Things to Do in Lower Manhattan

Things to do in Lower Manhattan

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Swedish Midsummer Festival in Battery Park

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Enjoy this unique celebration of the summer solstice. Learn traditional Swedish folk dances from Barnklubben Elsa Rix and join in lively dance around the Midsummer pole. Make wreaths from beautiful flowers representing those in bloom on the solstice in Sweden. Enjoy a parade, children’s games, and Swedish delicacies. Traditional music by Paul Dahlin and fiddlers from the American Swedish Insitute in Minneapolis. Dances led by Ross Sutter, Scandinavian folklorist. Special guest in 2018, the musicians of the Dalarnas Fiddlers Association, perform traditional Swedish folk music from their province.

Date: Friday, June 22nd

Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location: 20 Battery Place – Robert F. Wagner Park

Fee: Free

Age(s): All ages welcomed

For more information please visit their Facebook page HERE.

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2018 River to River Festival

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We’ve got just four days left of the River To River Festival, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s annual summer arts and cultural festival in Lower Manhattan. Everything is FREE and open to the public!  

Catch It’s Showtime NYC!:a responsive intervention on the steps of Federal Hall by one the city’s largest street dance companies.

Date: Friday, June 22nd

Time: 4:00pm

Location: 26 Wall Street –  Steps of Federal Hall at Broad and Wall Streets.

Fee: Free

Age(s): All ages welcomed.

For more information please visit their website HERE.

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“Get Low” Downtown Dining Deals Every Tuesday

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“Get Low” deals are back this year! Here’s your chance to explore Lower Manhattan’s hopping food scene. Each Get Low Tuesday offer is valid for 20% off dinner for two after 5pm at the restaurant(s) listed for that specific date. Other participating Get Low restaurants will honor the 20% discount on their Tuesday, only. The discount does not include alcohol, tax or gratuity – so please be generous to your servers and tip on the full amount. Get Low offers are not to be combined with any other promotions. There is a limit of two (2) people per party. Check out the page below for full details. Make it a date every Tuesday night and come discover why #downiswhatsup!

Date: Tuesdays, May 29th — August 28

Time: after 5:00pm

Location: Different restaurant every Tuesday 

Age(s): All ages

Promo: 20% off dinner for two

For more information visit their website HERE

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Every Tuesday During the Summer

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Battery Park City Parks

 

Battery Park City Authority’s 600+ summer events is in full swing (the majority of which are free) right here in our own Battery Park City Parks.  We will post a few highlights every day, but you can go through their summer booklet HERE (Page 27-29 has the calendar concise, and we have them all on our FiDi Families calendar for your convenience.)

For example: Every Tuesday for kids at Rockefeller Park (unless otherwise noted):

10:00am – 12:00pm: Preschool Play at Wagner Park
2:45pm – 3:15pm: Soccer for ages 3-4
3:15pm – 3:45pm: Young Sprouts Gardening for ages 3-5
3:30pm – 4:15pm: Soccer for ages 5-7
3:30pm – 5:00pm: Drop-In Chess
4:00pm – 5:00pm: Gardening Club for ages 6-10 ($)
4:30pm – 5:15pm: Soccer for ages 8-11 

We are excited for a great summer in the Big Apple in Battery Park!  
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Preschool Play at Wagner Park

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Preschool Play at Battery Park

 

If you’re looking for somewhere to take your preschooler during the week look no further. Check out Wagner Park for some free preschool play and enjoy the nice weather while we still can. Meet other toddlers, parents, and caregivers for interactive play on a grassy lawn. Sing and hear stories too! Carefully selected play equipment and toys are provided – plus water play!

Date: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (weekly)

Time: 10am – 12pm

Location: 20 Battery Place – Wagner Park

Age(s): 2 – 5

Fee: Free!

For more information visit their website HERE.

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Storybook Reading: Kiwala conoce el mar (Kiwala Meets the Sea) at National Museum of the American Indian

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Storybook Reading: Kiwala conoce el mar (Kiwala Meets the Sea)

 

Join us for a reading of Kiwala a conoce el mar (Kiwala Meets the Sea), written by Ana Maria Pavez and Constanza Recart. Learn about the importance of llamas to the Indigenous people of the Andes.

After the reading, make an embossed foil llama pendant to wear home.

Space is limited; first come, first served.

Date: Saturday, June 9th

Time: 1:00pm — 2:00pm

Location: One Bowling Green (National Museum of the American Indian)

Age: All ages

Cost: Free

Fidi Insiders: While you’re there, swing by their ongoing imagiNATIONs Activity Center

For more information visit their website HERE!

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Rite of Summer: Ensemble Connect at Governors Island

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Ensemble Connect
Called “a valuable part of New York’s musical fabric” by The New York Times, Ensemble Connect will present a newly commissioned work by renowned composer and virtuoso percussionist Andy Akiho. Written in collaboration with the 2016–2018 Ensemble Connect fellows, Akiho’s work will receive its NY premiere at the Rite of Summer Music Festival. Rounding out the adventurous program are contemporary and classical works inspired by summer weather and collective music making.

Ensemble Connect is made up of some of the finest young professional classical musicians in the United States who are taking part in a two-year fellowship program created in 2007 by Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. The program prepares fellows for careers that combine musical excellence with teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership by offering them top-quality performance opportunities, intensive professional development, and the opportunity to partner throughout the fellowship with a New York City public school.

Rite of Summer
Now in its eighth season on Governors Island, Rite of Summer is a classical contemporary music festival that takes place over four weekends during the summer months. The festival features many of NYC’s most engaging and innovative artists &ensembles. The Rite of Summer “concert hall” is Colonels Row, a short walk from both the Manhattan & Brooklyn ferries. All performances are free and open to the public.

Date: Saturday, June 9th

Time: 1:00pm & 3:00pm

Location: Governor’s Island: Colonels Row

Fee: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome

For more information, visit their website HERE.

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