Central Park to host star-studded, free concert featuring The Weeknd and Shakira this autumn.

The 2025 Global Citizen Festival is set to return to Central Park's Great Lawn on Saturday, September 27, with an impressive lineup of celebrities and musicians taking the stage.

Hugh Jackman, a longtime ambassador of Global Citizen, will return to host the event for the 11th year. Joining him will be co-hosts Bill Nye, Adam Lambert, Danai Gurira, and Liza Koshy.

Some of the biggest names in music will perform at the annual event, which aims to inspire action to end extreme poverty, tackle climate change, and support sustainable development worldwide. The lineup includes The Weeknd, Shakira, Tyla, Ayra Starr, and Mariah the Scientist.

In addition to the star-studded lineup, several high-profile individuals will make appearances at the festival. Kristen Bell, Tony Goldwyn, Laurie Hernandez, Nate Burleson, and Vladimir Duthiers are all set to attend.

The Global Citizen Festival 2025 is more than just a music event. It's an opportunity for people to take action and make a difference. The organisers, Global Citizen, have set some ambitious goals for the event. They aim to provide access to quality education and soccer for 30,000 children worldwide (in partnership with FIFA), give energy access to 1 million people across Africa, and mobilise $200 million to protect 30 million hectares of Amazon rainforest.

But it doesn't stop there. The festival also aims to register 40,000 New Yorkers for volunteer opportunities. These opportunities include youth tutoring, career coaching, and neighbourhood revitalization.

Festival tickets are completely free, but they can only be earned by completing advocacy actions through the Global Citizen app or website. Every action completed on the platform earns points that enter the participant into a ticket lottery.

So, if you're passionate about making a difference and love music, mark your calendars for September 27, 2025, and get ready to take action at the Global Citizen Festival. Let's come together to end extreme poverty, tackle climate change, and support sustainable development worldwide.

Central Park to host star-studded, free concert featuring The Weeknd and Shakira this autumn.