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A renowned selection of writers, artists, scientists, chefs and more will appear virtually and in person as part of The New Yorker’s twenty-second annual festival, which returns this year from October 4-10. In addition to the Festival’s signature mix of conversations and panels, this year’s event will feature an in-home dining experience, as well as film screenings and performances at Skyline Drive-In, an outdoor venue in Brooklyn. Most of the events will be broadcast live and then be available for replay on demand, allowing ticket holders to attend from anywhere in the world. Visit festival.newyorker.com to see the full schedule and buy tickets. Magazine subscribers benefit from discounts on virtual tickets.
Ticket sales for this year’s Festival start Tuesday, September 14 at 12 p.m. PM AND, when unlimited access digital passes, in-person outdoor event tickets and Dining In with The New Yorker tickets become available. Tickets for individual virtual events can be purchased from Monday, September 20 at 12 noon. PM HEY
This year’s sessions include:
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Actor and writer Stanley tucci in conversation with The New Yorker Helene Rosner.
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The model and the writer Emily ratajkowski and the comedian and actor Amy schumer in conversation with The New Yorker Michael schulman.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, and Jamaica Kincaid, contributors to the New Yorker anthology “The case of black lives“, discuss their groundbreaking work on race, in a conversation moderated by The New Yorker Jelani cobb.
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The primatologist and activist Jane goodall will be interviewed by The New Yorker Andy Borowitz.
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The writers Jonathan franzen and Tara Westover in conversation with The New Yorker Henry finder.
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“Politics and the Novel,” a fact-driven roundtable on fiction, will feature the writers Yiyun Li, Valerie Luiselli, and Viet Thanh Nguyen, moderated by The New Yorker Parul sehgal.
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The writers rachel brosme and Patricia lockwood in conversation with The New Yorker fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
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‘The Legacy of Globalism’, a roundtable on our collective future, will include economist and Nobel Prize winner Esther Duflo, the doctor and New Yorker writer Siddhartha Mukherjee, and the foreign policy expert Anne-Marie Slaughter, moderated by The New Yorker Evan osnos.
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“Very Funny Ladies”, a round table on the history of women cartoonists in The New Yorker, will feature Roz chast, Liza Donnelly, Liana fink, and Amy hwang, in conversation with The New Yorker cartoon editor, Emma Allen. This is a free community event.
The Festival will also include screenings and concerts at Skyline Drive-In, Brooklyn, where attendees can walk, cycle or drive:
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The musician Dave Grohl speak with The New Yorker Kelefa Sanneh and execute.
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The singer-songwriter Aimee Mann speak with The New Yorker Atul Gawande and execute.
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Stephane Karam will screen his first film, “The Humans”, an adaptation of his Tony award-winning play, then speak to the stars of the film, Feldstein beanie, Jayne Houdyshell, and Richard jenkins. The New Yorker Michael schulman will moderate.
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Jessica chastain and Oscar isaac, the stars of the new limited series “Scenes from a Marriage”, will join the writer, director and executive producer of the series, Hagai Levi, for a conversation led by the therapist Esther perel. Sponsored by HBO Max, this event is free.
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Another free event, sponsored by Nature Conservancy, will feature Katharine Hayhoe, the organization’s chief scientist, and Bill Ulfelder, its executive director in New York, speaking on how to accelerate climate action. Moderated by Allegra Kirkland, the political editor of Vogue teens.
The Festival will also offer a socially distanced twist on past excursions exploring New York’s food culture:
- Residents of the five boroughs can order organized meal deliveries from Dasha 46, Kimika, Reverence, and A yellow rose, accompanied by on-demand access to interviews with chefs, led by The New Yorker Helen Rosner.
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