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

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 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 ...

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

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 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 ...

The Kennedy Center Honors will happen in December -- at a different location.

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The 2026 Kennedy Center Honors will be held at Capital One Arena on December 7 as the center's main building remains closed amid an ongoing court fight.

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