Things to Do in Lower Manhattan

Things to do in Lower Manhattan

Arts and Crafts

Swedish Midsummer Festival in Wagner Park (FREE)

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Swedish Midsummer Festival in Wagner Park (FREE)

 

One of our most favorite events in Battery Park…the Swedish Midsummer Festival! 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. 

Date: Friday, June 21st

Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location: 20 Battery Place – Robert F. Wagner Park

Fee: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome

For more information please visit the website HERE.

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Juneteenth Celebration at Pier A

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Celebrate a uniquely American holiday from our history. Make Juneteenth flag featuring the Texas Lone Star and a starburst promising a bright future. Hear about the Federation of Black Cowboys and enjoy a ride on their horses! A guest from the African Burial Ground National Monument will share the history of the free and enslaved African people who lived in colonial New York.

Date: Sunday, June 16th

Time: 2pm – 4pm

Location: Pier A

Fee: Free 

Ages: All ages welcome

For more information, visit the website HERE

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Young Sprouts Gardening at North Rockefeller Park

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Young Sprouts Gardening

An introduction to organic gardening for children 3-5 years old with accompanying adults. Space is limited.

Date: Every Tuesday through October

Time: 3:15p – 3:45pm

Location: North Rockefeller Park

Ages: 3 – 5 years old

Fee: Free

For more information, please click here.

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Building Time at the Skyscraper Museum

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The Skyscraper Museums Body Buildings

Why are some places more crowded than others? Kids will learn how buildings and open space can balance density and how people live, work, and play throughout the city. Using block, the young architects will explore how New York City got so dense through a series of activities where they build their own neighborhoods. 

Date: Saturday, June 8th

Time: 10:30am – 11:45am

Location: 39 Battery Place – The Skyscraper Museum 

Age(s): 6-8 years old

Fee: $5/child; members FREE.

RSVP is required. To RSVP and and for more information please visit their website HERE

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Storybook Reading and Activity at National Museum of the American Indian

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NMAI in New York

Join museum staff in the imagiNATIONS Activity Center classroom for a storybook reading and related make-and-take activity.

Date: Saturday, June 8thJoin museum staff in the imagiNATIONS Activity Center classroom for a storybook reading and related make-and-take activity.

Time: 1:00pm — 1:45pm

Location: One Bowling Green 1st Floor, Education Classroom (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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