Website: http://www.cityofwaterday.org
Date: Saturday July 16th
Location: Governors Island (New York, NY) and Liberty State Park (Jersey City, NJ)
City of Water Day Festival
The 4th annual City of Water Day Festival, presented by Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance is a free day of entertainment, education, and adventure celebrating the potential of our waterfront. Families will have the opportunity to enjoy the Children’s Activities Fair featuring: dragon boat puppet creations; touch tanks with sea stars, clams, whelks, hermit crabs, and horseshoe crabs; a reptile show with turtles, snakes and more. Other festival highlights include: narrated boat tours; free ferry transit between Governors Island and Liberty State Park; kayaking, paddle-boarding, fishing, and sailing demonstrations; the Waterfront Activity Fair; special children’s activities like fishing, races, sing-a-longs, arts and crafts; live music, delicious food, and more.