Sixth Annual North River Historic Ship Festival

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    When:
    June 20, 2014 – June 24, 2014 all-day
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    Where:
    North Moore Street
    New York, NY 10013
    USA
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    Sixth Annual North River Historic Ship Festival

    Friday, June 20 – Tuesday, June 24

    Hudson River Park’s Pier 25
    Hudson River and N. Moore St.
    Lower Manhattan

    SchoonerFree boat rides on a tug, a fireboat and a schooner, hands-on tours of museum ships, a circus on a showboat, fishing on the pier, a party on a wooden barge, and more.

    • Friday, June 20, 5-8 p.m.
      Dockside ship tours.Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge No. 79, tug Pegasusand Lilac. Free.
    • Saturday, June 21,
      12-5 p.m.
      Dockside ship tours.Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge No. 79 and Lilac. Free.
      Free boat trips on the Hudson River aboard the fireboat John J. Harvey, the tug Pegasus and the schooner Pioneer.
    • Sunday, June 22,
      • 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
        Showboat CIRCUS, Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79. Two performances of “DeadPan Alley, a one-hour, one-man performance of physical comedy, verbal wit and expert skill, starring Will Shaw.
        Buy tickets here.
      • 1 -5 p.m.
        Fishing, river-critter exploration and knot-tying, alongside and onboard Lilac. Educators from Hudson River Park and the River Project will share local research and fun science activities for families to experience Hudson River wildlife. Lilac crew will offer lessons in the maritime art of knot-tying. Free.
    • Monday, June 23
      No events.
    • Tuesday, June 24, 6-8:30 p.m.
      Gala Reception honoring Helena Durst, VP of the Durst Organization and President of New York Water Taxi, with special guest Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, aboard Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge No. 79.
      Buy tickets here.