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FERRY ALERT: New York Harbor will be experiencing planned closures on March 29, 2024. Because of this, Governors Island ferry service may experience delays between 11am-12pm on Friday, March 29. Times are subject to change, we apologize for any inconvenience.

FERRY ALERT: New York Harbor will be experiencing planned closures on March 29, 2024. Because of this, Governors Island ferry service may experience delays between 11am-12pm on Friday, March 29. Times are subject to change, we apologize for any inconvenience.

Warm up this week­end with a vis­it to Gov­er­nors Island

It’s heat­ing back up this week­end and there’s lots to do on Gov­er­nors Island. Did you know this year marks the World War I cen­ten­ni­al? Com­mem­o­rate with Camp Dough­boy all week­end long! Take a look below for more events and exhi­bi­tions com­ing up. 

New York Har­bor Regat­ta Bash, Fri­day, Sep­tem­ber 15, 5 – 9 PM, Island Oys­ter
Come to the New York Har­bor Regat­ta Bash and sup­port the New York Har­bor School and Bil­lion Oys­ter Project tomor­row evening! A day spent sail­ing on the water of the icon­ic har­bor and water­ways, fol­lowed by a fes­tive bash on his­toric Gov­er­nors Island, is now an NYC tra­di­tion — for sail­ing enthu­si­asts and the com­mu­ni­ty alike — to close the sum­mer sail­ing sea­son and to open the fall school year. Tick­ets avail­able here.

WWI His­to­ry Week­end, Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 10 AM5 PM, Gov­er­nors Island Nation­al Mon­u­ment
Come see dozens of reen­ac­tors in vin­tage uni­forms, both men and women, and learn the his­to­ry of the Great War at this free two day event com­mem­o­rat­ing the WWI cen­ten­ni­al. There will be vin­tage Army vehi­cles, ambu­lances, equip­ment dis­plays, a tent encamp­ment, author talks, and demon­stra­tions. All ages wel­come! Full sched­ule here.

13th Annu­al Vendy Awards, Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 12:30 – 5 PM, Colonels Row
The Vendy Awards are the first street food event and com­pe­ti­tion series in the USA. It’s an intense cook-off between the most pop­u­lar side­walk chefs in New York City and a fundrais­er to sup­port The Street Ven­dor Project. Tick­ets avail­able here.

We are All Tourists, Sat­ur­day at 11:30 AM, 12 PM, 2:30 PM & 3 PM, meet at Colonels Row House 410A
Trusty Side­kick The­ater Com­pa­ny presents an out­door prom­e­nade the­atri­cal tour expe­ri­ence for young peo­ple ages 8+ and their fam­i­lies. Alpha and Scout are search­ing for their friend and col­league, Lou. Could she be stuck in an alter­nate real­i­ty? Explore the breath­tak­ing views and solve the clues to reunite these real­i­ty hop­pers. Hailed by The New York Times for blur[ring] the bound­aries between the imag­ined and the real”! Tick­ets avail­able here.

Vic­to­ry Cup Polo Match, Sat­ur­day, Sep­tem­ber 23, 11 AM7 PM, Play Lawn
The Vic­to­ry Cup next week­end is not your aver­age polo match! The event will also include dozens of local chefs, restau­rants, farms and local vine­yards, dis­til­leries and brew­eries from New York City and beyond pro­vid­ing tast­ings at the event. Guests will enjoy tak­ing in the majesty of the hors­es and the thrill of heart pound­ing polo! Tick­ets avail­able here.

The Friends of Gov­er­nors Island 2017 Gala, Tues­day, Sep­tem­ber 26, 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Host­ed on Gov­er­nors Island, this year’s gala hon­ors six women who led the devel­op­ment of the Island’s new 40-acre park: Pat­ti Har­ris, Ron­ay Men­schel, Leslie Koch, Wendy Schmidt, Ellen Cavanagh and Bet­ty Chen. Learn more and get tick­ets to this cel­e­bra­to­ry event.


Art Instal­la­tions On View Now

The 4heads’ 10th anniver­sary Gov­er­nors Island Art Fair con­tin­ues their tra­di­tion of pro­vid­ing a plat­form for young, emerg­ing, and under­rep­re­sent­ed artists with over 100 artists fea­tured in this month-long event. Works range from paint­ing, pho­tog­ra­phy, sculp­ture, video to immer­sive instal­la­tions!
On view: Sat­ur­days & Sun­days, 12 – 5 PM through Octo­ber 1 in Colonels Row and Liggett Hall

Explore Rock, Mos­qui­to and Hum­ming­bird: A Pre­his­to­ry of Gov­er­nors Island, a wind­ing sculp­tur­al instal­la­tion inside the mag­a­zine of his­toric Fort Jay. This work by award win­ning artist David Brooks digs down to the core of Gov­er­nors Island, expos­ing the stra­ta of his­to­ry of this float­ing rock in NY Har­bor.
On view: Dai­ly from 10 AM4:30 PM through Octo­ber 31 in Fort Jay

*Spe­cial artist-led mem­bers tour of Rock, Mos­qui­to and Hum­ming­bird: Sun­day, Sep­tem­ber 17 at 11:30AM*
Mem­bers are invit­ed to join us for an artist-led tour of the exhib­it. On this exclu­sive tour, award win­ning artist David Brooks will lead you through one of the exca­va­tion sites as well as the exhib­it, and dis­cuss his inter­est in the geo­log­ic his­to­ry that shaped Gov­er­nors Island as we know it today. Learn more and RSVP.
Not a mem­ber? Join today!

The Dys­func­tion­al Col­lec­tive brings you The Ben­e­fits of Con­tem­plat­ing Death, a mul­ti-plat­form art piece focus­ing on embrac­ing death to live a more ful­fill­ing life. Come see pho­tographs embody­ing the loss of iden­ti­ty and uni­ver­sal inter­con­nect­ed­ness expe­ri­enced around death, an under­world pho­to­booth, and an inter­ac­tive art piece designed to give peo­ple a safe space to share their expe­ri­ences around death and grief.
On view: Sat­ur­days & Sun­days, 12 – 5 PM through Octo­ber 1 in Nolan Park House 8B