Fishing Festival!

Spend the day fishing with the Urban Park Rangers, I Fish NY, and the Department of Environmental Conservation learning proper angling techniques, fish biology, and river ecology. Rods and reels will be provided by the Park Rangers; fishing is catch-and-release only. On-site fishing registration takes place between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Activities for the day will also include:
• Dutch Colonial and Native American Arts & Crafts such as beading, delft tile painting, and corn husk doll-making
• Educational hands-on activities about life on and in the River
• Live entertainment from Astrograss, Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, and New Amsterdam Musical Association

This event is FREE and open to the public.

The festival is part of NYC400, a year of special events, exhibits, and outdoor activities and performances to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Henry Hudson aboard the Dutch vessel “Halve Maen” to New York City.

Presented by the City of New York Parks & Recreation, the Fishing Festival at West Harlem Piers Park is also produced in collaboration with the NY State Hudson-Champlain-Fulton Quadricentennial Commission and the Riverside Park Fund.