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  • Fresh Prints

    This open house will feature a breadth of printing equipment that you will be invited to use. You’ll get to see how the designers at Bowne lock up limited edition […]

    Free

  • Elderbrook

    Elderbrook is bringing his Another Touch North American Tour with special guests Le Youth and Jerro to The Rooftop at Pier 17. Due to overwhelming demand, a second show has […]

  • Mireya Ramos

    Experience the Latin Grammy winning vocalist, musician, composer, producer, arranger and founder of Flor de Toloache, Mireya Ramos, whose versatility, natural improvisational skills, and beautiful tone has made her one […]

    Free

  • Exploration and Resonance: Chinese Music in the West

    China Institute in America and the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music presents an exciting performance by the Bard East/West Ensemble, with the instrumentation of a […]

    $18

  • The Seas

    20th anniversary celebration of the book The Seas. Following a teenage girl who believes she's a mermaid, The Seas "blurred the lines between reality and fairy tale, hope and delusion, […]

    $5 – $32

  • Golden Thread Ensemble: Yiddish Songs of Social Change

    Golden Thread Ensemble presents Yiddish Songs of Social Change, a program that explores the nature and dynamics of social change in the 20th century, featuring new arrangements for string quintet […]

    $10

  • Verdi Requiem

    Trinity Church

    In celebration of its 100th anniversary, The Dessoff Choirs joins forces with Trinity Choir, Downtown Voices, and NOVUS to take the audience on a soul-stirring journey through Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem. The […]

    Free

  • Dance Out Loud

    Dance performance.

    $15

  • Chloe Hogan

    Chloé Hogan is a Brooklyn based soul singer and songwriter from Orlando, Florida, and Top 16 finalist on Season 19 of NBC’s The Voice. She shares her intimate experience with […]

    Free

  • Cinco de Mayo and the Architecture of Mexico

    Cinco de Mayo (the Fifth of May) commemorates the day in 1862 that Mexico defeated the French Army, paving the way for its independence! To celebrate Mexico and its traditional […]

    Free

  • Haudenosaunee Family Fun Day

    Bring the whole family for a fun day of Haudenosaunee activities. It was through play that Haudenosaunee youth perfected the skills they would eventually use in their adult lives. In […]

    Free

  • Community Block Party

    Live music, arts and STEM activities, local food, skateboarding contest, giveaways, yoga and fitness for all.

    Free

  • Naomi Greene

    Naomi Greene travels the world with an electric harp. The Parisian-Californian singer-songwriter has been a collaborator of acts such as La Femme, M83, and Laurent Voulzy. She will release her […]

    Free

  • Films At The Museum: “Watching Walter”

    Screening and discussion. Watching Walter is a short biopic (and feature film proof of concept) starring Stephen Tobolowsky set in both 1995 Philadelphia and World War II Nazi occupied Poland. […]

    $10

  • Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music

    Singers of all levels, as well as listeners, are welcome to join in the choruses throughout the free Chantey Sing, lead or request a song in the round-robin, or just […]

    Free

  • Jazz at One: Camille Thurman and the Darrell Green Quartet

    Experience saxophonist, vocalist, and composer Camille Thurman alongside the Darrell Green Quartet as they showcase their talents at Jazz at One. Renowned for her ability to seamlessly transition between virtuosic […]

    Free

  • Pipes at One: Angela Kraft Cross

    Angela Kraft Cross is an internationally respected virtuoso organist, pianist, and composer — and also an eye surgeon, with dual degrees in physics and organ performance from Oberlin College. Her […]

    Free

  • Passwords: Rigoberto González on Leo Romero

    Join poet and educator Rigoberto González for a talk on the foundational yet overlooked Chicano poet Leo Romero, whose new and selected volume Trees Dream of Water (University of Arizona […]

    Free

  • Trivium & Bullet For My Valentine

    Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine bring The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour with special guests August Burns Red & Bleeds From Within to The Rooftop at Pier 17.

  • The Poet’s Game

    Book reading and signing by Paul Vidich, author of The Poet's Game.

  • Capturing History in Personal Writing

    This conversation explores how André Aciman and Rich Benjamin chronicle “a living past”—and excavate history— in recent acclaimed works. How do authors such as they successfully interweave big history, a […]

    $5 – $30

  • Bach at One

    Hear pieces from two distinct phases of Bach’s prolific Leipzig period, when he wrote most of the cantatas we perform today. Nun is das Heil und die Kraft represents his first […]

    Free

  • New York City’s Connection to Polar History

    Discover New York City's connections to historic exploration of both the North and South Poles in this mini-symposium presented by the South Street Seaport Museum and the polar social club, […]

    Free

  • Alex Blue in Concert

    Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage and singer-songwriter Alex Blue for a concert followed by an audience Q&A. Alex Blue (she/her) is a Jewish-Mexican folk singer-songwriter from Aurora, CO. With […]

    $10

  • China Institute Calligraphy and Music Meetup

    Listen to the performance of Chinese instruments, and practice Chinese calligraphy with a master calligrapher. No previous experience of calligraphy is required. Ink, paper, and brush will be provided onsite.

    $10

  • The Depths of Wikipedia

    Join Annie Rauwerda, Michael Mandiberg, and Stephen Harrison as they discuss the challenges and opportunities for Wikipedia, a.k.a. "The Last Best Place on the Internet." The conversation will explore Wikipedia's […]

    $5 – $19

  • Architecture in the Pacific Islands

    What’s special about architecture in the Pacific Islands? Come join us in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as we talk about the materials and styles […]

    Free

  • Story Time

    Families are invited to an interactive story time on the second Saturday of each month* featuring a children’s book by a Native author, illustrator, or created in collaboration with an […]

    Free

  • Echoes of Suzhou: The Art of Pingtan Returns

    Pingtan (评弹), a time-honored performing art from southern China, masterfully fuses storytelling, lyrical singing, and playful banter to bring characters and tales vividly to life. Characterized by its poetic dialect, […]

  • Flood Awareness Through Innovation and Movement

    The Seaport Museum and FloodNet are hosting this fun-filled and informative afternoon exploring the connections between flooding, the communities it impacts, innovative technology like flood sensors, and how data can […]

    Free

  • Jazz Icons: Buster Williams 

    Jazz Icons features renowned bassist, composer, and bandleader Buster Williams — whose profound influence has shaped the genre for more than six decades — in his first Trinity performance. Born […]

    Free

  • Jazz at One: Godwin Louis

    Acclaimed alto saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator Godwin Louis has graced stages around the globe. Born in Harlem and raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Port au Prince, Haiti, he taps […]

    Free

  • Palestine Is Not a Metaphor

    What does it mean to write the story of a self amidst a collective legacy of loss? Palestinian writers Hala Alyan and Sarah Aziza discuss their debut memoirs, and confront […]

    $5

  • Peter Cat Recording Co.

    Peter Cat Recording Co. will be performing The Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 13, 2025 as part of their Tour of the Americas 2025. Peter Cat Recording Co. was […]

  • Pipes at One: Mina Marie Jelinek

    Organist Mina Marie Jelinek has worked at such high-profile venues as the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, and studied with teachers from the acclaimed Eastman School […]

    Free

  • Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism

    In the interwar decades, American architecture schools enrolled increasing numbers of women. But as architectural historians Mary Anne Hunting and Kevin D. Murphy recount in their book Women Architects at […]

    Free

  • The Past Is Never Dead

    What are history’s lessons for today? Writers from The New Yorker make sense of the backlash against immigrants, the war on "wokeism," and other aspects of the second Trump presidency […]

    $5

  • Walking Book Club

    This month, read and discuss The Echoes by Evie Wyld.

    Free

  • Bach at One

    Experience a beautiful cantata written by Johann Sebastian’s older cousin, Johann Christoph Bach. Mein Freundin, du bist schön is a joyous setting of love poetry from the Song of Songs. […]

    Free

  • Tiny Concerts: Johann Christoph Bach

    Trinity Church

    Leave the city’s chaos behind when you enter the jewel-box Chapel of All Saints for a 45-minute program of early music. This installment in our Tiny Concerts series features the […]

    Free

  • The Legacy of Welles Remy Crowther

    Live performance of "The Legacy of Welles Remy Crowther: The Man in the Red Bandana," a documentary play by Lisa Rafferty created verbatim from interviews with Welles' friends, family, and […]

    Free

  • Lead Bigger

    Book talk with Anne Chow, the first Asian woman CEO in AT&T’s history.

  • “Artificial: A Love Story” Book Talk

    How do we relate to—and hold—our family’s past? Is it through technology? Through spirit? Art, poetry, music? Or is it through the resonances we look for in ourselves? In Artificial, […]

    $10

  • Pedro Fortunato

    Dominican-American singer-songwriter Pedro Fortunato offers a unique perspective to the music of his Dominican roots through the lens of his New York City upbringing. From Bachata to R&B and jazz […]

    Free

  • Interventions: How the Land Lies

    Per­for­mance piece incor­po­rat­ing move­ment and scrolling LED signs. Usu­al­ly encoun­tered in pub­lic spaces as low-key adver­tise­ments, the LEDs become ves­sels to con­vey how lan­guage influ­ences mobil­i­ty. While the scrolling text […]

    $20

  • Third Saturday

    Governors Island

    Spe­cial indoor and out­door activ­i­ties and pub­lic pro­grams. All events are free and open to all, and are in addi­tion to reg­u­lar­ly sched­uled pro­grams and open hours from all orga­ni­za­tions […]

    Free

  • LMNE

    LMNE spent many years of his youth being moved between three continents, raised in Senegal, France, and the United States, thus developing a unique perspective on what life’s journey entails […]

    Free

  • “What Do I Do With All This Heritage?”

    Theatre show to explore the lives of Asian American Jews, a whimsical and thought-provoking journey into their lives as they reveal their true stories of holding two age-old traditions in […]

    $10

  • Of Such I Dream  

    Trinity Church

    Trinity Youth Chorus performs both classical and contemporary pieces in a concert dedicated to peacemaking and reconciliation. The title of the concert is a line from the Langston Hughes poem […]

    Free

  • Jazz at One: Jeremy Pelt Quintet

    Don’t miss this opportunity to hear a quintet helmed by one of the jazz world’s preeminent young trumpeters, Jeremy Pelt. Since forging an early bond with the Mingus Big Band, […]

    Free

  • Pipes at One: Sarah Simko

    Hear the talents of Sarah Simko, associate organist at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Detroit and winner of first prize in the Schoenstein Competition in the Art of […]

    Free

  • Bach at One

    Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra, led by organist Avi Stein, perform Bach’s beautiful Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn (Cantata 92), a sacred work that references the soul’s […]

    Free

  • Peach Pit & Briston Maroney

    Due to popular demand, Peach Pit & Briston Maroney will bring the Long Hair, Long Life Tour to The Rooftop at Pier 17 on both May 22 & May 23, […]

  • Dance Gavin Dance

    Dance Gavin Dance presents the Return Of The Robot Tour with special guests The Home Team, Belmont, and Dwellings.

  • Next Stop, NYC! Subway

    How do you get around New York City? Together we’ll explore our subway system through a read-aloud of Christoph Niemann’s picture book, Subway. Then kids will create their own subway […]

    Free

  • Pipes at One: Alex Leonardi

    Currently the organ scholar at Trinity Church, Alex Leonardi is a master’s student at The Juilliard School. They received a bachelor’s degree in organ performance from the Curtis Institute of […]

    Free

  • Mayday Parade

    Mayday Parade returns to The Rooftop at Pier 17 with special guests Microwave, Grayscale and Like Roses.

  • Bach at One

    Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra, led by organist Avi Stein, perform Bach’s beautiful Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn (Cantata 92), a sacred work that references the soul’s […]

    Free

  • Trivia Aboard a Tall Ship

    Come aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree to enjoy a delightful evening of New York City trivia with the Seaport Museum and the Guides Association of New York City (GANYC). […]

    Free

  • JET

    JET is bringing their North America Tour to The Rooftop at Pier 17 with special guest Band Of Skulls.

  • Maiya Blaney

    Maiya Blaney is a New York based, New Jersey born singer, songwriter, and producer. Her unique sound- highly influenced by both 90s grunge and UK electronic music alike- spans radioactive […]

    Free

  • JC Maillard

    JC Maillard, the creative mind behind the renowned project Grand Baton—famous for its collaboration with Lisa Fischer—continues to chart bold new musical territory with his latest venture: Caribbean Bluegrass. Born […]

    Free

  • Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music

    Singers of all levels, as well as listeners, are welcome to join in the choruses throughout the free Chantey Sing, lead or request a song in the round-robin, or just […]

    Free

  • Jazz at One: Andromeda Turre

    Hear award-winning vocalist and composer Andromeda Turre, whose work seamlessly blends the rich traditions of jazz with bold contemporary narratives. The daughter of trombonist Steve Turre and cellist Akua Dixon, […]

    Free

  • 27th Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge

    Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Rita Dove, Patricia Spears Jones, Adrian Matejka, and Brenda Shaughnessy will lead the 27th Poetry Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, ending in a feast of poetry and fine […]

    $300

  • SiR

    The Step Into the Light tour.

  • Pipes at One: Emily Dawn Amos

    Emily Dawn Amos is a prize-winning organist and recent graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music. She began studying organ at age eight. By age nine, she became the youngest […]

    Free

  • Best of All Worlds

    Launch of Kenneth Oppel's instant YA classic: Best of All Worlds. Kenneth (the Silverwings Trilogy) will be joined in conversation by the brilliant David Levithan (Two Boys Kissing; Every Day) […]

  • Ceylon Sapphires

    Book reading and signing by Mailan Doquang, author of Ceylon Sapphires.

  • Preservation of Record

    Authors Lee Hawkins (I Am Nobody’s Slave) and Maud Newton (Ancestor Trouble) explore the complexities of family history and the intergenerational legacies we carry. In conversation, they discuss race, inheritance, […]

    $5 – $29

  • The Kooks

    The All Over the World tour.

  • Bach at One

    This afternoon, hear Musikalische Exequien, op. 7, by the great German composer Heinrich Schütz, a funeral piece that parallels the traditional Latin Requiem in expressing mortality, comfort, and hope. This […]

    Free

  • Battery Dance: The Frozen Zone

    Battery Dance, a lower Manhattan–based dance company, held a public dance festival at the World Trade Center Plaza every year between 1982 and 2001. Just two weeks after the 9/11 […]

    Free

  • A Song for Katy Shayne

    Book reading and signing by Jim Fusilli, author of A Song for Katy Shayne.

  • The Image

    Downtown Voices and NOVUS present an evening of powerful, thought-provoking music with the world premiere of Stephen Main’s The Image and Jessie Montgomery’s Divided. Composed for solo cello and orchestra, […]

    Free

  • Tiny Concerts: Heinrich Schütz

    Trinity Church

    Hear a 45-minute program of early music in the small, English Gothic–style sanctuary tucked off Trinity’s nave. Trinity Choir and organist Avi Stein perform Musikalische Exequien, op. 7, by the […]

    Free

  • So Happy Together

    Book reading and signing by Olivia Worley, author of So Happy Together.

  • Georgia Parker

    Free performance in the Perelman Performing Arts Center lobby.

    Free

  • Fresh Prints

    This open house will feature a breadth of printing equipment that you will be invited to use. You’ll get to see how the designers at Bowne lock up limited edition […]

    Free

  • Rijah

    Free performance in the Perelman Performing Arts Center lobby.

    Free

  • Hard Hat Area: Introduction to Construction

    Ever wonder how those towering skyscrapers come to life—or where all the pieces go? Join us for a fun and educational read-aloud of Hard Hat Area by Susan L. Roth, […]

    Free

  • NYC Lavender Festival

    Governors Island

    Tours, demon­stra­tions, mak­er work­shops, har­vest­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties and fun fam­i­ly activ­i­ties at the Laven­der Field on Gov­er­nors Island — a heal­ing space for com­mu­ni­ty, bees and the earth, and the only laven­der field […]

    $15

  • House of a Thousand Flowers: Paper Flower-Making Workshop

    Learn about the history of paper flower making and the symbolism and mythology surrounding flowers. Participants will learn to make unique paper flowers using punches, colored paper, watercolor paints, and […]

    Free

  • Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix

    Governors Island

    Watch the world’s top ath­letes from 12 nations race 50-foot fly­ing boats at over 60 mph. On Governors Island, secure a seat with great views, food, music, and a high-ener­gy […]

    $85

  • Stephane San Juan

    Free performance in the Perelman Performing Arts Center lobby.

    Free

  • Mishpachah Festival

    The Hebrew word Mishpachah means family – we invite you to join ours! This day-long Mishpachah Festival will celebrate and explore Jewish genealogy, heritage, and immigration with JewishGen, the Museum’s […]

    Free

  • Print Your Own Father’s Day Card

    Looking for a special Father’s Day gift? Come to Bowne & Co. to join the talented designers to create a festive card for dad using the Museum’s 19th century historical […]

    Free

  • Jazz at One: Dave Stryker Quartet

    Hear a jazz quartet led by “one of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years” (The Village Voice). Dave Stryker is known for his “golden tone, urgent […]

    Free

  • The Afterlife of Hilma af Klint

    What happens when an artist becomes a global phenomenon? In the past decade the Swedish painter and mystic Hilma af Klint has risen to international fame. Join Jodi Hauptman and […]

    $5 – $35

  • Stories Survive: “Two Sisters” Book Talk

    In Two Sisters, Rosie Whitehouse recounts the harrowing journey of her mother-in-law, Marion, and aunt, Huguette, who fled Nazi-occupied France after their mother was deported to Auschwitz. Seeking refuge, the […]

    $10

  • Word Alchemy: Talk and Book Launch with Xu Bing

    Hear Xu Bing discuss his groundbreaking, decades-long exploration of language, art, and meaning—one of the most influential artistic practices of the contemporary era. Xu Bing will be featured in Metamorphosis: […]

    Free

  • FENCE: Issue 42 Release Party

    Join Fence editors and contributors to celebrate the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of Fence. The launch party features performances by writers and artists Darcie Dennigan, Leah Dworkin, Brandon Downing, Tracie Morris, […]

    Free

  • 175 Years of Harper’s Magazine

    Celebrate 175 years of Harper's! Writers, editors, and friends of the magazine will gather to toast the publication of this special anniversary issue and enjoy short readings by contributors to […]

    $5

  • Passengers

    Montréal’s acclaimed contemporary physical theater troupe The 7 Fingers pulls into PAC NYC. The passengers on this train don’t sit in silence staring at their phones – they express their […]

    $40

  • Flag Day Parade

    Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. While not a federal holiday, this special […]

    Free

  • Music and Maritime: An After-Hours Experience

    Enhance your visit to the 1885 tall ship Wavertree with live music after-hours. Stop by anytime between 5pm and 7pm for a free self-guided exploration of the historical ship while […]

    Free

  • Jazz Age Lawn Party

    Governors Island

    Break out your best flap­per dress­es, linen jack­ets, straw hats and spats, and 100-year-old Gats­by-inspired attire! The Jazz Age Lawn Par­ty on Gov­er­nors Island fea­tures live music, retro cock­tails, and […]

    $55

  • House of a Thousand Flowers: Paper Flower-Making Workshop

    Learn about the history of paper flower making and the symbolism and mythology surrounding flowers. Participants will learn to make unique paper flowers using punches, colored paper, watercolor paints, and […]

    Free

  • Queer Poetry Picnic

    There will be moments to write poetry, recite poetry, and enjoy the summer with new friends. The afternoon will begin upstairs in the library; we’ll discover fragments of queer verse […]

    Free

  • The Tall Pines

    Free performance in the Perelman Performing Arts Center lobby.

