Garden volunteer Alan Young and his 2-year-old son Callum entertain kids with their favorite stories.
Open to all children under age 5. FREE.
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is delighted to welcome the Chinatown YMCA back to the Garden for a second season of weekly tai chi classes, weather permitting.
Tai Chi Master Tina Zhang returns to lead the class.
All skill levels are welcome. Open to the public and FREE.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructor Wenji Zou helps you stimulate the end points of the body’s energy pathways, develop a keener sense of awareness and clear your head.
Open to the public and FREE.
Show Our Neighborhood Street Trees Some Love
Come out and join us, bring the entire family and be a part of our neighborhood community service day.
Neighborhood Street Tree Care Day — Sunday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Together we will help clean up, mulch and water 150-plus beloved street trees surrounding Elizabeth Street Garden, including those in DeSalvio Playground. No experience necessary. All ages welcome. Open to the public and FREE.
Meet in the Garden at 10 a.m. for coffee and bagels, and from there we will fan out in teams to tend our street trees.
If you are a resident, building owner, or local business who would like to help care for and “adopt” a tree in front of your building, please let us know by emailing [email protected].
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden received a 2015 MillionTreesNYC Mini-Grant — one of ten and the only one awarded in Manhattan. MillionTreesNYC is a PlaNYC initiative with NYC Parks and New York Restoration Project.
Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat.
Open to the public and FREE.
September Volunteer Instructors:
Sept. 6 — Donna Moy
Sept. 13 — Will Schneider
Sept. 20 — TBA
Sept. 27 — Sam Emrich
Don’t Miss the Fourth Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is one of 38 member garden groups participating with Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS), as part of the Fourth Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival. Music performances in Elizabeth Street Garden include:
Kimistry The Living Museum — Sunday, Sept. 27, 3 – 3:45 p.m.
Singer-composer Kim Kalesti brings her joyful spirit to sing in Elizabeth Street Garden again. Visitors have heard her beautiful voice during winter solstice celebrations. She returns now during the season of harvest.
Open to the public and FREE.
Don’t Miss the Fourth Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival
Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden is one of 38 member garden groups participating with Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS), as part of the Fourth Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival. Music performances in Elizabeth Street Garden include:
Live Music Sunday — Sunday, Sept. 27, 4 – 6 p.m.
Our Sunday concert series concludes this weekend with performances by Foley, Justin Dean Thomas and Beau.
Open to the public and FREE.
Weekly Kids’ Yoga — Beginning Wednesday, June 17, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Kid’s Yoga has been designed especially for Elizabeth Street Garden to foster an appreciation for the Garden’s distinctive qualities. Kids will freeze in “strong statue” poses, learn about the life cycles of different Garden elements — seed to tree, caterpillar to butterfly, etc.; practice different “insect” poses; and explore the sounds and other sensory qualities of the Garden through minimeditations, aiming to provide an opportunity for kids to connect to this beloved neighborhood space in a unique and meaningful way.
Instructor: local parent and Twisted Trunk instructor Suzanne Monto.
Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat.
Garden volunteer Alan Young and his 2-year-old son Callum entertain kids with their favorite stories.
Open to all children under age 5. FREE.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructor Wenji Zou helps you stimulate the end points of the body’s energy pathways, develop a keener sense of awareness and clear your head.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat.
Open to the public and FREE.
October Volunteer Instructors:
Oct. 4 — TBA
Oct. 11 — Suzanne Monto
Oct. 18 — Jason Ostrander
Oct. 25 — TBA
Help plan October’s Harvest Festival.
Open to the public and FREE.
Weekly Kids’ Yoga — Beginning Wednesday, June 17, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Kid’s Yoga has been designed especially for Elizabeth Street Garden to foster an appreciation for the Garden’s distinctive qualities. Kids will freeze in “strong statue” poses, learn about the life cycles of different Garden elements — seed to tree, caterpillar to butterfly, etc.; practice different “insect” poses; and explore the sounds and other sensory qualities of the Garden through minimeditations, aiming to provide an opportunity for kids to connect to this beloved neighborhood space in a unique and meaningful way.
Instructor: local parent and Twisted Trunk instructor Suzanne Monto.
Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat.
Garden volunteer Alan Young and his 2-year-old son Callum entertain kids with their favorite stories.
Open to all children under age 5. FREE.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructor Wenji Zou helps you stimulate the end points of the body’s energy pathways, develop a keener sense of awareness and clear your head.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat.
Open to the public and FREE.
October Volunteer Instructors:
Oct. 4 — TBA
Oct. 11 — Suzanne Monto
Oct. 18 — Jason Ostrander
Oct. 25 — TBA
Weekly Kids’ Yoga — Beginning Wednesday, June 17, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Kid’s Yoga has been designed especially for Elizabeth Street Garden to foster an appreciation for the Garden’s distinctive qualities. Kids will freeze in “strong statue” poses, learn about the life cycles of different Garden elements — seed to tree, caterpillar to butterfly, etc.; practice different “insect” poses; and explore the sounds and other sensory qualities of the Garden through minimeditations, aiming to provide an opportunity for kids to connect to this beloved neighborhood space in a unique and meaningful way.
