TEDFest

April 20-24, 2020
Manhattan, USA

TEDFest will take place from Monday, April 20 until Thursday, April 24, 2020 in New York City. TEDFest is a simulcast experience around the livestream of the TED2020 Conference, with the theme “Unchartered”. The event, created exclusively for the TEDx community, offers TEDxers from around the world an opportunity to gather together in New York City and enjoy TED talks while taking advantage of all New York has to offer. The talks will be screened at Webster Hall, an iconic theater located in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood.

This event is exclusively programmed for the entire TEDx community. Primary licensees, co-organizers and official team members of TEDx events can apply to attend.

Attending TEDFest qualifies attendees for the 100+ TEDx license.

Please note: Before applying for TEDFest, please be sure that you will be able to secure a visa to enter the United States. Learn more about the visa application process

Talks from TED2020 in Vancouver will be seen via the livestream at Webster Hall. When it first opened around the turn of the 20th century, Webster Hall was the home for civil rights initiatives including labor union rallies and strikes. Later, It hosted parties attended by Marcel Duchamp and F. Scott Fitzgerald (where drinks flowed openly during Prohibition) before evolving into a recording studio where Carol Channing and Elvis Presley created iconic albums. Today, Webster Hall is known primarily as a venue where acts ranging from Tina Turner to Prince to Madonna to Sonic Youth have all passed through its famed doors.