    Free

  • The M​​​​​​ö​bius Book

    Author Catherine Lacey presents The M​​​​​​ö​bius Book in conversation with Leslie Jamison. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by Vulture and LitHub

    $5

  • “Paris Undercover” Book Talk

    Two women in Nazi-occupied Paris created a daring escape line that rescued dozens of Allied servicemen. With one still in a German prison camp, the other wrote a book about […]

    $10

  • Olivia K

    Free performance in the Perelman Performing Arts Center lobby.

    Free

  • A Staging of “A Siren’s Prayer”

    Special live staging of A Siren’s Prayer—a bold musical that blends live vocals, instrumentals, and movement to tell a story of ancient power and modern pain. A Siren’s Prayer follows […]

    Free

  • So Surreal: Behind the Masks

    Watch a feature documentary that traces the storied journey of Indigenous masks from the far reaches of Turtle Island (North America) into the hands of European Surrealists, influencing the work […]

    Free

  • Mafalda’s Hijinks

    Álvaro Enrigue and Rivka Galchen introduce South America's greatest comic. Frank Wynne's translation from the Spanish of Mafalda will bring readers into the life and mind of a six-year-old girl […]

    $5 – $18

  • Concrete Works for the Concrete Jungle

    Returning to the Museum for another Family Program, the violin duo Miolina have designed a program to fit our new exhibition theme: “Concrete Works for the Concrete Jungle.” This special […]

    Free

  • Porch Stomp

    Governors Island

    Porch Stomp invites dozens of folk bands, artists, and per­form­ing arts orga­ni­za­tions to use the his­toric porch­es of Nolan Park as a space for per­for­mance and edu­ca­tion, high­light­ing artistry rang­ing […]

    Free

  • House of a Thousand Flowers: Paper Flower-Making Workshop

    Learn about the history of paper flower making and the symbolism and mythology surrounding flowers. Participants will learn to make unique paper flowers using punches, colored paper, watercolor paints, and […]

    Free

  • BRESH

    Outdoor concert.

  • April Fools

    Free performance in the Perelman Performing Arts Center lobby.

    Free

  • The Great Nosh

    Governors Island

    The Great Nosh is the ulti­mate sum­mer pic­nic, packed with NYC’s best restau­rants, exclu­sive chef col­labs, immer­sive art, unex­pect­ed Jew-ish cul­tur­al con­nec­tions, and sun­shine. Also fea­tur­ing pop-up wine bar from […]

    $40

  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    Join Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, Inc. to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill with a lecture by Dr. Samuel A. […]

    $10

  • Summer Thursdays: Games and Crafts

    Grab a drink, make some DIY crafts, and learn how to play mah jongg, bridge, and backgammon, all while enjoying incredible views of New York Harbor.

    $10

  • Cheeyang Ng

    Free performance in the Perelman Performing Arts Center lobby.

    Free

  • Belle-Skinner

    Free performance in the Perelman Performing Arts Center lobby.

    Free

  • Pride! + Architecture

    Pride is a celebration in New York City and around the world! Join us to learn about the importance of inclusion as we look at places in the city that […]

    Free

  • Mafalda Minnozzi

    Free performance in the Perelman Performing Arts Center lobby.

    Free

  • 311

    The Unity tour, with special guests Badflower.

  • Let Liberty Rise!

