Things to Do in Lower Manhattan

Things to do in Lower Manhattan

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River and Blues Concert Series – Featuring Devon Gilfillian (FREE CONCERT)

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River and Blues Concert Series - Featuring Devon Gilfillian (FREE CONCERT)

 

The River & Blues Concert series celebrates over 20 years of world-class blues on the Hudson River in beautiful Wagner Park. This week we feature Devon Gilfillian whose emotional vocals weave together with blues, rock, R&B, and hip-hop to form uniquely powerful modern soul music.

FiDi Families Insiders: 6pm DJ Set with Susan Z. Anhtony

Date: Thursday, July 15th

Time: 7pm – 9pm

Cost: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome

Location: 20 Battery Place/Robert F. Wagner Park

RSVP: HERE

Upcoming Performances:
7/22 – Ranky Tanky
7/29 – Rev. Sekou & The Freedom Fighters

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

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

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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Winter Roundup of Activities in Lower Manhattan

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Winter is coming, but New York is far from a ghost town. Downtown Manhattan still has plenty of new events from an art installation house on the West Side next to the Hudson River to an incredible array of pop up tiny cabin houses on the East River at Pier 17.

Winter Roundup of Activities in Lower Manhattan

The mini lawns have been replaced with outdoor mini cabins that each seat up to 10 people. Enjoy your pod’s company and order amazing food from The Greens and some of the best views of the city. There are only 28 mini cabins and reservations go live every Monday.

1. The Greens

Date: Open now through winter

Reservation Times: M-W 12 pm – 10 pm and Th-Sun 11 am – 10 pm

Location: The Rooftop at Pier 17

Reservation Fee: $5 for a lunch reservation and $50 reservation fee for a weekend lunch/dinner reservation, which includes a $5 donation to charity

Age(s): All ages welcome

Please Note: The reservation window opens up every Monday at 10 am.

FiDi Families Insiders: While there, check out the annual pumpkin arch on the first floor, featuring over 500 pumpkins for a free photo opp through the end of this month! Thereafter, check out the South Street Seaport Christmas Tree for another free photo opp!

To book a reservation, please visit their website HERE.

 

Winter Roundup of Activities in Lower Manhattan

Now that all NYC DOE public schools are fully remote for the unforeseeable future, jump over to WonderFilledKids.com for curated print outs and activities for your kids!

2. Wonder Filled Kids

Fee: Free for the entire month of December!

Age(s): 3-6 years olds

To learn more, please visit their website HERE.

 

Winter Roundup of Activities in Lower Manhattan
Ready to kick off the holiday season with a socially distant outdoor silent dance party? This fun event features a different DJ each week on Tuesdays during lunchtime. Take a break from your daily routine, join us via Mixlr (an app that broadcasts live audio) on your own device and headphones, and dance your heart out! Socially distanced ground markers will provide a place for you to dance safely in Zuccotti Park. Grab a holiday treat after you enjoy the music.

3. Silent Snow Ball

Date: Tuesdays, December 1st, 8th and 15th

Time: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Location: Zuccotti Park, One Liberty Plaza (165 Broadway)

Fee: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome

RSVP: No registration required; In order to participate, just show up!

FiDi Families Insiders: The free program is first-come, first-served, so don’t be late

To learn more, please visit their website HERE.

 

Winter Roundup of Activities in Lower Manhattan

 

4. Brookfield Luminaries

Visit Brookfield Place NY and admire their annual wishes and light shows. This year the wishing stations are touchless, but each wish will still come with a $1 donation, up to $25,000, from Brookfield Place to a local Charity.

Date: Friday, November 27th – Sunday, January 3rd

Time: 8 am – 10 pm

Location: Brookfield Place Winter Garden

Fee: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome

FiDi Families Insiders: Be on the lookout for their incredible light show at the top of every hour.

To learn more, please visit their website HERE.

 

Winter Roundup of Activities in Lower Manhattan

 

Swing by to check out Mildred Howard’s “The House That Will Not Pass for Any Color Other Than Its Own” on display at Belvedere Plaza along the Hudson River.

5. BPCA Art Installation House

Date: Open now through early 2021

Time: on display 24/7

Location: Belvedere Plaza

Fee: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome

To learn more, please visit their website HERE.

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Brookfield Place Tennis Open 2020 – FREE

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Brookfield Place Tennis Open 2020 - FREE

 

It’s time for the 5th annual Brookfield Place Tennis Open!   Sign up for complimentary adult and kids classes. Sign up to play tennis at Brookfield Place by registering for 30-minute sessions and invite your friends and colleagues to join you on the court for some recreational tennis.

Date(s): Tuesday, August 25th – Thursday, September 3rd

Registration/Clinics for kids and adults vary. Please visit the website HERE for info.

FiDi Families Insiders: Adult and Kids Clinics will be offered. All CDC protocols will be enforced. Walk-ins may be permitted if a timeslot is not reserved in advance or if reservations are not claimed in a timely manner.

Cost: Free

Location: Brookfield Place

To learn more and to register, please visit the Eventbrite site HERE.

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The Saturday Morning Show Presented by Brookfield Place Returns (Virtually)!

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The Saturday Morning Show Presented by Brookfield Place Returns (Virtually)!

The popular family program “Saturday Morning Show”, at Brookfield Place, is coming back, virtually, that is. Gather the family and entertain the little ones at home with a live virtual version of the weekly Saturday Morning Show via BFPLNY Instagram Live! In addition, the Brookfield Place Saturday program will feature performers, classes, and at home tips. Performances will be about 45 minutes in length.

Upcoming performers include:

For all the details, please visit their website HERE.

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