Exciting Events Around The Bronx: August 2024
Explore exciting community events around the Bronx this month.
BRONX NIGHT MARKET
AT FORDHAM PLAZA
Saturday, August 3rd from 4:00pm to 10:00pm
Tickets: FREE with RSVP!
As the longest-running event series in the northmost borough, the Bronx Night Market stands as a transformative force, revolutionizing the foodie scene and cultivating a deep connection to the identity of the Bronx. With a remarkable lineup of 50 local vendors, this iconic market draws over 4,000 guests each time, making it a thriving hub for community engagement and culinary exploration. Beyond its diverse array of cuisines and unique vendors, the Night Market serves as a dynamic platform for local businesses, providing a stage for the wealth of talents within the Bronx. The event embodies the spirit of the borough, celebrating its unique identity through a fusion of flavors, cultures, and entrepreneurial spirit. The Bronx Night Market is not merely a culinary gathering; it is a powerful reflection of the community’s resilience, creativity, and collective pride, contributing to the borough’s cultural richness and economic vibrancy.
RENOVATION IS UNDERWAY
now until 2026!
A transformative $33 million renovation of The Bronx Museum is currently underway!
Designed by award-winning architectural practice, Marvel, this renovation will create a world-class arts facility the people of The Bronx deserve and that the Museum needs to further elevate and expand access to its vital free arts programming.
The renovation will seamlessly unite the Museum’s buildings into one recognizable campus; create a continuous and fully accessible gallery loop; reorient the main entrance to the highly visible corner of 165th St and Grand Concourse; and add a new triple-height lobby space with an adjoining cafe.
During construction, the Museum’s North Wing remains open at regular hours—Wednesday through Sunday from 11AM to 6PM—with free admission for everyone to all exhibitions, events, and activities. The south galleries are closed until the renovation is complete.
Gardening Tuesday at the Foodway
Tuesday, August 20th from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Concrete Plant Park
Join the Bronx River Alliance select Tuesdays from 10a-12pm for stewardship activities such as litter removal, weeding, mulching, watering & planting at different rain gardens & newly planted tree sites along the Bronx River!
Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage
FREE SUMMER CONCERTS
Location: Crotona Park
Thursday, August 1st from 6:00pm t0 9:00pm
Chuck Chillout 40th Radio Anniversary Party: Ice T / MOP / Schooly D / Peter Gunz & Lord Tariq / Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud / CL Smooth / Joeski Love / D.J. Breakout / Funky Four + 1 More / Ultramagnetic MCs / DJ Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip / NINE / Al
Friday, August 2nd from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
The Tedsmooth Freestyle Jam feat. Coro / C-Bank / DJ Serg / Anthony Mangini / Tedsmooth / JAYBOOGIENYC / Strafe
Saturday, August 3rd from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
King Promise / Dan Price the Artist / DJ Faddah Faddah
NYC Parks Presents: Join us for a Tie Dye Event with NYC Parks Playmobile
Tuesday, August 20th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Crotona Park
Families and children are invited to join NYC Parks for an afternoon of fun while doing tie-dye with our playmobile staff. Participants are encouraged to bring a new tee shirt or clothing for this amazing transformation. This event is free and open to the public!
Bronx Rising!: James Baldwin Centennial Another Country —The Soundtrack
Saturday, August 17th at 7:00pm
Location: Bronx Music Hall, 438 East 163rd Street
Tickets: $10
Filled with references to jazz, blues, and gospel music, James Baldwin’s Another Country explores intersections of racial identity and sexuality through Baldwin’s tortured protagonist, Rufus Scott, a jazz musician. Bronx Rising!: James Baldwin Centennial will feature songs from the book, from Bessie Smith to Billie Holiday to Charlie Parker. Bobby Sanabria’s Quarteto Ache’ will perform with guest vocalist Antoinette Montague.
Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin
Saturdays, 12-1:30p: July 20, 27, August 3, 10, & 17
– James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center, 100 W Mosholu Pkwy S
Mondays, 7-8:30p: July 22, 29, Aug 5, 12, & 19
– BAAD/Bronx Academy of Art & Dance, 2474 Westchester Ave
Tuesdays, 7-8:30p: July 23, 30, August 6, & 13
– on Zoom
Going to Meet the Man, published in 1965, is a collection of eight short stories that cover many topics related to anti-Black racism in American society: African-American–Jewish relations, the creative process, criminal justice, drug addiction, jazz, sexuality, and white supremacy.
WONDERLAND:
CURIOUS NATURE
May 18th through October 27th from 10:00am to 6:00pm
Special Ticket Required
It’s unbelievable, it’s unfamiliar, it’s NYBG like never before! Head down the rabbit hole as Wonderland: Curious Nature transforms the Garden through the sights, settings, and scents of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland—and step into a botanical experience that grows curiouser and curiouser along the way. You’ll choose your own adventure as you fall deeper into our otherworldly gardens, mind-bending contemporary artworks, and gallery exhibitions filled with wonderfully weird marvels, and see the Garden through Alice’s playful and curious eyes.
