Join naturalist Ken Chaya to rediscover the natural assets of the eastern expanse of Fort Tryon Park. Explore the gardens and woodland landscapes as well as the interstitial spaces between the rock faced slopes. Learn about the abundant flora and fauna just beyond the busyness of the urban artery of Broadway! Pack a water bottle, […]
Fort Tryon Park is transformed into a medieval market town decorated with bright banners and processional flags. Performers and guests dress in medieval costume. Visitors are greeted by authentic period music, dance, magic, and minstrels, as well as jugglers and jesters. The festival includes thrilling jousts between four knights on horseback. Experience the culture of […]
Join us for Uptown Dances on the Lawn presented by the Mathew Westerby Company! Dances will include performances of MWC repertory-the recently premiered Life/Space, excerpts of The Harlem Project and a new work created in collaboration with composer John Hastings, specifically for the beautiful setting of Dongan Lawn! Bring your Yoga Mat, your kids and […]
Join NYC Parks & the Fort Tryon Park Trust for a fun and exciting movie for the season- The Addams Family (1991) PG-13. Wear your best costume for a chance to win a spook-tacular prize! The film focuses on a bizarre, macabre, aristocratic family who reconnect with what they believe to be a long-lost relative, […]
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and NYC Parks for some spring cleaning in Fort Tryon Park! Meet at the Broadway Greeting Garden at the Arden Street/Broadway entrance. Wear long pants, sturdy shoes, and get ready to improve the park's ecology by removing debris and helping site preparations. Tools and gloves will be provided but […]
Join Paul Sadowski on an exploration hike of the forest of our sister park- Inwood Hill- to seek out mushrooms and learn their unique properties. Given the evanescent nature of fungi, it is difficult to know what species will be fruiting during the tour. Inwood Hill Park may be hiding fungi species not yet discovered! […]
Bugs aren't pests! Our planet needs them to thrive! Join artist Jessica Maffia to learn about the power of insects; and how they help the earth and the cycle of life; nourishing birds who help pollinate plants, which feed other animals and humans! Wear clothes you can create and get dirty in. Art Materials will […]
Bring the kids and join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and NYC Parks for Bagels and Bulbs! Help our Friends Committee plant bulbs in Fort Tryon's Javits Playground! We'll be working in the Fort Washington Avenue perimeter beds; tilling the soil and planting a variety of bulbs to beautify our community's playground. Come spring, you […]
The community Halloween Parade is back ! We are happy to be providing support and the Harlem Hellfighters 2 Brass Band to lead us! Wear your best costume, meet us at the PS 187 Schoolyard and then at 6:30 p.m. we'll process from the school yard along Cabrini Boulevard to Fort Tryon Park's Stan Michels […]
