We love finding fun and new things to do in the city and Memorial Day weekend is a great time to get out and explore! Here are some great (and mostly outdoors) activities and events that our team has discovered for this weekend and wants to share with you!
- Wednesday
- Canoe on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn
- Head to Brooklyn's new bonafide water-sport destination and enjoy a free self-guided tour - departing every Wednesday at 6PM from 2nd Street - first come, first serve! - 151 2nd St Brooklyn NY
- Thursday
- Deitch Project Closing Exhibition
The Deitch Project will be closing its doors this Thursday with its final exhibition - street artist Shepard Fairey - 18 Wooster St. (bet. Grand and Canal Sts.) Manhattan NY 10013
- Friday
- Top Gun Screening on the Intrepid
- Inspired by Memorial Day & ongoing Fleet Week, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is holding a free, outdoor screening of the film Top Gun beginning at 8:30PM - Pier 86, Twelfth Ave & W.46th St. Manhattan NY 10036
- Saturday
- McCarren Artists & Flea Market
- McCarren Park in Williamsburg will be holding a flea market every Saturday from 11AM-6PM from now until the end of July, come and support your local artists! - Lorimer St. Brooklyn NY 11222
- Sunday
- Lower East Side Festival of the Arts
Free theater, music, arts, comedy, entertainment and more! Located on the Lower East side and East Village the festival will end Sunday at midnight - Theater for the New City, 115 First Ave between 9th & 10th Sts Manhattan NY 10003
- Monday
- Brooklyn's Memorial Day Parade
- Pay tribute to some of our nation's bravest at the country's longest running Memorial Day Parade (this year will be its 143rd!). The parade kicks off at 11AM at Third Avenue and 87th Street in Bay Ridge and continues along Marine and Fourth Avenues to John Paul Jones Park, where a ceremonial wreath laying, flag raising, playing of "Taps" and 21-gun salute will take place.
- Tuesday
- Garden Walk at Wave Hill
- End Memorial Day Weekend off with a beautiful and relaxing walk through the colorful gardens at Wave Hill in the Bronx. Come at 11AM and have a free hour long tour by an expert guide - W.249th St Bronx NY 10471
Hope you all have a great Memorial Day Weekend!
-The L'Artisan Parfumeur Team
