By Hannah Dailey: 04/1/2024

Global Citizen announced Monaday (April 1) that its annual festival will return to Central Park in 2024, with the nonprofit planning to unveil this year's lineup in the coming months.

The confirmation comes about six months after last year's concert, which due to heavy rain on the day of the event caused severe damages to the New York City park's Great Lawn. The Central Park Conservancy reported in September that portions of the Great Lawn had been damaged due to stage qauipment and high foot traffic on the grass throughout the downpour, forcing the park to close the area for annual renovations six weeks earlier than scheduled.

This year's Global Citizen Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 28. More details, including lineup billings, will be announced later this year. As in past years, attendance will be free, but entry must be earned by "taking action towards ending extreme poverty."