center Theater

The Metropolitan Opera

New York City Ballet

New York City Opera

New York Philharmonic

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

School of American Ballet

Performance Venues in Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center has 26 performance venues. Here are some of the most popular:

Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater

The Allen Room - (Time Warner Center)

Avery Fisher Hall

Damrosch Park - (Outdoor Venue)

David H. Koch Theater - ( NYC Ballet & NYC Opera)

Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - (Time Warner Center)

Metropolitan Opera House

Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater

Rose Theater - (Time Warner Center)

Vivian Beaumont Theater

The Walter Reade Theater

Events at Lincoln Center

Some of the annual events held at Lincoln Center include:

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week - February

Toast of the Town Food & Wine Festival - May

Lincoln Center Festival - July/August

Lincoln Center Out of Doors - July/August

Midsummer Night Swing - July

Mostly Mozart Festival

Tours at Lincoln Center

Want to learn more about Lincoln Center? Lincoln Center offers daily guided tours for individuals and groups of the main Lincoln Center Complex and Jazz at Lincoln Center. These tours offer visitors a chance to see behind the scenes at select venues and learn more about the art, architecture, and performances at Lincoln Center. Upon request, tours are available in French, Italian, Japanese, German, and Spanish, as well as American Sign Language.

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Visitors to Lincoln Center have a variety of different dining options nearby. Reservations are highly-recommended for pre-theater dining at Lincoln Center and in the surrounding area.

There are options to eat right at Lincoln Center, including fine-dining at Lincoln and The Grand Tier, as well as casual options like 'witchcraft.

Close by, there are many different restaurant options. Some highlights include Bar Boulud, Ed's Chowder House, P.J. Clarke's (burgers), and Telepan.

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I had pretty low expectations for this tour, and I take a LOT of tours like this, but I was pleasantly surprised. No, it's not a "behind the scenes" extravaganza the way that the Radio City Music Hall tour is (which is WELL worth it), but it's actually quite similar to the Carnegie Hall tour in terms of level of access and the kind of narrative you get from the docent. Yes, access may be limited at certain venues depending on whatever is happening that day. We couldn't get a good look at the lobby or get into the Met Opera theater because of an open dress rehearsal. Even more reason for us to take the dedicated Met Opera tour. But having seen several shows at the former Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall, I was actually quite fascinated by the stories of naming rights and donors and the politics involved and the way all that works. And I learned a lot about the creation of the entire complex which I'd known nothing about beforehand. And personally I think the exterior of Lincoln Center -- the plaza, the fountain, the building facades -- is just as important as the interiors of the theaters. Had it not been for the tour, we wouldn't have known to go into the performing arts library there, and we would've missed Al Hirschfeld's desk and chair (a barber chair, no less!) and the wonderful exhibit on Leonard Bernstein which was impeccably curated and contains so many interesting artifacts, from a broken conductor's baton to the piano he learned on and one of his stage costumes from the 1980s. Had it not been for the tour, I wouldn't have paid much attention to the public art, including the icebergs / bones / boulders floating in a reflecting pool and a Calder "stabile" sculpture (which doesn't move, unlike his kinetic mobiles). To boot, we had a WONDERFUL tour guide -- Judy, I think -- who's been leading tours of Lincoln Center since the year 2000. She is so knowledgeable, personable, funny, and just lovely -- it was fun to hang out with her AND learn from her. She also kept the tour moving without ever making us feel rushed, and she was incredibly organized. She really knows what she's doing (and as a tour guide myself, I was impressed). This turned out to be a great way to spend my best friend's birthday. And we learned so many tips about open rehearsals and other opportunities to experience more of Lincoln Center -- we were already fans but now we've been converted into superfans!

As an alternative to seeing a Wednesday matinee (TKTS didn't have a show that appealed) I decided to do a tour of Lincoln Center, and I'm so glad I did. Our tour guide Gerri was just delightful -- she had amazing stories to tell, and brought each hall to life. With her highly interactive walk through the fascinating history and architecture, Gerri could bring up slides of past productions and could answer any question we had. And so vibrantly! She had us standing in ballet first position and calling out to hear the acoustics of the music halls. Such an engaging experience. Even though two of the buildings were off limits because artists were loading in, it was still worth it. I may come back and do it again the next time I visit NYC and bring friends, especially if I can get Gerri as my guide.

