Join professional photographer Michael Palma Mir for a landscape photography workshop. Learn techniques on how to best capture the abundant flora and fauna of Fort Tryon's Broadway expanse, with its glacial pothole, geology, grotto and glorious gardens. Meet at the Broadway/Arden entrance to Fort Tryon Park. Bring your camera and a full water bottle.
The Isadora Duncan Dance Company returns to Fort Tryon Park’s Billings Lawn for a free performance of inspiring dances to delight audiences of all ages! The dancers will breathe new life into the Isadora Duncan repertoire, re-staged by Artistic Director Lori Belilove to the classical music of Chopin, Schubert, Brahms, C.W. Gluck, and a reimagined new work, "For Ukraine" set to the […]
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 […]
Rescheduled in the New Year! Identify the year-round birds found in Fort Tryon Park and find out which evergreen plants support them in the park. Then, create birdfeeders for your home with local artist Jessica Maffia to help our feathered friends during the cold winter months! Make a holiday gift for a loved one as […]
NEW DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2023 The three-acre Heather Garden is the site of our annual rite of spring – the Shearing of the Heather parade and community celebration in Fort Tryon Park. Bring your musical instruments and join in our community parade through the Heather Garden led by traditional bagpipers. Learn why Fort Tryon […]
Join NYC Parks, the Fort Tryon Park Trust, and Pied Piper Children's Theatre for select musical performances from their spring musical: The Addams Family! Support local young talent and enjoy a unique outdoor theatrical experience right here in Fort Tryon. Special thanks to Con Ed for their support of cultural programming in the park. The […]
Audience members will be led by a poet through Fort Tryon Park to see and hear dance, music and poetry performed on benches, lawns, stairways, pathways, near rock faces, and under trees. Original music will be played on saxophone, frame drum, harmonica, flute, and accordion. These contemporary artists inspired by nature and the elegance of […]
Lotus Music and Dance, supported by NYC Parks and the Fort Tryon Park Trust, is thrilled to announce that Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival and Multicultural Celebration will celebrate its 21st anniversary on Sunday, June 4th 2023. The all day event will feature Mohawk Elder Tom Porter, the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, […]
New York Scandia Symphony has served Washington Heights/Inwood with free outdoor music programs for 19 years in Fort Tryon Park! Bring a blanket and enjoy this free performance with backdrop views of the Hudson River. The festival takes place on June 4, 9 & 11. Music Director: Dorrit Matson. The Scandia Brass Quintet will perform […]
