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Battery Park City Authority Hosts a Back to School Celebration

September 16, 2021 by Denise Courter

School’s back! Celebrate the return to school at this family community event with beats by DJ Susan Z. Anthony, chalk drawings, a picnic area, and an array of classic lawn games. Fast break to the basketball court for a New York Red Bulls freestyle soccer show. The evening ends with a screening of The Sandlot, complete with popcorn.

Date: Friday, September 17

Location: Rockefeller Park

Cost: Free

Ages(s): All ages welcome

RSVP: HERE

4:30pm: Freestyle Soccer exhibition

5:30pm: Family-friendly activities

7:30pm: The Sandlot movie screening

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Winter Solstice 2020: 1st Annual Lantern Festival + Labyrinth of Light

December 16, 2020 by Denise Courter

Save the date for an inspiring community event, presented by the Secret Lantern Society NYC – they are bringing the NYC community together to collectively celebrate the amount of light we have available to us, with its first annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival and Labyrinth of Light, at Domino Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their lanterns to the festival to lighten up the night. The Labyrinth, an ancient concept used for meditation and ritual across the world, will be lined with candles in the center of Domino Park and can accommodate 10-20 groups at a time. Timed tickets will also ensure safe social distancing is in place.

The Winter Solstice Lantern Festival will begin at sundown or approximately 5:00 p.m. and continue until 8:00 p.m. It will feature musical accompaniment by Jarrod from @brooklyn_healing_arts and hot chocolate and cider provided by Tacocina. The festival will bring the NYC community much-needed light and celebrate its return, sooner than later.

Date: Monday, December 21st

Time: 5 pm – 8 pm (approximate time)

Location: Domino Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Cost: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome

RSVP: Required by registering HERE

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Nature + Play at Battery Park City Parks

November 6, 2020 by Denise Courter

Are you looking for an outdoor activity, that is safe and local?

Celebrate the nature found in our beloved Battery Park City parks. Pick up a self-guided worksheet that will invite you to tour the gardens investigating plants and trees, as well as the pollinating insects and birds that visit the parks of BPC. Activity is self-guided.

FiDi Families Insiders: Participants are expected to bring their own pencils and clipboards. Masks and contact information required upon arrival.

Program is first-come, first-served for up to 20 children with accompanying adults.

Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households. All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance.

Date: Tuesday, November 10th

Time: 3pm – 4pm

KickOff Location: River Terrace at Murray Street

Fee: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome and children must have adult in attendance.

To participate, just show up, but remember: Program is first-come, first-served for up to 20 children with accompanying adults.

To learn more, please visit their website HERE.

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DECA Early Childhood Virtual Fair – FREE

October 20, 2020 by Denise Courter

The Downtown Early Childhood Association (DECA) was founded over 40 years ago to facilitate communication between downtown early childhood programs in order to serve neighborhood families better.

The DECA Fair will include 30 downtown schools represented. Families will register to hear from a panel of representatives from downtown schools and then have the opportunity to zoom-visit specific school(s) of choice throughout the two days for more information and support with their school search process.

Date: Thursday, October 29th and Friday, October 30th

Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Zoom Virtual Fair

Cost: Free

To RSVP and learn more, please visit the DECA website HERE.

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Pumpkin Point at Governors Island

October 16, 2020 by Denise Courter

Once again, Governors Island has transformed Nolan Park into “Pumpkin Point”, a free, family-friendly patch of over 5,000 pumpkins on the last two weekends in October. Families are invited to stroll through the pumpkin patch, admire the fall theme decor and take home a free pumpkin! Because of Covid regulations, there will be no activities or concessions offered.

Pumpkin Point 2020 will be a socially distanced event with plenty of room for visitors to spread out and enjoy the patch. Governors Island visitors are required to maintain social distance of at least 6 feet and to wear face coverings whenever social distancing is not possible, and at all times when boarding, riding, and disembarking ferries.

FiDi Families Insiders: Ferry reservations are required to visit Governors Island.

Date(s): October 24th – November 1

Time: 10 am – 6 pm

Location: Governors Island – Nolan Park

Age(s): All ages welcome

Cost: Free to visit

For more information, including hours of operation, ferry schedule, etc, please visit their website HERE.

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