Tour begins in the Atrium and continues on to Lincoln Center proper. Based on what is available that day (ie: no event going on at the moment) you will be permitted to enter up to 3 buildings. That is UP TO 3 buildings - not guaranteed. Others you will look at from the outside or the lobby, or just skip altogether. Our tour guide was pretty boring, a poor public speaker, and not terribly knowledgable about any history or behind-the-scenes of Lincoln Center. She said she was an usher at one of the theaters, and I think that's about where her knowledge stopped. She was able to tell us about who funded the projects, but very little about how Lincoln Center came to be. There's fairly interesting political, racial, urban planning, etc. info that was never mentioned. Very little was also mentioned about the recent "re-do" of the space to make it more civic. Seeing as it was so recent, this really surprised me. No mention of the main plaza and fountain, no mention Damrosch Park. She was constantly asking "does anyone have any questions?", "what do you see here?" etc. but had minimal script or planned comments, so since our group wasn't a big "question asking" type crowd, there was a lot of dead air. I would dissuade anyone from taking this tour. With a basic guide book to the city in hand, you can walk around the campus and learn all about it. If you want to be guaranteed to see a theater, go to a show because even on the tour there are no promises.

Can't complain about any place with free wifi, outlets and lots of seating. Very comfortable atmosphere, aided by some nice artwork/huge wall pieces, calming fountain, and great (but non-intrusive) music. They have a 'Wichcraft cafe inside too. Not the best or most reasonably priced menu, but does the trick if you end up spending the day here and need a light bite or cup of coffee.

I'm here for the Lincoln Center Tour with the Skyline HS choir, group of 74, and the guides are telling us the the group will only get to see the MET. This is unexceptable for a group of any kind, let alone a group of students coming all the way from the West Coast. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS TOUR!! As a tour operator I can and will no longer recommend the Lincoln Center Tour to any of our future groups. This is beyond ridiculous and is unacceptable at every level of professionalism, tourism, and hospitality. They should have NEVER booked this tour for us and taken the money of these students! Bad business practice!!

It's a crap shoot as to what you'll see, but most likely, as we were told, there are rehearsals or other events so you can't see more than the lobby. At the Met Opera House, we could only get into the front of the lobby. We were able to get into the Avery Fisher Hall (where the NY Philharmonic plays). It was enough to convince us to attend the Julliard Student Concert. We used it as one of our Explorer Pass items, but later found out that the regular price of the tour is only $17. The information that we got could have easily been found online. To make it more difficult, the tour guide's soft voice and strong asian accent made it very difficult to hear/understand her.

We just finished a guided tour led by Leslie. While Leslie was knowledgeable it was dull.

I took this tour with my 11 year-old daughter yesterday. She is a musician and was interested in seeing the performance spaces. We were extremely disappointed. For the first half hour of the tour, the tour guide told us all about the donors who donated money to renovate Lincoln Center. She literally stopped us in front of pictures of them and in front of a wall where their names were engraved and gushed about how much they donated. We did not enter any performance space until 45 minutes in, where we walked in, sat down, and were told that the acoustics were great but that she wasn't allowed to demonstrate them. We were not allowed to take photos, and the tour guide ignored hands raised for questions until about 45 minutes into the tour, when she took two. This tour ($17/person) is NOT worth the time or money.

I was hoping to see something -- anything -- that I couldn't see by simply buying a ticket to a performance at one of the buildings. But you don't. See a rehearsal -- forget it. Go backstage. No. (Notwithstanding that nothing was going on at either Koch Theater,. Avery Fisher or Vivian Beaumont.) What is the point of the tour ? I guess if you are interested in the pedigree of the art hanging on the wall of the Koch theater. Really a total waste of time. You get an exponentially better view and feel for any of these theaters when you go to a show. I recommend you go to a show. Skip the tour. Enjoy the fountain on the plaza. PS, why are people reviewing the David Rubenstein Atrium under "Lincoln Center Guided Tours" ? Beats me.

A FIASCO FROM START TO FINISH! OVER SEVERAL DAYS!! PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS TOUR. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE AT ALL AND WILL WILLFULLY GIVE YOU FALSE INFORMATION! My partner and I were in town to celebrate my birthday. It was a biggie! More than 49, less than 51. And despite the fact that we have been going to New York City for over 30 years - I thought what the heck let's do something we would never do and have never done. (A couple of trips ago we did the same thing and took a tour of the Statue of Liberty. I had only ever seen it from the shore and that was enough for me. Well, despite my misgivings - crowds, tourists, children, all three on boats - we booked a tour that allowed us access to the very top of the statue as well as Ellis Island. Suffice to say it was one of the best experiences that we have had in town in all our years seeing theatre there. We always go in for a week and see eight shows and then it's right back to L.A.) So this trip I decided we would take tours. We toured Grand Central Station, The United Nations, Carnegie Hall and we were most anticipating Lincoln Center. Now with all the theatre-going we do we have been in several of the theatres there already, of course. But we wanted the tour-guide stuff - the inside scoop - and so we began our painful (Oh yes PAINFUL!) odyssey. We booked over the phone - they say it's always recommended - and we asked and were assured that we would be able to see The Metropolitan Opera House - the room where the Metropolitan Opera performs - on our Friday tour. But the clerk - a female - said to call ahead just to make certain The Met would be shown on the day of our tour. We said that would be no problem. We completed our UN tour on a Friday morning and called to make certain that we would be able to tour The Met roughly an hour and a half later. The clerk - an Asian male - said, "YES, come ahead, they are giving tours of The Met today." So we walk OVER TWO MILES from The UN to Lincoln Center. We are early so we wait ONE HALF HOUR for the tour to commence. The guide arrives and says (of course) "The Met will NOT be on the tour today. It was a last minute thing, We are so sorry." We were livid! We demand and receive a refund and we leave the building where the tour desk is located and head over to the lobby of The Met. What do we find there? Tables set up with dozens and dozens of name tags on them - half gone - with several others waiting to claim their name tags and go into the auditorium for THEIR EVENT. THERE IS NO WAY THAT *AN EVENT* LIKE THAT WITH HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES IS *EVER* LAST MINUTE! THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS WEEKS IN ADVANCE!! WEEKS!! I am certain that they know if they say The Met is not on the tour then no one shows up for the tour that day. So they LIE, then you will already be in the lobby, so why not take the EXPENSIVE (comparatively at $17.00 - the most expensive of the tours we took and the poorest - but I am getting ahead of myself) tour - you're here anyway. Not one to be thwarted we called back to ask the Asian man why he had given us the incorrect information/lied to us. He stuck by the "last minute" excuse, we countered with THERE IS NO WAY THAT CAN BE TRUE. He said "Listen, just come on Sunday. The Met is always on the tour on Sunday as no shows are given there that day." We decided that we would return on Sunday. We book the tour again. Sunday arrives - we head out again. This time in a pouring rain, a torrential rain. We take a cab. Get to the tour desk. Wait for the tour to begin and the guide says, "Yes, The Met WILL be on the tour today." Fine. (If it were only that easy.) We head over - in the monsoon at this point - and start at the David H. Koch Theatre - these people will take money from ANYONE!!! - and it is stunning. A few people from The New York City Ballet are rehearsing and the experience is exactly what it should be. The tour guide - a black women in late middle age - is not so great. She does not seem to know much and remembers even less. She hems and haws over the details yet seems oddly smug. Fine. We then head over to The Met. We go in a back way that takes us a level below the plaza. Fine. We then head past a gated guard room and the guide announces - "I'm here with my tour group" to which the guard replies, "You ain't gonna see much. No lights in there today." HERE WE GO AGAIN! And the guide replies, "Oh, that's all right, there is airline emergency lighting on the floor." You know those very, very dim lights that sort of show where an aisle is in a theatre. THERE IS NO OTHER LIGHT. So, yes, they were giving a tour of The Met IN NEAR TOTAL DARKNESS. Needless to say, I WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS! I asked the guide why and she said, word-for-word, "Oh they don't care about these tours. This happens all the time" There were two dozen of us there at $17.00 per head. Do you mean to tell me they could not turn on the lights for the 5 minutes while we were in the room? Really? REALLY? I WANT A REFUND!

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Lincoln Center Tour Concessions

This post provides information on how to take a tour of Lincoln Center, what you can expect to see, how much the tours cost, how to get concessions on tickets, or even take a tour for free. 

Lincoln Center is home to the renowned Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center Theater, Chamber Music Society, and more.

TIP:   Lincoln Center Tours are included for free in some tourist concession passes, such as the  Explorer Pass and the  New York Pass. 

To see if a pass is right for you, read our post on New York City tourist concession passes .  