Join us for fantastical tea parties, immerse yourself in thousands of colorful Victorian flowers, meet some of Wonderland’s fanciful and familiar characters, and go a little mad with us in this world of wild imagination!
Spanning spring, summer, and fall of 2024, this major exhibition celebrates a tale treasured the world over. It’s sure to tease your senses, and you’re invited to be part of the story. Won’t you join us for tea?
NYBG FARMERS MARKET
Wednesdays, May 22nd through October 23rd from 10:00am to 3:00pm
Voted one of the top 10 farmers markets in NYC by TimeOut New York!
The annual NYBG Farmers market season is here with fresh local food! Visit and enjoy a variety of locally grown produce, fresh baked goods, and other specialty items. Curated by Market Director Pascale Le Draoulec, the NYBG Farmers Market boasts 20 rotating vendors each week with 2 featured farms: Fino Farms and Fresh Meadow Farm. Make your weekly produce shopping a delightful experience with local fare and live music. Learn more below!
NYRR Open Run
Every Saturday from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Entrance – Lafayette Avenue and Morrison Avenue
NYRR Open Run brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area. The program is free and open to runners and walkers of all ages, abilities, and experience levels.
Called the “Gateway to the Bronx River,” 205-acre Soundview Park is located where the Bronx River opens into the East River. This urban green space is filled with grassy baseball and soccer fields, a cricket pitch, basketball courts, a running track, walking/biking paths, picnic fields, and more! With its extensive views of the water, Soundview Park celebrates the beauty of both the Bronx and East Rivers. The back part of our Open Run course has beautiful views of the Bronx River waterfront for participants to enjoy!
Magnetic Archery and Foam Axe Throwing
Saturday, August 24th from 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: Soundview Amphitheatre in Soundview Park
Our free archery and axe throwing class is a bullseye! Learn the art of archery with free lessons taught by our expert Urban Park Rangers. This program uses safe equipment with magnetic arrows, foam axes and soft targets. All equipment will be provided. Archery is limited to participants ages 8 and older, while the foam axe throwing is open to all ages! Enter at Rosedale Avenue and Leland Avenue.
Free Family Activity Day at Van Cortlandt House Museum
Saturday, August 3rd from 11:00am to 1:00pm
Location: Van Cortlandt House Museum in Van Cortlandt Park
Join us for free family activity days at Van Cortlandt House Museum this summer!
Make corn husk dolls, beeswax candles, thaumatropes, or herb sachets to take home!
Solo Acoustic Guitar Concert with Carlos Pavan at Van Cortlandt House Museum
Friday, August 9th from 6:30pm t0 7:30pm
Location: Van Cortlandt House Museum in Van Cortlandt Park
Born in Argentina and living in New York since 2000, composer Carlos Pavan combines tango/folklore rhythms with jazz & classical concepts. He studied with maestros Jorge Morel, Dave Smey (Brooklyn Conservatory) and Pablo Ziegler (A. Piazzolla’s pianist). Carlos has recorded four albums with his works including string quartet, chamber ensemble and trio concertante.
This is a FREE event which will be held indoors, but seats are limited so pre-registration is suggested.
Brilliance of Seeds and Weeds
Saturday, August 17th from 10:00am to 1:00pm
Sunday, August 18th from 10:00am to 1:00pm
Tickets: Free with admission to the grounds
Location: Meet at Wave Hill House
What do you know about seeds and weeds? Let’s use plant parts as materials to make paper and learn more about germination and the seed dispersal process.
At 11:30AM, families can enjoy a storytime program in the Gund Theater; all ages welcome.
Registration not required.
Photography Portrait Sessions with artist Ruben Natal-San Miguel
Saturday, August 3rd from 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Tickets: Free with admission to the grounds
Location: on the grounds
Wave Hill invites you to a fine art photo portrait session with exhibiting artist Ruben Natal-San Miguel on Sat, Aug 3 from 1:30 to 4:30 PM. This session is organized as part of the solo photography exhibition Ruben Natal-San Miguel: Nature Finds a Way, in Wave Hill House, and Perfect Trouble: Queering Natureculture, at Glyndor Gallery.
The exhibition Nature Finds a Way brings together portraits, with a particular focus on the Bronx, showcasing individuals in both real and synthetic nature. Through these images, Natal-San Miguel challenges aesthetic and cultural norms by foregrounding the diverse tapestry of urban life, and how city dwellers both seek and are affected by nature in their lives. The group exhibition Perfect Trouble: Queering Natureculture presents the work of artists who both challenge the way nature is used to uphold standards of normativity and recognize that the nature-culture divide, and other theoretical binaries, are arbitrary.
Visitors are invited to have their fine art photo portrait taken by Ruben Natal-San Miguel on the grounds of Wave Hill. Each sitter will receive a free high-resolution image file of their portrait, emailed to participants at a later date.
Creative Art Family Edition
Sunday, August 11th from 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Sunday, August 25th from 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location: Multi-Use Room in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center
Participants are welcome to explore the arts through different mediums including collage, painting, and drawing. All family members are welcome.
Did you know that Great Performances is headquartered in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx? We love being a part of the Bronx community, supporting other Bronx-based companies, and giving back to our community.
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