In just one week, All Things Go 2026 takes over Queen’s very own Forest Hills Stadium for its third annual NYC edition from September 25-27. What began as a small DC-based festival in 2011 has expanded into a three-day, three-city summer celebration filled with music from the world’s top pop, alternative, and indie artists.
A masterclass in diversity year after year, the 2026 lineup shines as a momentous occasion for All Things Go NYC. Marking its first all-female and non-binary lineup for the entire three day sweep – which leaps bounds over their previous 2018 record, consisting of a single day female curated lineup – this year is already making a place for itself in the history books.
New York’s smaller scale, no overlapping set time mantra avoids the craze of scoping out set times and stage locations in advance. And if you arrive early, you’ll get to experience one of the best parts of a community-based festival: finding your new favorite, pre-viral sensation within the first set of the day. Up-and-coming female artists Chloe Qisha, Natalie Jinju, and Cherry Bomb are booked to perform half-hour sets starting at 2:15 pm.
The gates into New York’s iconic tennis stadium open later this year at 2 pm. Women are just as represented off stage as on, with the grounds expected to include community-wide partnerships specializing in LGBTQ+ and diversity groups, allyship, and experiential pop-ups. Lovingly referred to by The Besties, aka ATG’s official fanbase, as Gay-Chella, Lesbopalooza, and All Things Gay, the festival continues its streak of highlighting queer performers this year. Between Rebecca Black, Cara Delevingne, Brandi Carlile, Ethel Cain, MUNA, and The Beaches – as well as plenty more performers – over half of the festival acts identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community.
All Things Go is crafted in a way unlike any other. Not only is it an equal mix of a never-ending Pride celebration and an endless summer on paper, but it’s the safest, most inclusive festival for all ages and identities in practice. While focusing on real world commitments to diversify the music industry, it also proves that a festival is not just a place to listen to music, but a place to celebrate how far we’ve come as women in music.
It’s a celebration and second opportunity for Lola Young, who collapsed mid-song at last year’s NYC edition. Posting online after the 2026 lineup was released, “All Things Go, we have unfinished business. I feel blessed and ready to take it to the next level. Thank you for having me back,” it marks the English powerhouse’s return to New York only a year later.
For artists like Sunday’s headliner MUNA, this festival only emphasizes how much they’ve grown (and their fanbase’s growth!) over the past thirteen years as a band. Having performed two previous times at All Things Go in 2023 and 2024, this year marks their first as a headliner and closing act.
The Prettiest Girl in America, Meg Stalter, is ready to bring comedy to the ATG Forest Hills stage for the first time. Fresh off of starring as Mary in Broadway’s “Oh, Mary!”, Stalter will shine as she combines her effortless wit and newly established music career in a half hour midday set.
Shockingly, this year’s festival marks pop sensation Zara Larsson’s first ever headlining set! A pillar in the pop industry since 2013, Larsson is finally getting her flowers. Between her tropical sequined outfits, elaborate choreography and lifts, and her killer vocal runs, Larsson will make everyone wish they could relive Friday’s “All night, all summer” attitude throughout the first autumn weekend in Queens.
When it comes to our Don’t Miss List – Rebecca Black is ready to tear up the dance floor as she’s done every “Friday” since 2011, CMAT and her “Very Sexy CMAT Band” prove just how accurate their name is on Saturday, and Carly Rae Jepsen “calls” the weekend to an end for a special sunset party on Sunday.
As all music lovers know, live music is one of the only things in the world that can unite everybody. At All Things Go, music is just the beginning. By the end of the three day festivities, fans come out more empowered than they had the day before just from witnessing the beauty of community.
NYC three day tickets are officially sold out and very limited tickets remain! Prices increase for the final time on Friday, September 18.
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