Things to Do in Lower Manhattan
Things to do in Lower Manhattan
Enjoy free admission to the South Street Seaport Museum every Friday during the summer. Check out the exhibitions, historic ship tours, educational activities, artisan demos and much more.
Date: Friday’s (recurring weekly through September 22, 2018)
Time: 3p – 7p
Location: 12 Fulton Street – South Street Seaport Museum
Age: All ages
Fee: FREE
For more information and to check out what is at the museum visit their website HERE.
Rhythm and grooves fill the air at this Friday evening program. Follow the lead of professional drummers as they guide you through the pulsating beats of traditional African drumming techniques and methods. Drums provided, dancing welcome!
Date: Fridays starting June 6th
Time: 6:30p – 8:00p
Location: Wagner Park
Ages: All
Fee: Free
For more information, please visit their website HERE
Considering day camp for summer 2018 or 2019? See Jeff Lake Camp in action this summer!
Join them on Saturday, July 14 (rain date July 15) for a Family Day at JLC. Swim in the pool, take a boat ride on their 50-acre lake, play sports, experience the Jumping Pillow and Aerial Adventure Course, do crafts, enjoy lunch and s’mores, all with a fabulous staff!
RSVP to jill@jefflakecamp.com
For more information about the camp please visit their website HERE.
Welcome to play:groundNYC’s third year of summer camp!
Our Governors Island play lot is a blank slate, ready to be transformed into a land of your own imagining. Work with new friends to bring big ideas to life using a wide array of materials, craft supplies, and basic hand tools. Never used a hammer before? No problem! Our playworkers are here to help you learn the skills you need. Join us for a summer of unforgettable outdoor fun!
Each day at camp will be filled with plenty of opportunities for campers to plan their own adventures. Materials will be provided and supervised by trained playworkers in different areas of the playground.
Due to the self-directed nature of our camp, much of your child’s day will be (wonderfully) up to them! They will have opportunities to play with others, spend time alone, build, take apart, imagine, play in and with water, just relax, or anything else they can come up with! Your child will get dirty and may get small bumps, bruises, or scratches, as that is the nature of play.
They will also have the daily option to take a walk around Governors Island to explore other programs and parts of the island with our staff. We will take a lunch break and two snack breaks outside of the gates of the playground under the shade of trees across a small (car-less) road. This will help provide a chance for them to have a rest and re-energize. The playground itself provides partial shade under canopies and plenty of materials that they are free to use under the supervision of our staff who have been specially trained to work in this environment.
Drop off is at 8:30 am and pick up at 3:00 pm at the Battery Maritime Building (at 10 South Street on the corner of South and Whitehall Streets in Lower Manhattan, next to the Staten Island ferry terminal.)
Weekly sessions are $625 for an 8:30 am to 3 pm camp day.
Available Weeks
(Enrollment is now open for eight 1 week sessions from July 9th through August 31st)
July 9 – 13 – SOLD OUT
July 16 – 20 – SOLD OUT
July 23 – 27 – GIRLS WEEK! – SOLD OUT
July 30 – August 3 – available
August 6 – 10 – available
August 13 – 17 – available
August 20 – 24 – available
August 27 – 31 – available
Please Note: We also offer an early bird discount and can provide two financial aid scholarships per week. There is a 10% discount for siblings and for campers registering for multiple weeks. **To receive the multiple week discount you must register for the multiple weeks within the same registration.**
Register for Summer camp HERE
Downtown Day Camp – Making Memories Since 1992!
Athletics – Aquatics – Arts & Sciences – The Complete Camp Experience.
1 – 8 Week Sessions – June 27th – August 24th
We have been bringing the suburban day camp experience to NYC since the early 1990s, creating a true summer camp in Lower Manhattan! We offer the widest variety of activities around, led by the most experienced and professional staff.
Our private Downtown Community Center boasts a private 75-foot pool for swim lessons – we use the beautiful Battery Park City outdoor ball fields, PS 234, PS 89, have three art studios, two dance studios, two gymnasium, and more than a dozen specialty rooms. Activities include:
Swimming Lessons, Field Sport Instruction (BPC Fields), P.E. Classes, Visual Arts, Craft Making, Pier 25 Mini-Golf, Ooey Goey Science, Lego Construction, Drumming & Music, Animal Hour, Karate, Tennis, Field Trips, Educational Animal Shows, Crazy Hat Day, Camp Carnival, and More!
Our leadership team has over 100 years of summer camp experience! Contact us!
Bus Service Includes: FiDi, BPC, and Lower Manhattan Stops
Book a tour or contact us for more info today!
info@downtowndaycamps.com – 212-766-1104 ext. 1250 or visit our website HERE
It’s MAY! Which means Battery Park City Authority is starting their annual 600+ summer events (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
Start planning your trip to Family Camp at Club Getaway – 2018 Dates Released!
July 2 – 4th
August 20 – 24th
August 27 – 31st
August 27 – 29th