The Battery

Make Music NYC
2022-06-21 10:00 - 17:00 UTC
Make Music New York is New York City’s only music festival for the people and by the people! Make Music New York, held each summer solstice on June 21st – the longest day of the year – will bring music makers of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds to take center stage at The Battery. Join us at The Battery Fountain and Castle Clinton for an entire day of musical performance.

Faire la Fête at Battery Fountain, The Battery
10:00-10:30 Press Conference & kick-off
10:30-11 Carnival of the Animals, featuring Yves Dhar on cello, Nicolas Duchamp on flute, Johannes Pfannkuch on trombone & tuba, and Alexandre Robinon percussion Piano, violins, viola, double bass, piccolo, clarinet, glass harmonica and xylophone
11-11:30 Nicolas Duchamp performs Sonate pour flûte et piano by Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc
11:30-12 Flute selections performed by students from SUNY Purchase
12-1 French Baroque keyboard selections performed by student from Mannes School of Music
1-1:30 William Patterson performs French songs on piano
2-3 Young Scholars of the Lang Lang Foundation perform piano selections by Debussy
3-4 Young Scholars of the Lang Lang Foundation perform piano selections by Ravel
4-5 Young Scholars of the Lang Lang Foundation perform piano selections by additional French composers

Baby & Me Yoga
2022-06-10 13:30 - 14:30
In collaboration with HRP Mamas, we invite you to Baby & Me Yoga Friday afternoons in the Labyrinth with Mary Barnes. RSVP is required; find more information and register by following this link to our Eventbrite page.

Prenatal Yoga
2022-05-13 15:00 - 16:00 | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
In collaboration with HRP Mamas, we invite you to Prenatal Yoga in the Labyrinth with Mary Barnes. RSVP is required; find more information and register by following this link to our Eventbrite page.

Sunset Yoga
2022-05-09 18:00 - 19:00 | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
In collaboration with HRP Mamas, we invite you to Sunset Yoga Monday nights in the Labyrinth with Mary Barnes. RSVP is required; find more information and register by following this link to our Eventbrite page.

Workshop at The Battery: Gardening for Pollinators
2022-06-14 10:00 - 12:30 | The Battery Urban Farm
Learn the practices and plants that can support our native pollinators like bees and butterflies, at all stages of their life cycles. RSVP is required; find more information and register by following this link to our Eventbrite page.

Playscape Performs
2022-07-02 10:30 - 16:00, 2022-07-03 10:30 - 16:00
Playscape Performs continues with puppetry at ShowBox by Paper Heart Puppets and Bruce Cannon. “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, stories, and drumming with Amos Gabia and Third Street Music School.

Tour of The Battery Urban Farm
2022-04-28 13:00 - 14:00 | The Battery Urban Farm
Take a tour of The Battery Urban Farm and learn more about how we grow produce in the heart of downtown New York City. RSVP is required; find more information and register by following this link to our Eventbrite page.

Farm Tour for Kids at The Battery Urban Farm
2022-04-28 15:00 - 16:00 | The Battery Urban Farm
Visit The Battery Urban Farm to learn more about how we grow produce in the heart of downtown New York City, and taste some of the harvest! RSVP is required; find more information and register by following this link to our Eventbrite page.

Family Farm Volunteer Day
2022-04-09 09:00 - 12:00 | The Battery Urban Farm
Join in on some projects for all ages to help out at The Battery Urban Farm. RSVP is required; find more information and register by following this link to our Eventbrite page.

Workshop: Working with Students in the Vegetable Garden
2021-06-16 16:30 - 18:00 | The Battery Urban Farm
Learn to lead students of all ages through gardening tasks more effectively, and improve the accessibility of your garden space. RSVP is required; find more information and register by following this link to our Eventbrite page.

Bird and Banner Walking Tour
2022-07-17 12:30 - 13:30
Join us for a guided bird walk with Gabriel Willow and Gail Karlsson! Explore the diversity of migrating birds that find food and habitat in The Battery. Witness living birds as well as Gail Karlsson’s bird portraits through educational banners displaying photos of some of the many birds that live in or pass through the park. Participants are encouraged to bring their own binoculars. Register to participate by following this link to our Eventbrite page.

Farming 101 Workshop: Plants and Pests
2021-07-28 16:30 - 18:00 | The Battery Urban Farm
Refresh your understanding of botany, practice identifying problematic garden pests, and learn common pest management techniques. RSVP is required; find more information and register by following this link to our Eventbrite page.

Playscape Performs
2022-08-06 10:30 - 16:00
Playscape Performs continues with puppetry at ShowBox with shows by Sova Dance and Puppetry and Teatro Sea. “Marvelous Metamorphoses” from Sova Dance and Puppetry unravels to present bizarre and beautiful transformations in our world like caterpillar to butterfly, polliwog to frog, and more! Teatro Sea will perform a bilingual, one-woman show about the great Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, which combines storytelling, music, visual arts, puppets and audience participation.
