By Harry Nara · Last updated
- Opening NightThursday 3 June 2027
- Where
- Spring Studios and venues across New York
- Tickets
- Ticketed
- Time of year
- June
- Dates
- Around the same dates every year
From Tribeca: the 26th festival runs Thursday 3 to Saturday 12 June 2027, with Opening Night on 3 June; passes went on sale on 30 September 2026. The film guide, single-ticket prices and venues are published in the spring.
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The Tribeca Festival is ten days of film premieres, television, talks, music, games and podcasts across New York in early June, run from a hub at Spring Studios in Tribeca with screenings from Lower Manhattan to the Upper West Side and Brooklyn. Seating is general admission, first come, first served. Passes go on sale months ahead, single tickets follow in the spring with the film guide, sold-out screenings release seats through a rush line, and some screenings are free with a ticket.
What Tribeca Festival actually is
It began as a film festival for Lower Manhattan and has grown into something wider. Alongside the feature premieres, the programme now takes in television, shorts and music videos, games, podcasts and digital creators, and the last edition ran to more than 240 live events and a record 104 world premieres of features.
Music runs through it: the last Opening Night at the Beacon Theatre was a concert by Earth, Wind & Fire and The Roots as well as a premiere.
Despite the name, most of it is not in Tribeca. The neighbourhood holds the hub at Spring Studios and the theatre at BMCC, but screenings have spread to Chelsea, the East Village, the Hudson River piers, the Upper West Side and Brooklyn.
The venues
- Spring Studios, the hub. The festival’s official hub on Varick Street in Tribeca, where the Hudson passes include lounge access.
- BMCC and the screens around the city. The OKX Theater at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Chambers Street is the big downtown room. Screenings have also run at Village East by Angelika, the SVA Theatre in Chelsea, AMC 19th Street and Pier 57 on the Hudson, so check each film’s venue.
- The Beacon Theatre, for the galas. Opening Night and the biggest premieres have been held at the Beacon on the Upper West Side. The gala events there, or at the United Palace, are the only ones with reserved seats, and they have no rush line.
- Brooklyn. The Lighthouse on Kent Street took part in the last edition, so check whether your film is across the river before you plan an evening around it.
Tickets and what it costs
Passes are on sale first: an Under 25 Pass with rush-line entry, ticket packages that let you book before general sale, and the Hudson passes, for the whole festival or the opening weekend, with priority entry to public screenings. Single tickets go on sale in the spring with the film guide, at prices that vary by event, time and demand.
Seating is general admission. Lines form about an hour before each screening and loading starts thirty minutes ahead, so arrive early even with a ticket. When a screening sells out, a rush line sells any empty seats at the same price shortly before the start. At the festival box offices students, seniors over 62 and downtown residents get 20% off, and some screenings are free but still need a ticket.
Official information and booking: tribecafilm.com/festival
Getting there
Take the subway, and check every address: the festival runs from Chambers Street to the Upper West Side and across to Brooklyn. Allow for the journey between two screenings in different neighbourhoods, and for the line at the second. There is no festival parking.
Early June is warm and busy in New York, with the Pride season under way. Book a room once your films are fixed, ideally near the downtown venues where most of them play.
Mistakes worth avoiding
Arriving at start time with a ticket
Seating is first come, first served, loading begins thirty minutes before, and late arrivals are not guaranteed a seat.
Assuming it all happens in Tribeca
Venues stretch from Lower Manhattan to the Upper West Side and Brooklyn. Check each address before you stack two screenings into one evening.
Giving up on a sold-out film
The rush line forms about an hour before and sells any empty seats just before the start, at the same price. It does not run for the galas at the Beacon Theatre.
Buying online when you qualify for a discount
The 20% discount for students, seniors and downtown residents is only given at the festival box offices, not online.
Other New York City events
Frequently asked questions
When is the Tribeca Festival?
Over ten days in early June; the dates card above has this year’s. Passes go on sale the autumn before, and single tickets in the spring.
How do Tribeca Festival tickets work?
Buy a pass or a ticket package early, or single tickets once the film guide is published in the spring. Seating is general admission except at the galas, so arrive early, and a rush line sells any empty seats at sold-out screenings.
Are there free screenings at the Tribeca Festival?
Yes. Free tickets for them are released through the online film guide while they last, and even with one, entry is first come, first served.
What is the rush line at Tribeca?
A standby line for sold-out screenings. It forms at the venue about an hour before, and any empty seats are sold at the advance price shortly before the start. There is no rush line at the Beacon Theatre galas.
Where are the Tribeca Festival venues?
The hub is Spring Studios in Tribeca, with screenings at BMCC on Chambers Street, Village East by Angelika, the SVA Theatre, AMC 19th Street, Pier 57, the Beacon Theatre and venues in Brooklyn. They change a little from year to year.
Sources
- Tribeca, the next festival’s dates and passes
- Tribeca, passes and ticket packages
- Tribeca, festival FAQ
- Tribeca, the venues
Dates on this page are checked against the organiser’s own listing and confirmed through 2027. Written and maintained by Harry Nara.