Fall Fundraising Competition

Friday, October 23
through Sunday, December 6
Theater District, NYC

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ iconic #RedBuckets are back in theaters on Broadway, Off-Broadway and across the country for our six-week Fall Fundraising Season. A beloved Broadway tradition spanning decades, this in-theater fundraising campaign brings together the theater community, fans and volunteers in a shared commitment to sharing lifesaving support with those who need it most.

This season of giving will culminate in an all-new Broadway Cares event. More information about this inaugural event will be announced in the coming days.

Kicking off the fall fundraising season are Broadway’s & Juliet, The Book of Mormon, Buena Vista Social Club, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Lion King, Oh, Mary!, The Outsiders, The Rocky Horror Show, Schmigadoon!, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) and Wicked; Off-Broadway’s Little Shop of Horrors and The Play That Goes Wrong; and the national tours of Beauty and the Beast, Buena Vista Social Club, Hamilton – Angelica, The Lion King – Rafiki, Maybe Happy Ending, Oh, Mary!, Operation Mincemeat, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music and Wicked.

Next week, more shows join in the fundraising fun: Broadway’s Aladdin, The Great Gatsby, Hadestown, Hamilton, The Lost Boys, Maybe Happy Ending, MJ, Operation Mincemeat, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Six and Stranger Things: The First Shadow; and the national tour of Hell’s Kitchen, Mamma Mia! and The Notebook. Additional Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tours will join in the coming weeks.

Donate to Participating Shows

Broadway Cares’ signature Red Buckets appear bi-annually in theaters on Broadway and around the country for six-week fundraising periods in the spring and fall. This year’s Fall Fundraising Campaign continues through Sunday, December 6, 2026.

Since 1989, the 34 editions of the Fall Fundraising Campaign have raised $111.5 million to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.