The New Yorker Festival returns for its 26th annual edition next month, on October 24-26 at a variety of NYC venues. They’ve announced the initial lineup, which includes performances and talks with St. Vincent, Lucy Dacus, Rufus Wainwright, Jon Stewart, and more, including:
- Christopher Guest in conversation with Ariel Levy at Webster Hall on October 24
- Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak in conversation with Rachel Syme at Webster Hall on October 24
- Ken Jennings in conversation with Tyler Foggatt at Webster Hall on October 25
- Demi Moore in conversation with Jia Tolentino at Webster Hall on October 25
- St. Vincent performance and conversation with Vinson Cunningham at Webster Hall on October 25
- Noah Baumbach in conversation with Susan Morrison at SVA Theatre on October 26
- Emma Thompson in conversation with Helen Shaw at Webster Hall on October 26
- Sarah Jessica Parker in conversation with Rachel Syme at Webster Hall on October 26
- Amelia Dimoldenberg and Megan Stalter in conversation with Emma Allen at SVA Theatre on October 26
- Jon Stewart in conversation with David Remnick at Webster Hall on October 26
- Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in conversation with Naomi Fry at SVA Theatre on October 26
- Jonathan Groff performance and conversation with Michael Schulman at SVA Theatre on October 26
- Lucy Dacus and Rufus Wainwright performance and conversation with Amanda Petrusich at Webster Hall on October 26
General admission, early entry, and student and educator tickets are on sale now. Three-day premier passes are currently sold out, but you can join the wait list.
More events are still to be announced; find more details in the full lineup so far here.
Lucy Dacus will also be in NYC to play All Things Go later this month, and St. Vincent has a three-show residency at Café Carlyle in October.