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Global Citizen Festival 2018 in Central Park

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Evelyn Kanter

 

Global Citizen concert 2018 Central ParkGet FREE tickets to the Global Citizen Festival, NYC’s biggest annual outdoor concert, with a blockbuster line-up including Janet Jackson, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Cardi B, Janelle Monae and special guest John Legend.

Hugh Jackman returns as host for the fifth year.

Global Citizen Festival 2018 is Saturday, Sept.29, in Central Park. The annual event blends great music with positive social activism.

As in past years, in order to get your FREE tickets, you have to earn them by completing easy and educational actions on the Global Citizen Festival 2018 website.

All the tasks are designed to make us more aware of global poverty, human trafficikng and other social issues – and, more importantly, start doing something about it.

The theme of this year’s concert and activism is Be the Citizen, Global Citizen’s year-long campaign to end extreme poverty, which honoring the legacy of Nelson Mandela in the year he would have turned 100.

The theme of the 2017 concert and activism activities was to call  on leaders in the USA and around the world to uphold their responsibility to end poverty, tackle climate change, support education for girls worldwide, by 2030.

The mission of Global Citizen 2016 was to end global poverty and human trafficking.  

How to earn tickets to the Global Citizen Festival 2018 in NYC

There is absolutely no admission without a ticket, so start earning yours now.

Or, you could pay $1,00 (more or less) for a VIP ticket, which helps support Global Citizen programs.

Either way, you will be supporting Global Citizen’s efforts to end global poverty and reduce climate change.

Here’s how you can start earning your FREE tickets.

Download the Global Citizen NYC 2018 app to start taking action and earning points for tickets to the Festival.

By taking actions through the Global Citizen app, you earn points you can redeem for tickets to the Festival in September, as well as other shows and events.

Ticket draws will occur throughout the summer and you will be notified by Global Citizen when you are selected for a free ticket for yourself.

Your BFF or significant other has to earn his or her own ticket.

There’s no time to lose. Start being a good global citizen now to earn your free tickets to the Global Citizen Festival 2018 in NYC next month before the tickets are gone.

Who’s behind Global Citizen Festival?

The Global Citizen Festival is the lead annual event in the Global Citizen movement. You can learn about them here, see their manifesto here, and see see their impact here.

The 2018 Global Citizen Festival is being presented for the first time by Citi, and has been a  partner of the festival since inception.

Live Nations return for the third consecutive year as production partner.

For the fifth consecutive year, MSNBC & Comcast NBCUniversal will air a live simulcast of the Festival on MSNBC and MSNBC.com. The Festival broadcast will be produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Ken Ehrlich (Grammy Awards).

For the seventh consecutive year, iHeartMedia has been named the exclusive audio media partner and will broadcast live from Central Park on more than 150 radio stations across the U.S. and streamed on the iHeartRadio app.

The Festival will also be livestreamed on YouTube and Twitter, presented by Johnson & Johnson.

Proud partners of the 2018 Global Citizen Festival include Global Citizen’s global health partner and major partner Johnson & Johnson, and major partners P&G, CHIME FOR CHANGE Founded by Gucci, Verizon, House of Mandela, and NYC Parks.

See you on The Great Lawn in New York City’s Central Park! #GlobalCitizen

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 8, 2018 | Updated April 27, 2019 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Festivals · Music · NYC Free · NYC Parks · NYC Summer Calendar Tagged With: Global Citizen Festival· globalcitizen· nycfreeconcerts

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