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All Things Go NYC 2026: Dates, Lineup & Ticket Guide
All Things Go returns to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens for its third New York City edition, running Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27, 2026. What started as a scrappy DC music blog has turned into one of the more talked-about festival brands in the country, and the 2026 NYC lineup leans hard into that reputation, with Zara Larsson making her first-ever headlining festival appearance alongside Lola Young, Brandi Carlile, MUNA, and a sunset set from Carly Rae Jepsen. If you’re specifically weighing whether to go on opening night, Friday the 25th is headlined by Zara Larsson and Lola Young, but the festival itself is a three-day run, and this guide covers the full weekend.
All Things Go NYC 2026 Dates
The festival runs September 25–27, 2026, a Friday through Sunday. This is the same weekend as the festival’s Washington, DC edition at Merriweather Post Pavilion, which has become a deliberate pattern for All Things Go over the past few years rather than a scheduling coincidence, with overlapping but not identical lineups across the two cities.
Where Is All Things Go NYC Held?
The festival takes place at Forest Hills Stadium, located at 1 Tennis Place in Forest Hills, Queens, roughly 15 minutes from Manhattan. The venue has a long performance history that predates the festival by decades. Originally built for tennis and home to the U.S. Open until the tournament relocated to Flushing Meadows in 1977, the stadium hosted concerts by the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and Bob Dylan back in the 1960s and 70s before falling into disrepair and later being restored as a concert venue. All Things Go has held its NYC edition there since 2024, making 2026 its third year at the site.
All Things Go NYC 2026 Lineup
The 2026 lineup is built around five names at the top of the bill: Zara Larsson, Lola Young, Brandi Carlile, MUNA, and Carly Rae Jepsen, with Jepsen doing a specifically billed “sunset performance” rather than a standard headline slot.
By day, the confirmed lineup breaks down roughly like this:
- Friday, September 25: Zara Larsson and Lola Young co-headline, with Rebecca Black, Cara Delevingne, Blu DeTiger, and Chloe Qisha also performing.
- Saturday, September 26: Brandi Carlile headlines, with CMAT, Jensen McRae, natalie jinju, and a comedy set from Meg Stalter, playing her first-ever festival performance.
- Sunday, September 27: MUNA headlines, with Carly Rae Jepsen’s sunset set as a marquee draw, plus the Beaches, Hemlocke Springs, and Grace Ives.
Other artists across the weekend include Sienna Spiro and Cherry Bomb, among others. One detail worth knowing if you’re deciding which day to attend: Forest Hills Stadium runs a single stage for this festival, so there are no overlapping set times. Whichever day you pick, you’re able to catch every act on the bill that day rather than choosing between simultaneous performances, which is a real point of difference from most festivals this size.
Lola Young’s booking carries some added context. She’s also on the DC lineup the same weekend, and her return follows a mid-performance collapse at a festival show the previous year that led to a short career hiatus, something to be aware of if you’re specifically planning your day around her set.
All Things Go NYC Tickets and Prices
Tickets are sold through the festival’s official site, allthingsgofestival.com, in single-day, two-day, and three-day formats. The festival’s own site has listed tickets starting at $99, with payment plans available starting at $25 upfront. Third-party marketplace listings have shown single-day resale prices in a wider range, generally starting somewhere in the $130 to $150 territory depending on the day and how close to the event you’re buying, with three-day passes running higher. Because presale, general onsale, and resale pricing all move independently of each other, and because prices tend to increase as the date approaches per the festival’s own site, it’s worth checking allthingsgofestival.com directly for current official pricing before assuming any number quoted here is still accurate.
The festival is all ages, though attendees should check the official site for any additional restrictions, and alcohol is limited to guests 21 and up at the on-site cash bars.
How to Get to All Things Go NYC
There is no parking available at Forest Hills Stadium, according to the festival’s own site, so driving yourself is not a realistic option. The most practical route from Manhattan is public transit: the LIRR runs to the Forest Hills station, and the E, F, M, and R subway lines all serve Forest Hills as well, putting the venue within a short walk of multiple transit options. Given the stadium’s explicit no-parking policy, it’s worth building your travel plan around transit or rideshare drop-off well before the day of the show rather than trying to improvise once you’re in Queens.
Where to Stay for All Things Go NYC
Because Forest Hills is a residential Queens neighborhood rather than a hotel-dense district, most out-of-town attendees stay in Manhattan or in the more hotel-heavy parts of western Queens, like Long Island City, and commute in via subway or LIRR. That approach also gives you more flexibility to explore the city on non-festival hours, since Forest Hills itself is primarily a residential area without much of a hotel corridor.
