Joan Marcus
Shakespeare in the Park
Free Shakespeare in the Park is a cherished annual favorite!
Get ready for the exciting reopening of Delacorte Theater in the summer of 2025 and the return of Free Shakespeare in the Park! Subscribe to our newsletter to receive updates as they are announced.
2025 Shakespeare in the Park
The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park presents Twelfth Night at the newly renovated Delacorte Theater in Central Park in 2025. The beloved series returns from August 7th to September 14th, boasting a stellar cast with stars like Peter Dinklage, Lupita Nyong'o, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Sandra Oh -- all under the direction of Tony award nominee Saheem Ali. This will be the seventh staging of Twelfth Night in the history of the Delacorte.
See more details about the cast and a description of the play on this year's event page.
How to get tickets to Shakespeare in the Park in 2025:
Shakespeare in the Park tickets are FREE and are distributed in a variety of ways across all five boroughs:
- In-person distribution in Central Park
- In-person lottery at The Public Theater
- In-person distribution in the boroughs
- Digital lottery with TodayTix
- In-person standby line in Central Park
- Become a supporter of The Public Theater with a gift of $300 or more to access reserved seating (limited to keep the majority of tickets accessible to all).
Please note that The Public Theater reserves the right to deny tickets. Including tickets to future performances this season and in future seasons, to anyone participating on a secondary market in the selling or obtaining of tickets that The Public Theater offers for free, and to revoke such tickets or to deny admission to anyone found in possession of such obtained tickets.
Where does Shakespeare in the Park take place?
Shakespeare in the Park performances take place at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
The theater is accessible by entering at 81st Street and Central Park West or at 79th Street and Fifth Avenue.
About
Shakespeare in the Park is an annual event held at the Delacorte Theater featuring large-scale productions of famous works. Since its inception over 45 years ago, the Theater has hosted over five million people from across the globe.
Notable performances have included James Earl Jones in Othello, Meryl Streep in The Taming of the Shrew, and Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice.