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Join us on City of Water Day, Saturday, July 13!

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Join us on City of Water Day, Saturday, July 13!

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Join us on Saturday, July 13 at City of Water Day, a free harbor-wide festival organized by the Waterfront Alliance to get people to, on, and in the water!

In partnership with the South Street Seaport Museum, the festival headquarters will be held at the Seaport District, where visitors will enjoy a day of waterfront exploration, learning, and fun, including children’s activities sponsored by Disney.

And don’t miss the one-and-only Con Edison Cardboard Kayak Race at Brooklyn Bridge Beach on City of Water Day! Teams will build their two-person cardboard vessels at Peck Slip between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm, then present them for judging. At 1 pm, the cardboard boats will be paraded from Peck Slip to Brooklyn Bridge Beach, and the racing will begin at 1:30 pm!

Date: Saturday, July 13th

Time: 10 am – 4 pm

Location: Pier 16 and Pier 17 at the Seaport District

Fee: Free to attend

Age(s): All ages welcome

For more information, please visit their website HERE.

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Save the Date! City of Water Day 2018

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Save the Date! City of Water Day 2018

The region’s most popular harbor festival, City of Water Day returns Saturday, July 14th to Battery Park City this year! This family fun event, hosted by Waterfront Alliance, will have free boat tours, free kayak, sailing and paddle board lessons and many other recreational and educational activities.

FiDi Families is a media sponsor and will have an arts and crafts booth. There will also be games, Disney activities, giveaways, information and science experiments throughout. There is tons to do with the family so make sure you don’t miss out and get there early!

Date: Saturday, July 14th [Read more…] about Save the Date! City of Water Day 2018

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Save the Date! City Water Day

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Save the Date! City Water Day

 

The region’s most popular harbor festival, City of Water Day returns Saturday, July 15th to Governors Island (our favorite)! This family fun event, hosted by Waterfront Alliance, will have free boat tours, free kayak, sailing and paddle board lessons and many other recreational and educational activities.

FiDi Families is a media sponsor and will have an arts and crafts booth. There will also be games, Disney activities, giveaways, information and science experiments throughout. There is tons to do with the family so make sure you don’t miss out and get there early!

Date: Saturday, July 15th [Read more…] about Save the Date! City Water Day

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City of Water Day

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City of Water DayCity of Water Day! This weekend there will be the largest family friendly festival celebrating all that the waterfront has to offer in both New York and New Jersey! Enjoy a day of free boat tours, waterfront activities, food and music! 

Don’t miss out on the biggest event, the Con Edison Cardboard Kayak Race! This fun, team event is aimed to bring attention to all of the recreational fun in and around the NY-NJ Harbor! The competition will begin at 12p on Governors Island at Kayak Hill near Pier 101. There will be a 6 person limit per team to build the best water craft with the materials provided. Each team is given materials and will have two hours to design and build their craft. The race will begin at 2:30p as a panel of experts from local community boat building programs will offer help if necessary! Life jackets & paddles are available to borrow, or bring your own!

The City of Water Day Festival is a free day-long celebration of the world-class potential of the water that surrounds us and brings us together. Travel out to Governors Island to enjoy with thousands of people from throughout the New York-New Jersey metropolitan region!

The day will be packed with hundreds of unique, fun, and educational waterfront activities organized by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance (MWA) and its over 800 Alliance Partners!

Date: Saturday, July 8th [Read more…] about City of Water Day

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