This Weekend In Parks
Manhattan
Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival and Shad Fest
Saturday, May 3
Inwood Hill Park
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Inwood Hill Park has a long been known for its Native American heritage. Native American settlers fished on the shores of the Hudson and lived in the park’s rock shelters. Today, Inwood Hill is one of our city’s most beautiful parks and home
to the last natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan.
Honor the park's heritage by coming out to "Drums Along The Hudson: A Native American Festival & Shad Fest." It includes native drumming from around the world, as well as intertribal social dances like the Round Dance, the Iroquois
Smoke Dance, and the Jingle Dance. Native American food, crafts, and art will also be for sale.
The Shad Fest celebrates the annual return of spawning shad to the Hudson River. Shad Planking demonstrations by Chris Letts of the Hudson River Foundation and free tastings of this delicious fish will be offered.
Brooklyn
Flax and Fleece Fest
Saturday, May 3
Prospect Park – Lefferts Historic House
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Visit the zoo and watch sheep as they are sheared. Then come to Lefferts Historic House to see how sheared sheep fleece becomes yarn. Help us wash, hang, card, and spin wool. Also plant flax for the next harvest or join in a weaving workshop.
Queens
Cinco de Mayo
Sunday, May 4
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Come out and celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Queens. Take part in festive games and enjoy live entertainment, music, food and fun for the entire family at this annual favorite.
Bronx
Canoeing the Lagoon
Sunday, May 4
Pelham Bay Park – Pelham Bay Ranger Station
11:00 a.m.
Join us for a special canoe trip along Pelham Bay Park’s lagoon as we explore the shore and ride the cool waters of the lagoon. We welcome all ages 8 and above to attend this event. Registration is required, please call (718) 548- 0912. Don’t miss out on this unique event!
Staten Island
Yankee Peddler Day
Sunday, May 4
Historic Richmond Town
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
More than 100 vendors come to sell antiques, crafts, and collectibles at this popular outdoor event, presented by the Women's Auxiliary of the Staten Island Historical Society.
QUOTATION FOR THE DAY
“Sweet April showers
Do spring May flowers.”
Thomas Tusser
A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry, 1557