From April 3–20, 2025, Big Umbrella Festival welcomes kids, teens, and adults for a dynamic series of programming over three weekends, designed with and for neurodiverse audiences.

Audiences can design their own festival weekend by booking tickets below to individual events that are either FREE or CHOOSE WHAT YOU PAY. 

Polyglot Theatre and Oily Cart present When the World Turns, an immersive theatrical experience that celebrates the senses, inviting audiences into a wondrous landscape of foliage, light, sounds, and shadows. Peruvian theater company Teatro La Plaza reinvents Shakespeare’s Hamlet into a joyful and enigmatic production where the stories of people with Down syndrome take center stage. Young children and families are invited to explore, move, and create with Second Hand Dance’s The Sticky Dance: For Sensory Groovers and at the participatory Magical Miniature World Workshop. Plus, the renowned ReelAbilities Film Festival—the largest festival in the world dedicated to films by and about people with disabilities—returns with a comedy night; and the Chamber Music Society offers two relaxed CMS Kids musical events, created for children with autism and sensory disorders. 

Visit Los Trompos, the spinning tops at Damrosch Park

On April 4–6, 9–13, and 16–20 from 11:00 am–6:00 pm, bring your family to rest, play, and engage with Los Trompos, an interactive installation featuring eight larger-than-life, three-dimensional spinning tops in a variety of colors and shapes at Damrosch Park.

Stop by the Creative Workshop Station

While you're enjoying the Big Umbrella Festival, be sure to stop by the Creative Workshop Station on April 4–6, 9–13, and 16–20 from 11:00 am–6:00 pm—outside at Damrosch Park. Activities at the station will be led by Lincoln Center's education team and teaching artists.