River to River to ease the heatwave

Along with the appear­ance of ice cream trucks on every cor­ner, you know it’s sum­mer in NYC when you start hear­ing about the annual River to River Festival’s selec­tion of free activities.

Now in its 10^th year, the fes­ti­val uti­lizes over 25 loca­tions through­out lower Man­hat­tan and fea­tures an eclec­tic mix of music, per­for­mance and visual art, inter­ac­tive and edu­ca­tional work­shops, and fam­ily friendly events.

The River To River Fes­ti­val  seeks “to fos­ter con­ver­sa­tions about artis­tic, com­mu­nity, and envi­ron­men­tal con­cerns asso­ci­ated with urban/waterfront land­scapes in rede­vel­op­ment, growth, and trans­for­ma­tion” in part by show­cas­ing New York City as “cre­ative, green, and global.”

Some high­lights include:

• A self-sustaining nomadic “Flock House” cur­rently on dis­play in Bat­tery Park
• A kid-friendly field day on Gov­er­nors Island
• An art enthusiast’s field day fea­tur­ing an open house of stu­dios at Build­ing 110 on Gov­er­nors Island
• Live music from the leg­endary George Clin­ton and Par­lia­ment Funkadelic

Cel­e­brate the city you love–check the festival’s full cal­en­dar and see what piques your interest.