    Kick off the Fourth of July week with a celebration of one of America’s most iconic symbols! We’ll read Let Liberty Rise! by Chana Stiefel, the inspiring true story of […]

    Free

  • New Visions of Old New York

    New Visions of Old New York features an interactive 3-D map from the New Amsterdam History Center’s Mapping Early New York project alongside 17th-century records from the New York City […]

    Free

  • 400 Years of NYC Government Records, 1636-2025

    The NYC Department of Records and Information Services presents a full day of programming at the historic Hall of Records. See a pop-up exhibit of rarely seen records highlighting 400 […]

    Free

  • 1600’s Symposium: The Beginning of the City

    Hybrid symposium about Nieuw Amsterdam. Speakers include author Eric Sanderson (Landscape Ecologist & Vice President for Urban Conservation Strategy, New York Botanical Garden), Dutch historian Jaap Jacobs, Zachary Edinger (Shamash/Assistant […]

    $10

  • Fresh Prints

    This open house will feature a breadth of printing equipment that you will be invited to use. You’ll get to see how the designers at Bowne lock up limited edition […]

    Free

  • Annual Independence Day Parade

    The celebration of Independence Day has been a long standing tradition in Lower Manhattan from the very first days of the Revolution, and especially following the British military's evacuation in […]

    Free

  • Independence Day Open House

    Celebrate Independence Day at Fraunces Tavern Museum with $1 admission all day long. Starting at 1:30pm, you can also attend an afternoon of talks, featuring the It Happened Here 1700s […]

    $1

  • Fourth of July Fireworks at the Seaport Museum

    Pier 16

    Celebrate the Fourth of July with a dazzling evening on the waterfront at the South Street Seaport Museum, where you’ll enjoy one of New York City’s most iconic fireworks displays […]

    $75 – $200

  • NYC Runs Firecracker 10K

    Governors Island

    Race around Gov­er­nors Island this Fourth of July! Run­ners will get to take a whirl­wind tour of Gov­er­nors Island, com­plete with amaz­ing views. Gov­er­nors Island was instru­men­tal in Amer­i­can Inde­pen­dence, […]

  • Build a Baggywrinkle

    All-ages activity where you get to learn about the common ships’ tool known as a baggywrinkle––a soft covering used to protect sails from damage.

    Free

  • Monthly Tree Tour

    Governors Island

    Near­ly 3,500 trees make up Gov­er­nors Island’s canopy, pro­vid­ing essen­tial ben­e­fits for Island vis­i­tors and all New York­ers: they cap­ture and remove pol­lu­tion from the air, help mit­i­gate cli­mate change […]

    Free

  • Lafayette and the Gilded Age Symposium

    Afternoon of special programming exploring 19th century New York. Hear from speakers on topics including the Marquis de Lafayette's return to America early in the century, immigration to New York, […]

    $10 – $35

  • Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music

    Singers of all levels, as well as listeners, are welcome to join in the choruses throughout the free Chantey Sing, lead or request a song in the round-robin, or just […]

    Free

  • 2000’s Symposium: Facing the Future

    Join cultureNOW, the Lower Manhattan Historical Association, Center for Architecture, and the Consulate-General of the Netherlands in New York for a hybrid symposium about strategies for facing the urbanchallenges of […]

    Free

  • Built in New York

    Pop-up exhibition presented by the NYC Department of Records and Information Services.

    Free

  • Remote: The Six

    Book reading and signing by Eric Rickstad, author of the Remote series.

  • Jewish Country Houses

    Country houses are powerful symbols of national identity, evoking the glamorous world of the landowning aristocracy. Jewish country houses—properties that were owned, built, or renewed by Jews—tell a more complex […]

    $10

  • Calypso Blue

    Book reading and signing by Brian Silverman, author of Calypso Blue.

  • Barenaked Ladies

    Barenaked Ladies presents the Last Summer on Earth Tour, with special guests Sugar Ray and Fastball.

  • River & Blues: Maggie Rose

    Rockefeller Park

    After years on the Nashville music scene, Maggie Rose’s hard work was rewarded when her latest album, No One Gets Out Alive, which features her greatest work to date, was […]

    Free

  • Brave, Unbodied Scheme

    Poetry night, with Elizabeth T. Gray Jr, Terrence Arjoon, Farid Matuk, Arianne Ayu Alizio, and Rachel Blau DuPlessis. The title for this new monthly series comes from Herman Melville’s poem […]

    $5

  • Native Sounds Downtown with Elisapie

    National Museum of Amer. Indian

    Bring your friends and family for a fun concert featuring acclaimed Inuit artist Elisapie, who will be performing live in French, English, and her beloved mother tongue, Inuktitut at the […]

    Free

  • Family Day

    Indoor and outdoor workshops, performances, interactive creation stations, dance battles, live music, and more.

