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April 30th from 11:30 to 2:30 is the annual Dachshund Parade. This lively event invites all to come but you better be a Dachshund if you want to be in this Parade !

If you don’t know what to do with your christmas tree once it is down and you are tired of the Sanitation Department trying to figure out if there is snow or not ….. Washington Square Park is taking your old christmas tree and mulching it ! Please bring your tree over and help the [...]

Don’t forget the tree lighting ceremony is Tuesday,  December 7th at 6:00pm -

This year’s Light For Rights event on World AIDS Day by producer David Binder will be held at Washington Square Park. Light for Rights New York City Event Washington Square Park, New York, USA A free and open event to the public : December 1st, 2010 • 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Kenneth Cole, Liza [...]

USHER IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH GREAT MUSIC! WASHINGTON SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL OFFERS STRINGS, WINDS AND PIANO – A FREE CONCERT WITH GUEST ARTISTS STANLEY & NAOMI DRUCKER, CLARINETISTS On Friday, December 10, 8 pm in St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 371 Sixth Avenue at Washington Place, the Washington Square Music Festival offers a holiday gift to [...]

New Yorkers traditionally celebrate the holidays with song, and The Washington Square Association offers two chances to sing yuletide carols in downtown’s historic park. The Association also provides the annual 45-foot Christmas tree under the Arch that will be lit for the season between the hours of 4 pm and 1 am. Washington Square Park [...]

SAVE THE DATE !!!!! Friday, Dec 10, 8 pm St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 371 Sixth Ave. at Washington Place Washington Square Music Festival musicians: Eriko Sato, Theresa Salomon, violins; Veronica Salas, viola; Lutz Rath, cello; David Oei, piano Guest artists Stanley Drucker & Naomi Drucker, clarinetists. Mr. Drucker was, for many years, principal clarinetist [...]

Move-In Day Parking Relief for Community Members Sunday, August 29, 2010 NYU’s freshman class will begin arriving early on the morning of Sunday, August 29, and will be moving into freshman residence halls all day. We are sensitive to the effect this has on parking and traffic in the neighborhood, and, for your convenience, NYU [...]

Celebrate the best tasting and wine festival of the year with a benefit for Washington Square Park on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. This is the best annual tasting festival in the Village and is not to be missed! I have attended this every year and every year I am stuffed with the most amazing food [...]

On Tuesday, July 27 at 8 pm in Washington Square, the Charles Mingus Orchestra closes the Washington Square Music Festival’s 52nd season by performing works by the late Charles Mingus. The concert is free and celebrates a great American composer, who left his legacy in the worlds of both jazz and the civil rights struggle. [...]