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Events

Ongoing

Lady Liberty Regatta

The world's top women sailing teams compete in New York Harbor.

Free to spectators

Art at the Edge

Pier 16

For the fourth year, Waterfront Alliance presents a free outdoor exhibit of New York and New Jersey artists whose work is thematically tied to climate change and will inspire, inform, […]

Free

Family Farm Volunteer Day

Join us at The Battery Urban Farm for some projects for all ages in the vegetable farm.

Free

Drawing in the Park

South Cove

Paint in watercolor or use pastels and other drawing materials to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson River and the unique landscape of South Cove. An artist/educator will help […]

Free

Trains, Buses, Ferries… Oh My! Transportation in Battery Park City

How do New Yorkers get from one place to another? With subways, ferries, bike paths, walking paths, and buses, there’s almost no limit to the options to travel from one part of the city! Following a read-aloud of Subway by Christoph Niemann, we will take a walk around the neighborhood and discover different forms of […]

Free

Migration Celebration

South Cove

Enjoy the annual celebration of all the creatures that migrate through and pass by Battery Park City. The morning will feature a host of activities presented by several guest environmental organizations working to make our city more sustainable to migrators. Featuring : Duro UAS Island Bee Project American Littoral Society SCAPE landscape architects BPCA Zero […]

FREE

Summer Tour of Perennial Gardens

Take a guided tour through the seasonal highlights of The Battery's extensive gardens, designed by Piet Oudolf.

Free

Meet the New York Climate Exchange

Governors Island

The New York Cli­mate Exchange is host­ing tours and infor­mal infor­ma­tion­al ses­sions on Gov­er­nors Island in August and Sep­tem­ber. Vis­i­tors will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to learn about The Exchange’s mis­sion, vision, antic­i­pat­ed pro­gram­ming, and phys­i­cal design — even before con­struc­tion offi­cial­ly begins in 2025.

Free

Sinister Secrets of the Seaport Walking Tour

Interactive tour exploring historical stories ripped from the headlines of newspapers and publications from the 1790s to the 1990s that provide a new perspective on the history of the area […]

$40

Chantey Sing and Sail

Embark on a musical journey through New York Harbor aboard the 1885 Schooner Pioneer, with the Seaport Museum! As the Historical Register-listed vessel glides across the water, you'll be treated to a round-robin of catchy rhythms, all set against the breathtaking backdrop of unfurled sails.

$10 – $50

Texts and Tête-à-Tête: Howard Goldblatt’s Exchanges with Chinese Writers

Howard Goldblatt embarked on his journey of translating Chinese literary masterpieces during the 1970s and swiftly rose to acclaim as the “Chief Translator of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature.” Renowned for his translations of works by notable Chinese authors like Mo Yan, Bi Feiyu, Liu Zhenyun, Su Tong, and Jia Pingwa, Goldblatt’s contributions have become […]