C2C Festival returns to New York City’s Knockdown Center on May 8, 2026 for its second-ever North American edition. Following a 2025 debut that featured Oneohtrix Point Never’s Again², Nala Sinephro, Nick León and more, the 2026 edition of C2C Festival NYC brings both an expanded production and lineup, and will now take place over three stages across the extraordinary breadth of the venue, indoors and outdoors. Tickets go on sale on January 16th at noon EST.

2026’s edition is led by Arca’s return to New York after two years away. aya and Los Thuthanaka, who released the two most and Los Thuthanaka.Other artists performing include Nourished By Time, Titanic (the collaborative project by Venezuelan guitarist I. la Católica and Guatemalan cellist Mabe Fratti), Malibu, YHWH Nailgun and Elias Rønnenfelt give C2C Festival NYC exclusive album plays of some of the most significant releases of the past year. Additionally, the programme includes the city’s exclusive performances of pop duo NEW YORK and Avalon Emerson & the Charm, as well as a Residents Showcase from The Lot Radio, and more.

Knockdown Center is New York’s largest independent music venue. Its flagship projects include WIRE Festival, OUTLINE, RUSH and BASEMENT. This 50,000 square-foot building has seen continuous use for more than 100 years: first as the Gleason-Tiebout glass factory, then as Manhattan Door factory. It is named for the “Knock-Down” door frame that was invented there in 1956 by Samuel Sklar and remains an industry standard to this day. The factory has since remained in the Sklar family and is again a site for innovation. Having undergone a renovation that is equal parts preservationist and state of the art, Knockdown Center now produces and hosts concerts, performances, nightlife and exhibitions that respond to its unique architecture and dimensions.

Tickets to C2C Festival NYC are available, starting at 12pm EST this Friday, January 16th order tickets HERE