Brooklyn Bridge Park
Pier 1: at 2 Old Fulton Street
Pier 6: Furman Street & Atlantic Avenue
Pier 6: Furman Street & Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11201
Cost: Free
For all ages
A day of entertainment, education, adventure for the whole family celebrating NY’s waterfront, this one-of-a-kind festival is presented by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance. The Conservancy will provide free education workshops, including seining under the Manhattan Bridge and fishing on Pier 6!
On Pier 1
11:00am-4:00pm: Free boating Free kayaking with Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse. Children under 18 must have an adult present. No reservations necessary, first come first serve.
On Pier 5
11:00am: Kayak Demonstration Members of QajaqUSA and Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse will demonstrate a variety of rolling techniques that were developed to recover from various situations that seal and walrus hunters encountered such as injured hands and arms, loss of a paddle and entanglement in harpoon lines.
On Pier 6
11:00am-2:00pm: Water-themed art projects Explore boats and water-themed arts and crafts project with Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Playground Associates.
12:00pm-2:00pm: Try to catch a fish and watch a squid dissection Make your own amazing casting machine from a recycled soda can (bring your own if possible) and use it to try and catch a fish. While your line is out, watch a big squid dissection and learn how it attacks prey and defends itself. Led by Master Angler Bill Fink and Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy staff.
11:00am-5:00pm: Tug and Barge tours Participate in dockside tours of the 1907 tugboat Pegasus and the Waterfront Museum’s 1914 Lehigh Valley Barge #79.
1:00pm, 2:30pm, 4:00pm: Jeff Newell's New-Trad Quartet Enjoy three river music sets performed live from the Waterfront Museum Barge.
More info: cityofwaterday.org
Maps/Directions:
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/go/the-park/visiting-the-park
On Pier 1
11:00am-4:00pm: Free boating Free kayaking with Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse. Children under 18 must have an adult present. No reservations necessary, first come first serve.
On Pier 5
11:00am: Kayak Demonstration Members of QajaqUSA and Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse will demonstrate a variety of rolling techniques that were developed to recover from various situations that seal and walrus hunters encountered such as injured hands and arms, loss of a paddle and entanglement in harpoon lines.
On Pier 6
11:00am-2:00pm: Water-themed art projects Explore boats and water-themed arts and crafts project with Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Playground Associates.
12:00pm-2:00pm: Try to catch a fish and watch a squid dissection Make your own amazing casting machine from a recycled soda can (bring your own if possible) and use it to try and catch a fish. While your line is out, watch a big squid dissection and learn how it attacks prey and defends itself. Led by Master Angler Bill Fink and Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy staff.
11:00am-5:00pm: Tug and Barge tours Participate in dockside tours of the 1907 tugboat Pegasus and the Waterfront Museum’s 1914 Lehigh Valley Barge #79.
1:00pm, 2:30pm, 4:00pm: Jeff Newell's New-Trad Quartet Enjoy three river music sets performed live from the Waterfront Museum Barge.
More info: cityofwaterday.org
Maps/Directions:
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/go/the-park/visiting-the-park
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