Headline Your Own Halftime Show at The Garden
This is That’s New York Talent – a contest that calls on YOU to showcase your talents!
If you've ever dreamed of performing at halftime of a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, this is your chance! That's New York Talent is a season-long competition where one winner will headline their own halftime show during the final home game of the 2025-26 Regular Season, and receive a grand prize of $50,000! The runner up will receive $10,000.
If you’ve got a talent, we want to see it! Enter our competition by submitting a video recording of your performance, for the opportunity to advance to the preliminary rounds. Good luck, and we hope to see you at the World’s Most Famous Arena!**
Competition Submission Period: September 16 – November 5, 2025 Of the online submissions, twelve (12) contestants will be chosen to advance to the preliminary rounds
The (12) twelve preliminary finalists will be broken into 4 (four) groups of 3 (three) contestants where each group will perform at 1 (one) of 4 (four) pre-selected Knicks home games to compete with 2 (two) other contestants in their group
Knicks fans in attendance during these preliminary rounds will digitally vote to select one (1) winner from each preliminary round who will advance to our semi-finals (this will continue throughout entirety of contest)
There will then be a wildcard round on one night where 4 (four) runner ups of our preliminary rounds will compete for 2 (two) additional spots in the semi-final rounds
Six (6) semi-finalists will then compete 3 by 3 at a halftime of 2 (two) different select Knicks games for the right to move on to the Finals.
Knicks Judges will also be involved in the selection and advancement of all contestants
Performance in video submission should not exceed ninety (90) seconds and should not include fire, any tipe of liquir or spray, or any rigging. Be sure to review the Terms of Participation prior to creating and submitting your entry.
The winner of the final round will be crowned our That's New York Talent champion and be rewarded with the grand prize of their own halftime show during the Knicks vs. Hornets game on Sunday, April 12th.
Competition Details
When Can I See the Talent Compete?
Buy tickets to the upcoming games here to see all of our "That's New York Talent" contestants perform live.
FRI, OCT 25 • 7:30PM ET
FRI, NOV 8 • 7:30PM ET
MON, DEC 23 • 7:30PM ET
FRI, JAN 10 • 7:30PM ET
Contestant Submission Period: October 9 – November 8, 2024 Of the online submissions, twelve (12) contestants will be chosen to advance to the preliminary rounds
The (12) twelve preliminary finalists will be broken into 4 (four) groups of 3 (three) contestants where each group will perform at 1 (one) of 4 (four) pre-selected Knicks home games to compete with 2 (two) other contestants in their group
Knicks fans in attendance during these preliminary rounds will digitally vote to select one (1) winner from each preliminary round who will advance to our semi-finals (this will continue throughout entirety of contest)
Four (4) semi-finalists will then compete 2 by 2 at a halftime of 2 (two) different select Knicks games for the right to move on to the Finals on Saturday, February 8th.
The (12) twelve preliminary finalists will be broken into 4 (four) groups of 3 (three) contestants where each group will perform at 1 (one) of 4 (four) pre-selected Knicks home games to compete with 2 (two) other contestants in their group
Knicks Judges will also be involved in the selection and advancement of all contestants
Performance in video submission should not exceed ninety (90) seconds and should not include fire, any type of liquid or spray, or any rigging. Be sure to review the Terms of Participation prior to creating and submitting your entry
The winner of the finals round will be crowned our That’s New York Talent champion and be rewarded with the grand prize of their own halftime show during Knicks vs. Cavaliers on Friday, April 11th.
Contest Details
When Can I See the Talent Compete?
Buy tickets to the upcoming games here to see all of our "That's New York Talent" contestants perform live.
FRI, OCT 25 • 7:30PM ET
FRI, NOV 8 • 7:30PM ET
MON, DEC 23 • 7:30PM ET
FRI, JAN 10 • 7:30PM ET
Preliminaries
SAT, JAN 25 • 7:30PM ET
SAT, FEB 1 • 8:30PM ET
Semi-Finals
SAT, FEB 8 • 8:30PM ET
Finals
FRI, APR 11 • 7:30PM ET
Winner Performance
Preliminaries
Semi-Finals
SAT, JAN 25 • 7:30PM ET
SAT, FEB 1 • 8:30PM ET
Finals
SAT, FEB 8 • 8:30PM ET
Winner Performance
FRI, APR 11 • 7:30PM ET
**Solo individuals, duos and groups of no more than 20 members are eligible provided all individuals are 18 or older and legal residents of NY, NJ, or CT and reside within a 150-mile radius of Madison Square Garden. Submissions accepted until twelve (12) contestants are determined or until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on October 25, 2025, whichever is sooner. Contestants will be selected on a rolling basis. Void outside the eligible area and where prohibited. See Terms of Participation at knicks.com/nytalentrules for all details.
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