Come celebrate City of Water Day! Join us for an educational scavenger hunt along the waterfront! Learn about the importance of environmental sustainability, find out where water goes when it rains, and who uses the water in Battery Park City. We’ll read books that celebrate water and conservation.
City of Water Day!
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Celebrate a uniquely American holiday from our history. Make Juneteenth flag featuring the Texas Lone Star and a starburst promising a bright future. Hear about the Federation of Black Cowboys and enjoy a ride on their horses! A guest from the African Burial Ground National Monument will share the history of the free and enslaved African people who lived in colonial New York.
SUNRISE, SUNSET (REVOLUTION)
Meet the artists Autumn Ewalt and Dharmesh Patel, creators of a Pier A Plaza temporary art installation that features thousands of rainbow-making prisms. Be part of interactive rainbow art happenings that celebrate Pride.
RETRO FREESTYLE & TEEN DANCE SHOWCASE
Brooklyn Dance Festival showcases, supports and fosters the borough’s dance companies, emerging artists, and youth ensembles. Catch performances from dynamic teen dance groups and take part in a movement workshop led by the incomparable Jason Rodriguez of the smash hit drama series Pose. The fun continues with an all out freestyle dance party featuring your favorite hits from the 80’s & 90’s.
Memorial Day Weekend Sail-Abration
Come to Offshore Sailing School at North Cove Marina at Brookfield Place for a fun, exciting, amazing sailboat ride. One hour sailboat rides are just $35. Rides on Offshore Sailing School Colgate 26 sailboats go out on the hour 9am to 6pm – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, May 22-25. Drawings held at noon and 4pm on the Offshore Sailing School dock each day. You do not have to be present to win!
Enter the Drawing for a Chance to Win
- Free KidsSail 5 Half-Day Program
- Free 2-Hour Sailing Lesson
- Free 3-Day Learn to Sail Course
From our friends at North Cove Sailing School & Offshore Sailing
