History and Horticulture
Join guides from The Battery Conservancy for an extended walk through the park, with a focus on the history of the area and its current horticultural landscape. RSVP is required.
Free
Events
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Events
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Annual Great Crashes Walking Tour
Relive the Great Crash of 1929 on the Museum's annual crash-themed walking tour of Lower Manhattan. This unique walking tour, now in its 35th year, is the only regularly-scheduled event that commemorates the Great Crash of 1929, the Panic of 1907 and the 1987 stock market collapse. It also delves into the political, financial, real […]
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Campfire Stories
Teardrop ParkCozy up to a campfire for stories and singalongs with family and friends featuring award winning children’s performer Suzi Shelton. Munch on a yummy snack, and take part in a fun art project!
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Haunted Island 5K and 10K
Entry to the NYCRUNS Haunted Island 5K and 10K includes a ferry ride, your race-entry, a snazzy tech t‑shirt, and post-race eats. Then make a day of it and stick around for island fun, including all sorts of Halloween goodness.
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Tove Bamberger’s Danish Rescue
Museum of Jewish HeritageTove Bamberger (née Schonbaum) was born in Copenhagen in 1934 and raised as a secular Jew. When the Germans invaded Denmark in April 1940, life in the country continued largely unchanged until September 1943, when Hitler issued a deportation order for all Danish Jews. Tove’s family, along with 95% of Danish Jews, fled to Sweden […]
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Spooky Scavenger Hunt Aboard Wavertree
Pier 16Halloween arts-and-crafts activities and a spooky scavenger hunt aboard the tall ship Wavertree.
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Dixit Dominus
Trinity ChurchHandel’s dramatic choral work, Dixit Dominus, presented by Trinity’s early music experts: The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra, under the direction of Avi Stein.
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Jazz at One: Esteban Castro Trio
Esteban Castro Trio. Jazz pianist and composer Castro is joined by Gervis Myles, bass, and Kayvon Gordon, drums.
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Creative Writing
Walk & writing session led by Author and Poet Jon Curley. Participants will be encouraged to use observations as a way to enhance their writing styles in any preferred mode. Registration required.
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Some People Need Killing
Book reading and conversation. A fearless, powerfully written on-the-ground account of a nation careening into violent autocracy—told through harrowing stories of the Philippines’ state-sanctioned killings of its citizens—from a journalist of international renown.
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Adult Zumba
Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training and a lot of fun. Participants are encouraged to bring their own equipment: weights, water bottle, hand towel etc. Proof of vaccination required.
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Pipes at One: Halloween Performance
Special Halloween performance by Ethan Haman, an organist, improviser, and composer from Yale.
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Mah Jongg & More
Join a dedicated group of adult American Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly and informal games, or try your hand at other card and board games. Make friends and catch up with neighbors. Sets, cards, and games provided, or bring your own.
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First to Stand: Upstanders Fighting for Justice
Museum of Jewish HeritageThe new film First to Stand follows Irwin Cotler, former Canadian Minister of Justice and the current Canadian Ambassador to Combat Antisemitism, along with his team of activists at the Raoul Wallenberg Centre as they take on the cases and causes of political prisoners and human rights activists against the world’s most repressive regimes. Cotler […]
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