The Tribeca Festival has released its 2026 lineup of talks, reunions and retrospectives, and Paul Rudd is among the names set for the festival’s anniversary run in New York City. The slate also includes conversations with Sean Penn, Keke Palmer, Dwyane Wade, Finneas and Este Haim.
Tribeca’s 25th anniversary edition will run from June 3 through 14, bringing one-night-only events that span film, music and culture. Single tickets are on sale now at TribecaFilm.com.
The announcement matters because this year’s lineup is built around a milestone edition of the festival, which has become known for mixing major names with newer voices. Bruce Springsteen will receive the 2026 Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award, an honor given to artists who use their platform to advance equality, dignity and human rights. Robert De Niro and Patti Smith will also join the festival.
Jane Rosenthal said Tribeca was founded on the belief that storytelling brings people together and moves culture and society forward. She said the milestone festival will honor artists who have shaped the cultural landscape, while also revisiting films that still resonate across generations, including Taxi Driver, and making room for the next generation of storytellers.
The tension in the program is right there in the structure of the festival itself: a celebration of legacy wrapped around new work and live conversations. The award for Springsteen and the return of well-known figures like De Niro and Smith give the anniversary edition its gravitas, while the talks lineup, with Paul Rudd and others, is aimed at keeping the festival immediate and varied rather than purely retrospective. One-night events and feature film premieres suggest Tribeca is trying to mark 25 years without turning the week into a look backward only. For ticket buyers, the next step is simple: single tickets are already available at TribecaFilm.com, and the festival opens June 3 in New York City.