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Life & Death in Manhattan Walking Tour

Lively 2.5-hour tour of Battery Park, the Financial District, Tribeca, the Civic Center, and Chinatown. Meet at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. Discover more than four centuries of life and death in Manhattan.

$34

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 in New York City!

$12

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! New York’s favorite throw­back par­ty is back this June for its 16th anniver­sary. The Jazz Age Lawn Par­ty returns to Gov­er­nors Island with live music, retro cock­tails, and ​’20s Pro­hi­bi­tion era enter­tain­ment. Explore the park and join dance lessons, […]

$50

Seaport Museum Family Activity Weekend

Hands-on activities and engagement stations for kids of all ages provide creative opportunities that illuminate history and life at sea while enhancing your visit to the Museum’s galleries, the tall ship Wavertree, and the lightship Ambrose.

Free

River to River Festival: Mahicantuk, “River than Flows Two Ways”

Colombian artist Marta Blair invites the public to participate in a large-scale tape installation. Inspired by one of names Lenape people call the Hudson River: Mahicantuk, "River that Flows Two Ways", the waterway is a tidal estuary, emphasizing the mobility of life and multiple ways to flow and interact. By infusing color and large scale […]

Free

History Tour of the Battery

Learn about the park's rich history, many important landmarks and monuments, SeaGlass Carousel, beautiful perennial gardens designed by renowned Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, and so much more!

Free

Forging Maritime Metals

Pier 16

Metalworking demonstrations that delve into the crucial role of blacksmiths during the Age of Sail, both on land and aboard ships at sea. Professional metalworker and long-time Seaport Museum volunteer Barry Greene will enlighten viewers about the tools and materials employed by smiths. Through live showcases, he will demonstrate the historical art of crafting rivets, […]

Free

Community Dance: Mambo

In celebration of Caribbean-American Heritage Month, all are invited to experience the dynamic and creative energy of the Franck Muhel & His Mambo Dancers. Learn the traditional steps of the […]

Free

An “Eventful and Somewhat Romantic” Life: Yan Phou Lee in America

Yan Phou Lee (李恩富) was the first Chinese American to publish a book in the United States, When I was a Boy in China (1887). He first came to the U.S. at the age of 12, as a member of the Chinese Educational Mission (CEM), which ran from 1873 to 1881. Lee returned to the […]

Free

Playscape Performs

Music, dance, puppetry and more. The shows is repeated at 1:30pm.

Free

Little Syria, New York: Walking Tours of Washington Street

One of the best-kept secrets of early New York is the presence of the first Arabic-speaking community in the United States, located on Washington Street on the Lower West Side of Manhattan, first settled in 1880. Almost no buildings remain on Washington Street from the nineteenth century. Linda Jacobs, a scholar and historian will give […]

Free

Seaport Museum Open Day with PJ Library

Visit the Seaport Museum for free campus-wide family fun in partnership with PJ Library! One day a month, April through June General Admission ticketing fees will be waived for a full day of all-ages activities at the Museum.

Free

Virtual Walking Tour: Berlin’s Early Jewish Community

Berlin’s city center was once home to a thriving Jewish community. Join this livestreamed, virtual walking tour and learn about the variety of characters who made up that community, from the financial and merchant elite to craftsmen. Our guide will show us significant landmarks such as the Leo Baeck building, Addas Jisroel community center, the […]

$25