2026 New York Festival Guide

What started as a New York film festival has become a global platform for storytelling — spanning film, TV, games, music, podcasts, and more. Get ready for one of the best things to do in New York in June! Explore the 2026 lineup and secure tickets to one of the biggest summer New York festivals. Subscribe to our newsletter for Festival updates.

Films

The core of the festival program is our main slate of feature and short films, highlighting politically, culturally and socially relevant films from diverse storytellers.
Human Theories
Human Theories
New York City and its mélange of residents are the stars of this funny and relatable debut film, featuring intertwined vignettes in which everyone is searching for (and frequently failing to find) ways to connect with one another.
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Mon Taxi
Mon Taxi
For years, calling her father was the daily ritual for Moroccan filmmaker Meriem Sakrouhi. When he passed, her urge t...
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Colors of White Rock
The immersive and deeply cinematic Colors of White Rock follows a determined female truck driver working the mines of...
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The Leader
Tim Blake Nelson and Vera Farmiga star in the unsettling true story of Heaven's Gate, the cult that convinced dozens ...
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Rare Birds
Rare Birds
A rambunctious 12-year-old tries to convince her former camp counselor to ditch his dead-end job at the local antique store for one last game of basketball.
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Talks

Tribeca’s Storytellers Series aims to spark meaningful dialogue while also celebrating diverse artistry, imaginative storytelling, and creative achievements.
Storytellers - Bruce Springsteen Receives The Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award
Storytellers - Bruce Springsteen Receives The Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award
Bruce Springsteen will receive the 2026 Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award, an honor that was establishe...
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Cutting to the Truth: Storytelling and the Art of Editing
Cutting to the Truth: Storytelling and the Art of Editing
This panel explores the vital, often invisible role that editing plays in shaping the stories we see on screen. Throu...
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John Early and Alison Roman Make Something Simple
John Early and Alison Roman Make Something Simple
Comedian-actor (and now writer-director) John Early and cook-author Alison Roman are inviting you...
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TV

The best of the small screen on the big screen! Here’s your chance to see the premieres of shows before they hit your TV—and hear from the creative teams behind each series.
Free Help
Free Help
Bianca decides to offer free help to anyone in need. Along the way, the line between helping and interfering begins to blur — r...
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Adults
Adults
A twenty-something ensemble comedy centering on codependent housemates navigating adulthood together despite their flaws.
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Every Year After
Every Year After
Two lifelong friends explore the enduring question - what if your first love was destined to be your soulmate? A sweeping roman...
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NOW

Tribeca NOW spotlights ten boundary-pushing digital storytellers transforming the creator landscape with their distinctive voices, from found-footage dating-satire and sports archaeology to reverse-migration documentaries and Black history deep-dives.
Tribeca NOW Creators Showcase
Tribeca NOW Creators Showcase
Tribeca Festival's 2026 Tribeca NOW program spotlights 10 boundary-pushing digital storytellers transforming the creator landsc...
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Tribeca NOW Presents: KeyTV’s The Rise and Fall of DivaGurl with Keke Palmer & Lawrence Murray
Tribeca NOW Presents: KeyTV’s The Rise and Fall of DivaGurl with Keke Palmer & Lawrence Murray
Who ain’t no diva? Keke Palmer’s KeyTV presents The Rise and Fall of DivaGurl. Four divas, one messy love triangle.
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Tribeca Talk Creator Economy Spotlight: Sosie Bacon + Jonah Feingold
Tribeca Talk Creator Economy Spotlight: Sosie Bacon + Jonah Feingold
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Tribeca Games

Play exclusive demos of thrilling unreleased games at our free and open to the public Games Gallery located at Pier 57 from June 10-14.
Rebounder
Rebounder
REBOUNDER is a kinetic platforming game set in the ink-stained pages of a vintage comic book. You play as a labourer running li...
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Bad Magpie
Bad Magpie
You are a magpie with one wing, a missing flock, and an unhealthy obsession with a fallen star. Steal shiny trinkets, cause cha...
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ROCKBEASTS
ROCKBEASTS
ROCKBEASTS is a rock-and-roll management RPG where you guide an up-and-coming 90s grunge band from garage obscurity to on-stage...
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Podcasts

Tribeca’s podcast & audio program is committed to championing independent creators and celebrating their work alongside the voices that shape the medium today.
Two Thousand and Late
Two Thousand and Late
Harper’s mundane life is upended when she’s possessed by a demon that was supposed to come on her sixteenth birthday and mold h...
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Caterpillar Roadshow
Caterpillar Roadshow
The butterfly body keeps the score.
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Parasites & Power
Parasites & Power
Parasites & Power: Science and empire at the dawn of tropical medicine.
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