
River to River Festival

June 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
One event on June 23, 2022 at 8:00 pm
One event on June 24, 2022 at 8:00 pm
La Plaza @ The Clemente
114 Norfolk Street
New York, NY
Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
Downtown New York City’s leading free summer arts festival, founded in the aftermath of 9/11, returns with a wide-ranging program featuring dance and musical performances, visual art installations, film, participatory processions, family events, and more, all by groundbreaking artists in NYC.
This year, festival artists look to nature, ritual, and metaphysical wonders to offer a hopeful perspective on the future of public space.
All events are free and open to all. Due to limited capacity, some events require advance registration. Arrive early to join standby lines (entry not guaranteed).
Smorgasburg WTC
Sample creative global treats from 10 vendors at an open-air food market flanked by colorful murals.
More infoPlayscape Performs: Paper Heart Puppets & Bruce Cannon
Playscape Performs continues with puppetry in this unique playground. “Cardboard Explosion!” by Paper Heart Puppets brings four original stories to life using nothing but cardboard and the power of your imagination. On Saturday, witness a classic style of marionette puppetry when Bruce Cannon presents “The Magic of Music.” On Sunday, enjoy West African music, games,…
More infoBattery Playscape
Explore a new playground with five ecology zones—Bluff, Marsh, Dune, Meadow, and Riverbed– in resilient design, post-Superstorm Sandy when the park survived the full force of the 15-foot storm surge and became a focal point of sea level rise. Lyrical patterns of water illuminate the portal, fence, and custom seating. Daylight filters through the punctuated…
More infoNelson A. Rockefeller & Teardrop Park
Frolic on wide waterfront lawns and explore multiple playgrounds plus gardens, public art pieces, and a sheltered pavilion.
In Rockefeller Park, climb large jungle gyms with swinging bridges, netting, slides, poles and more. Ride a pedal-powered merry-go-round and dig in multiple sandboxes and a handicapped-accessible sand table. In warm weather, be sprayed by an elephant…
More infoplay:groundNYC’s The Yard
Get creative at a 50,000 square-foot adventure playground stocked with loose parts, tools and space for kids to play, imagine and dream big.
See our compete guide to Governor’s Island.
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