Global Citizen Festival 2026 Canceled in NYC Due to Extreme Weather Forecast
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival, set for Saturday on Central Park's Great Lawn, has been canceled due to an extreme weather forecast for New York City. The event was scheduled to feature performances from Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kr
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Sep 25, 2026 10:46am PT
Global Citizen Festival 2026 Canceled Due to Extreme Weather Affecting New York City
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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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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/global-citizen-festival-2026-canceled-extreme-weather-nyc-1236875816/)._
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