What to Expect at All Things Go NYC
All Things Go markets itself less as a pure concert marathon and more as a full day out, with curated food vendors (including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options), art installations, and local community partners alongside the music. The single-stage format is the biggest structural difference from most festivals of comparable size. It removes the stress of choosing between two great sets happening at once, but it also means the day moves at the festival’s pace rather than yours, since you can’t skip an act you’re not into by wandering to another stage.
One policy worth knowing ahead of time: All Things Go does not allow re-entry. Once you leave the festival grounds, you’re done for the day, so plan meals, errands, and any off-site plans accordingly before you head in.
All Things Go History
All Things Go didn’t start as a festival at all. It began in 2006 as a DC-based music blog, founded by four childhood friends, Zack Friendly, Adrian Maseda, Will Suter, and Stephen Vallimarescu, who wrote about indie, electronic, and rock acts during the blog era when sites like theirs were how a lot of fans discovered new music. The name comes from a lyric in Sufjan Stevens’ song “Chicago.” By 2011, the group had started producing club nights and small shows around DC, using the blog’s readership and credibility to book acts.
The first actual festival, then called the All Things Go Fall Classic, launched in 2014 at Union Market in DC with around 3,000 attendees, reportedly on a $7 bank balance. It moved to the larger Yards Park in 2016, and a pivotal moment came in 2018, when Maggie Rogers helped curate an all-female lineup that included an early-career Billie Eilish, a booking choice that shaped the festival’s identity going forward as one known for centering women and LGBTQ+ artists rather than treating them as a token slot on an otherwise male-dominated bill.
The festival moved to the 20,000-capacity Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland in 2021, and growth accelerated from there. It expanded into New York City at Forest Hills Stadium in 2024, added a Toronto edition at RBC Amphitheatre in 2025, and by 2026 was running three-day formats in both DC and NYC on the same weekend, plus a separate Toronto date in June. Organizers have pointed to five consecutive sellouts and roughly 120,000 attendees across the 2025 editions as evidence the festival has bucked a broader industry slowdown in festival attendance and ticket demand.
Biggest Performances and Moments
The 2018 Maggie Rogers-curated, all-female DC lineup is generally cited as the moment that defined what All Things Go would become, both musically and as a brand built around inclusion rather than an afterthought booking strategy. Billie Eilish’s appearance on that bill, while she was still an early-career artist, is frequently referenced by the festival’s founders themselves as a highlight they’d like to revisit for a future anniversary edition.
More recently, the 2025 NYC edition brought Doechii, Clairo, boygenius member Lucy Dacus, the Marías, and Joe Keery’s band Djo to Forest Hills Stadium across a three-day run, cementing the venue as the festival’s permanent New York home rather than a one-off booking.
Previous All Things Go NYC Lineups
- 2024: The festival’s first year at Forest Hills Stadium, marking its NYC debut after a decade based in the DC area.
- 2025: Held September 26–28, headlined by Doechii and Clairo, with Lucy Dacus, the Marías, Djo, Remi Wolf, the Last Dinner Party, Lola Young, Gigi Perez, and Rachel Chinouriri also on the 24-artist bill. The DC edition that same weekend swapped in Noah Kahan and Kesha for some of the NYC-specific bookings.
- 2026: The current edition, headlined by Zara Larsson, Lola Young, Brandi Carlile, and MUNA, with Carly Rae Jepsen’s sunset performance as a marquee addition.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is All Things Go NYC 2026? September 25 through 27, 2026.
Where is All Things Go NYC held? Forest Hills Stadium, 1 Tennis Place, Forest Hills, Queens, about 15 minutes from Manhattan.
Who is headlining All Things Go NYC 2026? Zara Larsson and Lola Young headline Friday, Brandi Carlile headlines Saturday, and MUNA headlines Sunday with a sunset performance from Carly Rae Jepsen.
How much are tickets? The festival’s official site lists tickets starting at $99, with payment plans available. Resale pricing on secondary marketplaces has generally run higher. Check allthingsgofestival.com for current official pricing.
Is there parking at the venue? No. Forest Hills Stadium does not offer on-site parking, so plan to arrive via subway, LIRR, or rideshare.
Can I leave and come back during the day? No, the festival does not allow re-entry once you exit the grounds.
Are there overlapping sets I need to plan around? No. The festival runs a single stage, so there are no scheduling conflicts within a given day.
Is this an all-ages event? Yes, though alcohol is restricted to attendees 21 and older, and it’s worth checking the official site for any additional entry restrictions closer to the date.
Since Forest Hills Stadium has no on-site parking and doesn’t allow re-entry, the most useful thing to sort out before the day of the show is your full transit plan in and out, rather than leaving it as a same-day decision.
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