What you will see on your tour:

On this 75 minute tour, you will get an inside view of life on and off stage of their most famous venues including:

• Metropolitan Opera House
• David Geffen Hall (previously Avery Fisher Hall)
• David H. Koch Theater 
• Vivian Beaumont Theater
• Alice Tully Hall  

Note:  Due to auditions, rehearsals, and performances, tour routes throughout their 16-acre campus change every day so there is no guarantee that specific buildings will be visited.  However, you may have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of a rehearsal in progress. 

Tour schedule:   Check their website for tour schedules as they vary daily and seasonally.  

Ticket Prices :

• General: $25
• Students (30 and under): $20   valid student ID is required
• Seniors (60+): $20
• Child (6 and under): Free

Tickets can be purchased in advance online. Be prepared to show ID at the David Rubenstein Atrium to pick up web tickets. 

Location:  T he David Rubenstein Atrium Zucker Box Office located on Broadway between 62nd and 63rd streets. 

Lincoln Center Tour Concessions and Promos:

Free admission is included with the purchase of either the  Explorer Pass and the  New York Pass. Read our post on New York City tourist concession passes .

Save 25% when you combine this tour with a Radio City Stage Door Tour.

Both tours  together are $32.50 and can be purchased at either Radio City Music Hall or at the information desk of Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium.

Check websites such as Groupon and Living Social for occasional sales on tour tickets. 

Good to know prior to your visit: 

• Backpacks, hard-sided containers, and bags larger than 12” x 12” x 12” are not permitted on tours. Bags or purses that are 12” x 12” x 12” or smaller are allowed on our tours. There is no storage area for your items, so please leave them elsewhere before arriving at the David Rubenstein Atrium for your tour.
• For nearby luggage storage locations, take a look at our post,  Where to Store Luggage in New York City .
• Photography is permitted only of our outdoor spaces and in the lobbies of our halls.
• Restrooms will not be available during the tour.
• Please arrive for your tour at least 15 minutes before the tour start time. Tours depart promptly, and late arrivals will not be permitted to join.
• Food and drink are prohibited on tours.

TIP:   To enjoy a totally free opera performance at Lincoln Center, you can check out their Metropolitan Opera Summer HD Festival which usually occurs in late August through early September.  

See an amazing past performance by this world-famous opera for free on a huge HD screen set up in the heart of Lincoln Center’s Plaza. 

For more ideas of things to do in August and September in New York, see our posts,  August in New York City  and  September in New York City . 

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The world’s leading cultural center, the Lincoln Center complex consists of the following organizations in the field of performing arts:

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• The New York City Ballet
• The New York Philharmonic
• The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
• The School of American Ballet
• The Film Society of Lincoln Center
• The Lincoln Center Theater
• The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
• The Julliard School
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You can find the calendar of upcoming events and select the ones you might want to visit on the Lincoln Center website . You can also combine a visit to the performance with the tour around Lincoln Center: go backstage and visit the places where Luciano Pavarotti and Mikhail Baryshnikov performed. As they say in the Lincoln Center, you never know what might happen during the tour: you can go to a rehearsal, or meet a celebrity, or get directly to one of the stages of the complex. Tickets are $25, and it’s best to book a tour online. There is a short video on the site that gives an idea of the tour.

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The safety of you, our audiences, is paramount. Learn more about the measures we are taking to ensure a safe and memorable experience  here .

How can I purchase tickets?

BY PHONE: Call 212-875-5788, Monday-Friday, 10 AM-5 PM.   Sunday hours are dependent on concert start time. Holiday and summer hours may differ, please call to confirm. ONLINE: Explore our full   event calendar   here. IN PERSON: Visit the   Alice Tully Hall Box Office   on Broadway at 66th Street, Monday – Saturday 10 AM – 6 PM, Sunday 12 PM – 6 PM, and until 30 minutes after the start of Alice Tully Hall performance.

The   Rose Studio Box Office   (165 W 65th Street, 10th Floor) is open 45 minutes prior to the start of events in the Rose Studio, and until 30 minutes after the start of any Rose Studio event.

What type of subscriptions are available?

There are many different subscription options available. Create your own package by selecting as few as three concerts per season, or explore our other options, such as day-of-the-week, curated, and young audience discount packages.

When will I receive my tickets in the mail?

Single tickets are mailed within one business day of your order. Please note, it may take up to two weeks to reach you. If you don’t receive your tickets, please call our ticketing office at 212-875-5788 and replacements can be issued.