Instructor: local parent and Twisted Trunk instructor Suzanne Monto.
Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat.
Garden volunteer Alan Young and his 2-year-old son Callum entertain kids with their favorite stories.
Open to all children under age 5. FREE.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructor Wenji Zou helps you stimulate the end points of the body’s energy pathways, develop a keener sense of awareness and clear your head.
Open to the public and FREE.
Instructors from our neighborhood studios will help you get your stretch on. Please bring your own mat.
Open to the public and FREE.
October Volunteer Instructors:
Oct. 4 — TBA
Oct. 11 — Suzanne Monto
Oct. 18 — Jason Ostrander
Oct. 25 — TBA
Weekly Kids’ Yoga — Beginning Wednesday, June 17, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Kid’s Yoga has been designed especially for Elizabeth Street Garden to foster an appreciation for the Garden’s distinctive qualities. Kids will freeze in “strong statue” poses, learn about the life cycles of different Garden elements — seed to tree, caterpillar to butterfly, etc.; practice different “insect” poses; and explore the sounds and other sensory qualities of the Garden through minimeditations, aiming to provide an opportunity for kids to connect to this beloved neighborhood space in a unique and meaningful way.
Instructor: local parent and Twisted Trunk instructor Suzanne Monto.
Open to kids of all ages and their families. FREE. Please bring your own mat.
Garden volunteer Alan Young and his 2-year-old son Callum entertain kids with their favorite stories.
Open to all children under age 5. FREE.
As winter approaches, please join us in collecting much-needed items to benefit our neighbor The Bowery Mission, whose demand for winter coats, canned goods and non-perishable foods has increased.
The following donations will be accepted in the Garden though Nov. 22.
- Coats: Large and extra-large men’s winter coats are in especially high demand, but women’s and children’s coats will also be accepted.
- Canned goods: Soup, vegetables, beans (kidney beans, cannellini beans), tomatoes, tuna.
- Non-perishable foods: Mustard, ketchup, pasta, pasta sauce, rice, potatoes, grains (barley, quinoa).
For further information, visit bowery.org/donate/donate-goods.
Open to the public and FREE.
Volunteers keep the Garden open for our community. The more volunteers there are, the more hours the Garden can be open. Volunteering is flexible and simply involves welcoming visitors for just ONE hour at a time. Some volunteers volunteer each week, and other less frequently. Become a volunteer.
If you would like to volunteer but cannot make this time, please email [email protected].
Start your Halloween early, show your support for Elizabeth Street Garden and celebrate at our third annual Harvest Festival.
Third Annual Elizabeth Street Garden Harvest Festival —
Saturday, Oct. 24, Noon – 4:00 p.m. (Rain date: Sunday, Oct. 25)
Costumes encouraged!
Enjoy a day of FREE, fun activities for all ages, live music, and lite bites and refreshments donated by neighborhood businesses. Give back by bringing canned soups, vegetables and beans to benefit The Bowery Mission’s Thanksgiving Meal.
For Everyone
- Live Music performed by Jason Harrod & Friends, among others.
- Edible Garden Tour with herbalist Kirsten Tempel.
- Cooking Demonstration using the Garden’s harvest by PUBLIC’s chef de cuisine Alan Wise.
- Designing Greeting Cards with pressed leaves by Open Window.
- Social Media Sharing Station. Tag with #elizabethstreetgarden and tell the world why the Garden is important to you!
For Kids
- Ghastly Garden of Ghouls Halloween Party with Halloween art by McNally Jackson Books, featuring Argentine cartoonist and children’s books author Liniers.
- Pumpkin Decorating courtesy of The Montessori in SoHo.
- Little Scientists. Explore the Garden and dig in the dirt with Little Peep Prep.
- Face Painting by the Chinatown YMCA.
For Green Thumbs
- Planting Daffodil Bulbs courtesy of New Yorkers for Parks. No gardening skills required. Just the desire to get your hands in the dirt.
For Early Birds
- Vinyasa Yoga at 11 a.m.
Lite Bites and Refreshments Donated By
- A.B. Biagi
- Black Seed
- Cafe Habana
- Café’tal Social Club
- Little Rascal
- Lovely Day
- Pomodoro Pizza
- Prince Street Pizza
- PUBLIC
- Rubirosa Ristorante
- Tacombi
This FREE event is open to the public. For updated activity and event times and details, visit the Garden calendar.
The Harvest Festival is the culmination of Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden’s Edible Garden Lab neighborhood-led initiative, which began in spring to engage both children and adults with the Garden as a living laboratory and has been funded in part by a generous grant from Citizens Committee for New York City.