The 49th Kennedy Center awards gala will take place at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., not the Kennedy Center itself after a shut down and efforts by Donald Trump to rename the arts institution.

The Kennedy Center will announce the honorees and the program's broadcast partner at a later date.

The Kennedy Center Honors was once one of the biggest nights in Washington, which may not be saying much in a city that’s more blue blazer than red carpet. Still, it was where D.C.’s buttoned-up power ...

WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center Honors are leaving the Kennedy Center. This year’s annual celebration of the performing arts will be held Dec. 7 at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, DC, a ...

The Kennedy Center Honors are moving off-site for the first time in the history of the annual celebration.

The 2026 Kennedy Center Honors will be held Dec. 7 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., after a ceiling collapse closed part of the Kennedy Center. CBS’s contract ended, and no broadcast partner ...

The annual Kennedy Center Honors will be held away from the Kennedy Center for the first time in its history amid an ongoing battle over its future.

The Kennedy Center Honors will take place in a separate location, the institution announced on Friday, amid a legal fight over whether President Donald Trump can shut the center down while renaming it ...

Ceremony will not be hosted at its traditional home for the first time since awards began in 1978 ...

It was founded as an "artistic mecca" and inspired American pride for years. Now the Trump administration says it's falling apart and needs to close.

The Kennedy Center has been temporarily closed since Sept. 15 ...

Efforts to put President Trump's name on the Kennedy Center continue, despite a court's order blocking such a change.