Tribeca Festival turns 25 this year and it’s not holding back. Running June 3–14 in New York City, the 2026 edition announces Sara Bareilles, Peter Frampton, Mumford & Sons, The Lox, Magdalena Bay, and Noga Erez & Ori Rousso for exclusive post-premiere performances across the festival run. The lineup is deep, the stakes are high, and the music programming alone makes this essential.
The festival opens June 3rd with the world premiere of Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World), directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, followed by a special performance from Earth, Wind & Fire and The Roots. That’s an opening night that sets a nearly impossible bar, and the rest of the festival rises to meet it.
Closing Night, presented by OKX and 10 Lives Studios, delivers the world premiere of Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell’s Kitchen, directed by Tribeca alum One9, a love letter to New York City from one of its most celebrated voices, followed by a personal appearance from Keys herself. The 118-feature lineup includes a record 103 world premieres across the full run.
The music video slate adds another layer entirely. Linda Perry’s “Beautiful” directed by Sara Gilbert, Jack White’s “Archbishop Harold Holmes” starring John C. Reilly, Benson Boone’s “Mr. Electric Blue,” and 5 Seconds of Summer’s “Everyone’s A Star” all feature. Programmer Sharon Badal has assembled something genuinely eclectic and worth exploring film by film.