BEST FEST YET

Bigger names & hopes for OZY 2018 in Central Pk.

AN OUTDOOR extravaganza that’s a mash-up between a music festival and lecture series boasts its most wide-ranging lineup yet when it returns to New York this summer.

OZY Fest 2018, back for its third consecutive year, will feature performances, panels and demonstrations by big names like Common, Chelsea Handler, Laverne Cox, Martha Stewart and more July 21-22 in Central Park, it was exclusively revealed to the Daily News.

Lesser-known personalities like Scott Rogowsky, comedian and host of the HQ Trivia app and game, and Roxane Gay, who wrote the “Bad Feminist” essay collection, will also be there.

“The whole mission of the festival is to bring diverse voices to one stage, and expose people to unexpected perspectives,” OZY Media founder Carlos Watson told the Daily News. “In years past, people who purchased a ticket to see Jason Derulo have been totally wowed by Jeb Bush.”

The theme of this year’s festival is “See Beyond,” which Watson describes as a way for people to expand from their social media circles.

“People are tired of living in their Facebook bubbles,” Watson said. “Who says you can’t like Roxane Gay the author and Scott Rogowsky from HQ? We think diversity is magic.”

After attracting more 5,000 attendees at last year’s single-day festival with a lineup that included people like Samantha Bee, TaNeshisi Coates, Jeb Bush, Katie Couric and Issa Rae, OZY Fest will expand to two days in 2018.

Celebrity chefs Marcus Samuelsson and Roy Choi will head up the festival’s culinary experience.

Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, Michelle Wolf, Steven Pinker, Salman Rushdie and Malcolm Gladwell are also on the lineup, with more additions promised in the coming months.

Tickets to OZY Fest 2018 will be available for limited purchase starting Sunday.