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Adventures NYC

Adventures NYC has ended. Please check this page in Spring 2010 for information on the next Adventures NYC.

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Adventures NYC

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Central Park, Bandshell at 72nd Street

12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
FREE EVENT

The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, with Backpacker Magazine, turns the Big Apple into the country’s largest urban adventure playground with Adventures NYC, a celebration of all things outdoors in leafy Central Park. Designed to encourage New Yorkers to take advantage of the parks and natural resources just outside their doorstep, Adventures NYC offers both novice and experienced outdoor enthusiasts a variety of adventures.

  • The Victorinox Swiss Army Culinary Cooking Challenge – featuring some of the country’s most renowned chefs!
  • High–flying trampoline performances by The Skyriders!
  • Rock climbing walls
  • The Wilderness System and Eastern Mountain Sports Kayaking Center at Bethesda Terrace Lake
  • Boot Camp obstacle courses
  • Slackline lessons
  • Yoga clinics
  • Bike helmet giveaway (courtesy of the NYC Department of Transportation)
  • Arts & crafts
  • Live music and additional entertainment, including The Street Beats Group!

Adventures NYC will be happening rain or shine.

Free Bike Valet Parking by Transportation Alternatives

In Partnership with:
 UpstatePA is an Adventures NYC sponsor EMS is an Adventures NYC sponsor Honest is an Adventures NYC sponsor New York Family Sports  is an Adventures NYC sponsor Yoga Journal is an Adventures NYC sponsor Tent Trails is an Adventures NYC sponsor
98.7 KISS FM is an Adventures NYC sponsor Princeton Tec is an Adventures NYC sponsor
Powerade Zero is an Adventures NYC sponsor Gibbon Slacklines is an Adventures NYC sponsor 101.9 RXP is an Adventures NYC sponsor
Wilderness Systems is an Adventures NYC sponsor
NYC Department of Transit is an Adventures NYC sponsor SoyJoy is an Adventures NYC sponsor Wales Cymru is an Adventures NYC sponsor Cabot is an Adventures NYC sponsor Jet Blue is an Adventures NYC sponsor
Boy Scouts of America is an Adventures NYC sponsor

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