Excited to share that today, POPSUGAR Play/Ground, will announce the schedule and lineup for their two-day interactive summer festival that will be happening in New York City on June 9th & June 10th. Play/Ground will be an irl experience that brings POPAUGAR's award winning content to life across fashion, fitness, beauty, living, culture and music. See schedule below with panel topics, talent and timing.
The festival will feature an incredible talent line up including Mindy Kaling, Kate Hudson, Tiffany Haddish, Yara Shahidi, Huda Kattan, Charlotte Tilbury and Arianna Huffington.
Sit in on can't miss conversations such as F-ing Funny Females with comedians Michelle Collins and Sasheer Zamata, Redefining the Pursuit of Happiness with Kate Hudson, The Last Laugh with Tiffany Haddish, Breaking The Model Mold with Iskra Lawrence and Digital Detox with Arianna Huffington.
For the health and fitness fanatics, we will be providing the rare opportunity to work out with Australian fitness expert and Instagram influencer Kayla Itsines who will be kicking off each day with her world famous workouts. Additionally, attendees will have access to boutique classes with barre3 and Body by Simone and meditation sessions led by MNDFUL.
We'll be closing each day out with exciting performances from Tinashe and AlunaGeorge with more surprise guests and panels to be announced leading up to the festival.
Attendees will also have the unique opportunity to shop some of their favorite Instagram e-commerce brands in a bazaar-style Retail Hall that will feature Huda Beauty with Ouai, ALALA, Sevenly, Skin INC., 100% PURE, Monat, goldno.8, Margaux, Au|Rate Rothy's, Sold.Out, Georgia Perry and Aviator Nation.
Sneak peak of our current lineup below for coverage consideration. Would also love to find a way to work with you on additional coverage leading up to this fun event!
POPSUGAR Play/Ground Schedule 2018
Pier 94
711 12th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Saturday June 9, 2018
Main Stage
10:00am - DJ Nikki Pennie *VIP Only*
11:00am - Kayla Itsines Workout
12:15pm - Smart Girls Win With Mindy Kaling
1:15pm - Power Your Happy
Panelists: Kayla Itsines, Katie Stevens (Actress, The Bold Type), Martha Hunt (Model)
2:15pm - The Power of Beauty with Charlotte Tilbury
Moderator: Lisa Sugar
3:00pm - Redefining the Pursuit of Happiness with Kate Hudson
4:00pm - Passion to Action with Yara Shadidi
Moderator: Cori Murray
6:00pm - Tinashe Performance
Small Stage
10:00am - Kayla Itsines Meet-and-Greet *VIP Only*
11:00am - View From the Top
Panelists: Ukwono Ojo (SVP of Covergirl), Rebecca Minkoff (Designer)
Moderator: Dana Avidan Cohn
11:45pm - Fired Up! Keynote with Sarah Robb O'Hagan (Flywheel)
12:30pm - The Female Frontier: Creating Change
Panelists: Carolyn DeWitt (Rock The Vote), Karen Cahn (iFundWomen), Jess Morales Rocketto (National Domestic Workers Alliance)
Moderator: Lindsay Miller
1:45pm - Barre 3 Workout with Sadie Lincoln
3:15pm - Taste of Triumph
Panelists: Eden Grishpan (Eden Eats), Sam Wasser (byChloe)
Moderator: Melissa Ben-Ishay (Baked by Melissa)
4:00pm - Flip The Script: Brought To You By BookSparks
Panelist: Taylor Jenkins Reed (Author), Curtis Sittenfeld (Author), Georgia Clark (Author), Kendare Blake (Author), Sara Shepard (Author), Tomi Adeyemi (Author), Megan Abbot (Author), Camille Perri (Author)
Moderator: Laura Meyers
5:00pm - F-ing Funny Females
Panelists: Michelle Collins (comedian), Sasheer Zamata (comedian)
Sunday June 10, 2018
Main Stage
10:00am - DJ Nikki Pennie *VIP Only*
11:00am - Kayla Itsines Workout
12:00pm - The Last Laugh with Tiffany Haddish
Standup performer and panelist: Tiffany Haddish
Moderator: Amanda Seales
1:00pm - Beauty Panel with Huda and Mona Kattan (official panel name TDB)
Panelists: Huda Kattan (Huda Beauty Founder & CEO), Mona Kattan (President, Huda Beauty)
Moderator: Kirbie Johnson
1:45pm - Digital Detox with Arianna Huffington
2:30pm - (Making) Money Moves with Sallie Krawcheck
3:15pm - Best Face Forward with Dr. Barbara Sturm
Moderator: Dana Avidan Cohn
4:00pm - Breaking The Model Mold
Panelist: Iskra Lawrence (model)
Moderator: Lindsay Miller
4:45pm - Keynote with Gabby Bernstein (official session name TDB)
6:10pm - AlunaGeorge Performance
Small Stage
10:00am - Kayla Itsines Meet-and-Greet *VIP Only*
11:00am - Scrolling Your Way To Sucess
Panelists: Ashley Longshore (Artist), Amirah Kassem (Flour Shop)
Moderator: Laura Meyers
11:45pm - Heart Talk with Cleo Wade
1:15pm - Body By Simone Workout with Simone De La Rue
2:45pm - Screen Queens
Panelists: Ashleigh Murray (Actress, Riverdale), Vanessa Morgan (Actress, Riverdale), Candice Patton (Actress, The Flash), Caity Lotz (Actress, Legends Of Tomorrow)
Moderator: Kirbie Johnson
3:30pm - $ave Your$elf with Sallie Krawcheck
4:30pm - MNDFUL Meditation
5:30pm - Wanderlust Yoga
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