If ordering a subscritpion, tickets will arrive over the summer before the season begins, or otherwise within one business day of your order after September.

Note: CMS does not mail tickets outside of the country. If a foreign address is associated with the ticket order, your tickets will be held at the Alice Tully Box Office for pick-up on the day of the performance. CMS is not responsible for delayed or undeliverable mail.

If your performance is within 14 days of ordering, your physical tickets will automatically be held at the box office for pickup.

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Click the 'Reset your password' tab on the login screen. If you are still having difficulty, contact the ticketing office at 212-875-5788 and we will help you to reset your password.

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We recognize that situations change rapidly in today's environment. Contact us to discuss your options. As always, subscribers receive free exchanges.

How can I donate my tickets?

Can’t use your tickets? Don’t let them go to waste. Ticket donations are tax-deductible. To donate tickets, please return your tickets at least 24 hours prior to the concert so that we can make your tickets available to another music-lover.

In order to process your ticket donation, we ask that you return your tickets to our office: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Attn: Donations, Subscription Office 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 10th Floor New York, NY 10023-6582

Please be aware that seats that are released through exchange and donation are often reassigned. If you have indicated your intention to release your tickets, we reserve the right to reassign them.

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The third edition of Summer for the City will feature hip-hop, comedy, classical music and more, under the motto “life, liberty and happiness.”

By Javier C. Hernández

Lincoln Center said on Wednesday that it would devote its summer festival to themes of community and civic participation, with a mix of hip-hop, comedy, dance, classical music and more under the motto “life, liberty and happiness.”

The festival, Summer for the City, will feature premieres of anthems about contemporary hopes and struggles. Classical music concerts will be more participatory than in the past; at one event, audience members will be asked to vote on the program. And civil rights will be prominent, with the New York premiere of an opera about Eric Garner , who died in 2014 at the hands of police officers on Staten Island.

“We know the performing arts have a role in strengthening our community and strengthening our civic bonds,” Shanta Thake, Lincoln Center’s chief artistic officer, said in an interview. “This is a time where we can really be together and celebrate the ideas and ideals that we all share.”

The third edition of the festival , which will run from June 12 to Aug. 10, is part of the center’s efforts to appeal to a younger, more diverse crowd, in part by promoting a broader array of genres, including pop music and social dance.

Under Henry Timms, Lincoln Center’s president and chief executive, the center has shifted its focus from classical music and international theater, prompting some criticism that it is not doing enough to promote traditional offerings. (Timms will depart his post in August; a search for his successor is in progress.)

After eliminating the Mostly Mozart Festival, a summer fixture since the 1970s, Lincoln Center renamed the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, saying that it was time to reimagine the ensemble for a modern and more inclusive age. This season, the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center, as the ensemble is now called, will convene for the first time under the rising conductor Jonathon Heyward.

In July, the orchestra will give the North American premiere of Huang Ruo’s interactive “City of Floating Sounds.” In August, it will perform “He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing,” a world premiere by Hannah Kendall.

Summer for the City will open with a commission led by the director James Blaszko that features the drag performers Sapphira Cristál, a finalist on the current season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” and Monét X Change that will be “celebrating the fabulosity and queerness in opera,” according to a news release. The program will include works by Mozart and Mariah Carey.

Other highlights are a weeklong exploration of Indian culture in July, featuring the Ragamala Dance Company, DJ Rekha and others; and a comedy night that will include appearances by Aasif Mandvi and Hari Kondabolu.

The giant disco ball that has become a staple of the festival will once again hang over a dance floor built on Lincoln Center’s main plaza. The outdoor spaces, designed by the Broadway costume and set designer Clint Ramos, will this year evoke the “flora and fauna of the American prairie,” the center said.

Most of the more than 200 events will be free; tickets for some indoor performances will be sold at choose-what-you-pay prices, starting at $5.

The center said that about 380,000 people attended the festival last year, and that more than half identified as people of color; a third came from households with an annual income of less than $75,000; a quarter came from boroughs outside Manhattan.

“Live performance,” Thake said, “is one of the most important tools we have as a society to get people into conversation with their neighbors, with their neighborhood, with their sense of purpose and sense of belonging in a community.”

Javier C. Hernández is a culture reporter, covering the world of classical music and dance in New York City and beyond. He joined The Times in 2008 and previously worked as a correspondent in Beijing and New York. More about Javier C. Hernández

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