Are you looking for something to do this weekend. Here is what’s happening in the area.
Battery Dance Festival
Neighborhood: Battery Park, NY
Type of Event: Art, Dance festival
Date/Time: August 13 to 18, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00pm
Cost: FREE
Event Information: the Battery Dance Festival (BDF) is New York City’s longest-running free public dance festival that provides a unique opportunity for dancers and choreographers to present original works of high artistic merit in a free public forum, which are drawn from the large downtown population including tourists, senior citizens and dance fans. Closest ferry stop location: Pier 11/Wall St.
20 Battery Pl., Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, Battery Park City. batterydance.org
Elements Festival
Neighborhood: TBD
Type of Event: Electronic Music Festival
Date/Time: Saturday August 12-13, 2017
Cost: $55+
Event Information: Are you into electronic music? Come enjoy 3D projections, food trucks, vendors, death-defying aerialists, circus performers and a giant inflatable slide. Get excited for DJs such as The Knocks, Griz, Motum and more. elementsfest.nyc
Location TBD
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK
Neighborhood: Central Park, NY
Type of Event: Outdoor theatre
Date/Time: Saturday August 12-13, 2017
Cost: FREE
Event Information: This is the last week to come out and experience a shakespeare show. This week’s performance is from the book Midsummer Night’s Dream. The event is free, but tickets still need to be acquired. Don’t wait and join the crowd at The Delacorte Theater right off Central Park.
‘Recovery Sundays’ at Watermark Bar
Neighborhood: Financial District, NY
Type of Event: Music & Bar
Date/Time: Sunday 13th, from 2 to 6 p.m
Cost: FREE Admission
Event Information: Watermark Bar is holding a “Recovery Sundays” event with juice cocktail flights, wheatgrass shots, music, and kitchen specials. Come and enjoy a relaxing Sunday afternoon outside Pier 15. watermarkny.com
78 South St., New York, NY. Closest ferry stop: Wall St./Pier 11
Battle of the Burger 2017
Neighborhood: Hudson River Park, NY
Type of Event: Food competition
Date/Time: Thursday, August 10 at 5:30–7:30pm and 8:30–10:30pm
Cost: $50.00
Event Information: How much do new Yorkers love burgers? See which patties make it to the top 20 in the August issue.
Tickets include:
-A burger tasting from each participating restaurant
-Side dish and Hot Sauce Flavor Station provided by Cholula® Hot Sauce
-Complimentary Budweiser
-Live music from Go Go Gadget and DJ Jeronimo
Pier 26, Hudson River between N Moore and Hubert Sts.