Global Citizen Festival 2026 Canceled Due to Extreme Weather Affecting New York City

By Steven J. Horowitz

Steven J. Horowitz

Senior Music Writer

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Global Citizen Festival has been canceled due to the extreme weather forecast for New York City.

The event was slated to take place on Saturday at the Great Lawn in Central Park, with performances from Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend and more. But organizers shared that they had to make the difficult decision to call off the festival for the first time in 14 years.

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