ADDITIONAL TICKETS RELEASED FOR QWEEN JEAN’S THIRD ANNUAL SUMMER LEGACY BALL AT LITTLE ISLAND
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
ADDITIONAL SEATS RELEASED
FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL
QWEEN JEAN’S
SUMMER LEGACY BALL
ON
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
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New York, NY (July 17, 2026) — Little Island announced today that additional seats are now available for the third explosive iteration of Tony Award® winner Qween Jean’s Summer Legacy Ball in The Amph on Saturday, August 1 at 8PM, the one-night-only ballroom extravaganza featuring legendary performers, fabulous runway walkers, and virtuosic spectacle. The newly-added free, general admission tickets can be reserved at www.littleisland.org.
QWEEN JEAN: SUMMER LEGACY BALL
- Creative Direction and Hosted by: Qween Jean; Scenic Designer: Simean Carpenter; Lighting Designer: Cha See; Sound Designer: DJ Potts
- Honorees: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Boom Boom Balenciaga, Kiara St. James, Brenda Continental Milan Soulja; Headliner: Infinite Coles; Preacher: Samora Pinderhughes & Dr. Jehbreal Jackson; MCs: Julz Romell, Thunda; Performers: Haus of Telfar; Runway Facilitators: Daniella Agosto, Darius Case; Panelists: Luna Luis Ortiz, Tracey Africa Norman, Mother Pandora West; DJ: Blaize (Ball)
The complete 2026 summer season includes concerts, world premieres, live radio shows, culinary events and parties—and through takeovers of the entire park. Presenting 56 performances by and featuring more than 200 artists in a dense, high-impact celebration of New York’s cultural life, Little Island enters its most focused and dynamic programming model yet. As in years past, The Amph tickets are $25, and The Glade performances and The Play Ground parties are free to the public – all enhanced by curated food, cocktails, and refreshments, served al fresco on the Hudson River.
Inspired by New York’s past and present cultural scenes – held in Little Island’s stunning 700-seat amphitheater, The Amph, overlooking the Hudson. In Little Island’s intimate 250-seat performance space, The Glade, six new live radio shows explore the hidden stories behind everyday foods. Following each program, visitors can enjoy a carefully crafted culinary pairing that complements the themes of the show. The Play Ground, the main gathering space at Little Island, comes alive with DJ fueled parties and food pop-ups for hundreds.
Sitting directly in the Hudson River itself, Little Island opened in May 2021 and has since been enjoyed by more than 7.5 million visitors and has presented and produced more than 885 performances. In 2013, Barry Diller, in partnership with Hudson River Park Trust leadership, embarked on the unique opportunity to envision a solution for the repair and reactivation of Pier 54, which had been badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy. The park was designed as an entirely new type of public space for New York, one that would create an immersive experience of nature and art. Born from a collaboration of the UK-based Heatherwick Studio and the New York-based landscape architecture firm MNLA, led by Signe Nielsen, the park’s imaginative design offers all New Yorkers and visitors a new public space that is dynamic, captivating, and restorative.
Little Island is fully funded by The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation. Zack Winokur is Producing Artistic Director. The park is operated year-round by a 55-member staff led by Executive Director Laura Clement.
Tickets to Little Island’s summer season of performances are available now on TodayTix.com, by downloading the TodayTix app; or LittleIsland.org.
THE AMPH REPERTORY DESIGN
- Lighting Designer: Mary Ellen Stebbins
- Sound Designer: Shannon Slaton
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