    Free

  • New York City Poetry Festival

    Governors Island

    The Poet­ry Soci­ety of New York (PSNY) invites poet­ry orga­ni­za­tions and col­lec­tives of all shapes and sizes to bring their unique for­mats, aes­thet­ics, and per­son­al­i­ties to beau­ti­ful Gov­er­nors Island for […]

    Free

  • Story Time

    Families are invited to an interactive story time on the second Saturday of each month* featuring a children’s book by a Native author, illustrator, or created in collaboration with an […]

    Free

  • Works on Water Workshop Series

    In this participatory workshop led by Shinnecock artist Jeremy Dennis, participants will create protest signs in solidarity with the Shinnecock Nation’s fight for beach access and environmental protection. Drawing on […]

    Free

  • Taylor Mac’s 24 Decade History of Popular Music

    Documentary screening. Taylor Mac’s 24 Decade History of Popular Music was a decade in the making and captures Mac’s lens on the entirety of US history from 1776 to the […]

    Free

  • Creation Lake

    Rachel Kushner presents her book Creation Lake, in conversation with Molly Young. Creation Lake is described as a “vital” (The Washington Post) and “wickedly entertaining” (The Guardian) novel about a […]

    $5 – $20

  • “The Teacher of Auschwitz” Book Talk

    Amid the brutality of the Holocaust, one bright spot shone inside the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz. In the shadows of the smokestacks was a wooden hut where children sang, […]

    $10

  • All We Trust

    Book reading and signing by Gregory Galloway, author of All We Trust.

  • River & Blues: Amythyst Kiah

    Rockefeller Park

    On her latest release Still + Bright, Amythyst Kiah’s revelatory storytelling is merged with a twist on rootsy alt-rock, a vital new addition to her body of work that explores […]

    Free

  • Summer Nights

    Rockefeller Park

    The program will feature two poets and a musician -- Peter Gizzi, Ariana Reines, and Felukah -- to explore and highlight the connections between poetry and music.

    Free

  • Summer Nights: Peter Gizzi, Ariana Reines, and Felukah

    Poetry meets music outdoors in Battery Park City, with Peter Gizzi, Ariana Reines, and Felukah. Under the sun at the Pavillion in Rockefeller Park, enjoy readings from acclaimed poets Peter […]

    Free

  • Andrea Beaty’s Iggy Peck, Architect

    Iggy Peck isn’t your average kid—he makes towers out of diapers, cathedrals out of apples and a chateau of chalk! Curious, clever, and full of creativity, Iggy surprises everyone with […]

    Free

  • Fad Market

    Governors Island

    Tak­ing place along the tree-lined King Ave, nes­tled between his­toric ear­ly 20th cen­tu­ry build­ings, this idyl­lic mar­ket set­ting is steps away from Yan­kee Pier, where the Brook­lyn fer­ries dock, and […]

  • Tracksmith

    McNally Jackson and Tracksmith — an independent running brand focused on "the amateur spirit"— have launched a monthly run club for the literary minded. Meet at McNally Jackson Seaport to […]

  • Primus

    Onward & Upward Summer Tour 2025 with special guest Ty Segall.

  • Welcome to Murder Week

    Book reading and signing by Karen Dukess, author of Welcome to Murder Week.

  • Barbarian Days 10th Anniversary

    Barbarian Days chronicles William Finnegan's lifelong obsession with catching the perfect wave, against the backdrop of globalization and a growing surf industry. Today, that same surf industry is contending with […]

    $5 – $20

  • Behind Sunset

    Book reading and signing by David Gordon, author of Behind Sunset.