The Bronx & Upper Hudson
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Join the Bronx River Alliance at Starlight Park to celebrate City of Water Day! Enjoy a free and family-friendly day: music and art activities led by local artists, cool off with a splash pad, get farm-fresh produce, and sample teas foraged from the Bronx River Foodway. Enjoy a guided nature walk highlighting the native habitat of Starlight Park, participate in a "Paddle and Pick Up" canoeing river cleanup, and more!
Organization: Bronx River Alliance
Location: Bronx River House, Starlight Park, 1490 Sheridan Blvd, Bronx, NY 10459
Time: 12PM - 4PM
Registration: Required for canoeing (https://bronxriver.org/event/paddle-and-pick-up-at-starlight-park-2), not required for other activities
Learn more: https://bronxriver.org/event/bronx-river-city-of-water-day-celebration-2
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Free, all-ages City of Water Day celebration at BRAC featuring hands-on workshops, live music, and guided walks along the Bronx River Greenway to Drew Gardens. Make paper with Bronx River water, create upcycled fashion, paint water jars, join a tea ceremony installation, and take part in a riverbank clean-up. Drop-in festival format with indoor and outdoor stations connecting art, community, and the Bronx River.
Organization: Bronx River Art Center
Location: Bronx River Art Center, 1087 E Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY 10460
Time: 12PM - 4PM
Registration: Not required
Learn more: www.bronxriverart.org
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Rocking the Boat’s beloved summer tradition—Community Rowing, Sailing, and Birding—brings community residents out on the Bronx River all summer long to enjoy their waterfront while learning about its history and ecological importance. To celebrate City of Water Day 2026, the event will feature free, family-friendly rowing, birding, shoreline clean-up, and sailing experiences; highlight the Bronx River as a vital natural resource and symbol of climate resilience; and strengthen community bonds.
Organization: Rocking the Boat
Location: Hunts Point Riverside Park, 1409 Lafayette Ave, Bronx, NY 10474
Time: 1PM - 6PM
Registration: Not required
Learn more: www.rockingtheboat.org
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Through Connecting, Caring, and Celebrating Our Waterfront, we’re building a stewardship movement on City of Water Day in partnership with Waterfront Alliance that empowers residents with knowledge, resources, and an opportunity to take action. Join us for a lively and engaging day for all ages. The day includes a shoreline cleanup, guided nature walks with water testing, habitat information, restoration updates, and resources. Then celebrate with music, arts and crafts, and refreshments.
Organization: Castle Hill YMCA
Location: 2 Castle Hill Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Time: 10AM - 2PM
Registration: Not required
Learn more: https://ymcanyc.org/locations/castle-hill-ymca
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Join student stewards and educators for a fun, interactive tour around this thriving marsh! Become a marsh explorer as you peer into the water, spot birds and other wildlife, and uncover the secrets of this hidden ecosystem along the Hudson River. Along the way, you’ll see restoration work in action and discover how wetlands act like nature’s superheroes—reducing flooding, filtering pollution, and creating homes for all kinds of life.
Organization: Beczak Environmental Education Center
Location: 35 Alexander St, Yonkers, NY 10701
Time: 10AM - 3PM
Registration: Not required
Learn more: https://www.beczakcenter.org/
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Join us on City of Water Day for The Bronx is Blooming's 4th annual Summer on the Sound Festival! Come celebrate our community's efforts to revitalize Soundview Park and restore habitat in the Long Island Sound watershed! Family friendly activities will include face painting, arts & crafts, tree care, forest tours, and more. Food will be provided free of charge to participants. This event is for all ages.
Organization: The Bronx is Blooming
Location: Morrison Ave. & Lafayette Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Time: 12PM - 4PM
Registration: Optional (https://airtable.com/app13UYV2x4p4Mo7o/pag3mJqGlI35rWfPC/form)
Learn more: www.bronxisblooming.org
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Have you ever been aboard a powerboat, been paddling in kayaks, gone fishing, been sailing or face to face with a crab? Join SUNY Maritime College Boogie Down to the Sound fun, hands-on day of activities to connect to our local waters. In addition to the boat rides a variety of educational, stewardship and recreational activities will be available. All activities are free and open to all but children under three may not be allowed on some of the boats.
Organization: SUNY Maritime College
Location: Maritime College Alumni Association, 6 Pennyfield Ave, Bronx, NY 10465
Time: 11AM - 4PM
Registration: Not required
Learn more: www.sunymaritime.edu
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The Natural Areas Conservancy will host a guided walk on the trails at Soundview Park as part of City of Water Day in order to explore the trail and learn about our local ecosystem. Attendees will learn about plant identification, maritime woodlands, and aquatic plants.
Organization: Natural Areas Conservancy
Location: 701 Metcalf Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Time: 10AM - 1PM
Registration: Not required
Learn more: https://naturalareasnyc.org/
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For years greenway activists in the northwest Bronx have been advocating for a greenway along the Hudson River that will connect to Manhattan and Westchester. Until the greenway is built, there is only one place in the Bronx where you can stand on the riverbank and admire the magnificent view across the Hudson to the Palisades, unchanged since the days of the Lenape people: on the property of the University of Mount St. Vincent, where our "Sunset on the Hudson" event will be held. There will be music and brief speeches about the importance and status of the long-proposed Hudson River Greenway in the Bronx, as well as the significance of access to the river.
Organization: Friends of the Hudson River Greenway
Location: University of Mount Saint Vincent, 6301 Riverdale Ave, Bronx, NY 10471
Time: 4PM - 7:30PM
Registration: Not required
Learn more: www.greenwaylink.org
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Volunteer for a cleanup at Wilsons Woods Park! Volunteers will pick up trash around the park and water as well as keep track of the types and quantities of trash picked up, using worksheets. Save the Sound will provide nitrile gloves but if you have your own garden or work gloves, please bring those so we can cut down on single-use plastic. Volunteers should wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes that they don't mind getting dirty. Trash bags will be provided.
Organization: Save the Sound
Location: Wilsons Woods Park, Bradford Road, Mt. Vernon, NY 10553
Time: 10AM - 12PM
Registration: Required (registration link coming soon)
Learn more: www.savethesound.org
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Join us in water-quality monitoring and learn how oysters are affected by water-quality parameters, such as dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, pH, and turbidity. Great for all ages! Typically on our skiff.
Organization: City Island Oyster Reef
Location: 521 City Island Ave, Bronx, NY 10464
Time: 6AM - 9AM
Registration: Required (https://www.cioysterreef.org/cior-calendar-events/planting-pollinators-living-shoreline-3xxwr-ax95m-9ta3z)
Learn more: www.cioysterreef.org
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Have you ever wondered how underwater archaeologists investigate historic sites and shipwrecks in aquatic settings? Join the Chronicle Heritage Underwater Archaeology team to find out! Guests of all ages are welcome. There will be free crafts and activities for our younger friends as well as educational opportunities for our older friends. Come down to learn about tools of the trade, shipwrecks, how New Yorkers utilized waterfronts and waterways in the past, and more.
Organization: Chronicle Heritage
Location: Bronx River House, Starlight Park, 1490 Sheridan Blvd, Bronx, NY 10459
Time: 12PM - 4PM
Registration: Not required
Learn more: https://www.chronicleheritage.com/services/underwater-archaeology/
