David Geffen Hall welcomes guests to experience the performing arts up close, with free workshops, participatory art-making, music, and dance. The full day of events includes an exciting concert with Mo Willems, in participation with musicians from the New York Philharmonic.

Other entertainment includes excerpts from The Sound of (Black) Music, a concert presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein songs as viewed through a utopian, afrofuturistic lens, a puppet parade for all, interactive workshops, an AI installation, a participatory dance party, and more.

Highlights include:

• New York Times bestselling children's author and illustrator Mo Willems leads a participatory concert with musicians of the New York Philharmonic
• Electric Root presents excerpts of The Sound of (Black) Music, a reimagining of beloved musical classics through a joyful, Afrofuturistic lens
• Participatory parades across the plaza featuring 50 giant puppets designed by Puppets of Pittsburgh
• A performance from singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon her band BIGLovely, and her Songs of the Living Community
• Choir Parallels—an AI installation on Josie Robertson Plaza that transports visitors to other worlds with changing landscapes on a giant LED wall (by artists Marc Da Costa and Matthew Niederhauser)
• WeBop jam sessions with Jazz at Lincoln Center
• Motion Sensor Dance Parties with musician LaFrae Sc
• Costume-making stations with designer DeShon Elem
• Crafts, workshops, and more from Lincoln Center teaching artists
• An Instrument Tryout with teaching artists from the New York Philharmonic, where kids and families are welcome for hands-on exploration of instruments used by the orchestra