The Washington Square Association is proud to announce that the 57th season of the Washington Square Music Festival begins this Junes 16th and continues into July. Our free concerts in the park are a long standing tradition of beautiful and interesting music brought to our community through the support of many community organizations.
This season includes 4 concerts starting June 16th:
Read MoreThe Washington Square Association, the venerable institution founded more than one hundred years ago to enhance the interests of the Park and its environs, is pleased to announce "WSA Kids in Culture" a free pilot program of art and chess lessons for children aged 11 through 13 in Washington Square Park, the center of Village Culture.
Read MoreGreat news for our majestic arch. We just received word from Sarah Neilson at the Parks Department that the lights that shine on the Arch and make it stand out at night are bing upgraded. They will be more energy efficient and hopefully no more flickering. You may see some workers at the arch and the lights could be inconsistent over the next couple weeks, but be prepared for a newly lit, even more beautiful arch.
Read MoreWe are very excited to announce the dates for the Washington Square Music Festival, one of our favorite event series of the year. Spring is in the air and June seems almost graspable. As the weather warms, so will the music fill our park with 4 concerts in the park starting June 16th.
Read MoreOn Tuesday June 24 at 8 pm Lucia Hyunju Song, soprano, and Laila Salins, mezzo-soprano, accompanied by the Festival Chamber Ensemble, perform Vocal Music/Baroque To Modern, a free concert in Washington Square Park. Ms. Song and Ms. Salins are favorite performers with the Music Festival, and this concert includes a premiere of Ms. Salins' original settings of poems by Anne Sexton. The Festival is under the auspices of the Washington Square Association, Inc. Seating is on a first-come, first served basis.
Read MoreWe are so pleased to have the weather warm up. Children are playing in the park and on weekends the fountain is buzzing with energy late into the night as the sun sets. The revitatlized arch is as iconic and stoic as ever. And summer means new dates for the Washington Square Music Festival.
Read MoreCelebrate your favorite winter holiday at Washington Square with two evenings in December when The Washington Square Association offers two chances to sing yuletide carols in downtown’s historic park.
Read MoreJoin your neighbors and park enthusiasts for an afternoon helping out at Washington Square. We’ll be planting bulbs for springtime and other gardening projects. No experience necessary!
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