17th Annual Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American and Multicultural Celebration

Sunday, June 23, 2019
11:00 am to 6:00 pm

Inwood Hill Park (218th St & Indian Road), NY, NY 10034

FREE Event: RSVP Here…

Further down on this page you’ll see the official flyer as well as a couple videos from previous years.

The 17th Annual DRUMS ALONG THE HUDSON®: A Native American Festival and Multicultural Celebration will take place on Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 in Upper Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm, rain or shine. This event is free to the public and is presented by Lotus Music & Dance in collaboration with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, sponsored in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Council. The host for the event will be Sandra Bookman, weekend anchor for WABC-TV and host of “Here and Now” and the afternoon co-host will be Patrick Riley Pop Culture Expert/ Blogger.

DRUMS ALONG THE HUDSON ® features Manhattan’s only open air pow wow, which is a celebratory gathering of Native American people that will be led by Louis Mofsie and the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers with Host Drums Heyna Second Sons and Silver Cloud.

Activities also include Native American crafts, storytelling, international cuisine and a World Market Tent. In keeping with the underlying theme of environmental awareness and education, DRUMS ALONG THE HUDSON® will continue to feature an Environmental Tent and a free bicycle valet for attendees who ride their bike to the park.

To reach Inwood Hill Park, take the 1 train to 215th Street or the A train to 207th Street. The entrance to the park is at 218th Street and Indian Road, four blocks west of Broadway. By car, it is just north of the Dyckman Street exit off the Henry Hudson Parkway.

Here below are videos featuring previous occurrences of this event.

Hoop Dance ~ Drums Along the Hudson Inwood Hill 2011

Published by nycparadelife on Youtube

The 9th. Annual Drums along the Hudson FESTIVAL @ INWOOD PARK ! Pt. #1

Published by mediamanny53 on Youtube