Wave Hill Weekly Events (Sep 3 – Sep 10) | Admire the Changes of the Season!

 

The seasons are changing, and so is the world around us. These fleeting moments of time drive us to find ways to honor the spaces we have and hold them dear to our hearts. This year's Gardeners’ Party is a one-of-a-kind evening to celebrate our American Elm in all its beauty, honoring the gardeners who cared for it, and investing in the future of horticulture. Find meaning in this special oasis of the city, in a celebration of people and plants, here at Wave Hill!

Gardeners' Party Honoring Our American Elm

Thu, Sep 24, 5:30PM – 8:30PM

Ticket levels vary.

Meet and mingle with Wave Hill's gardeners, our John Nally interns, and other distinguished colleagues in the horticulture community for an evening celebration of the art of gardening!

Nature & Wellness

Garden Highlights Walk

Sun, Sep 6, 1:00PM – 1:30PM 

Free with admission to the grounds    

Registration not required.

Join a knowledgeable Wave Hill Garden Guide for a leisurely stroll in the gardens. Topics vary by season and the expertise of the Guide; each walk varies with the Guide leading it.

Art

Public Gallery Tour

Sat, Sep 5, 10:00AM – 1:00PM 

Free with admission to the grounds

Registration not required. 

Solo and group exhibitions at Glyndor Gallery explore the dynamic relationships between nature, culture, and site. Visitors can expect an in-depth look at artworks on view in Glyndor Gallery and in the Sunroom Project Space, showcasing the work of both emerging and established artists in the unique context of a public garden. Each tour lasts approximately 45 minutes.

Tarik Jeremiah Brown: Hush Harbor

Augt 29  –  Oct 11 | All Day 

Free with admission to the grounds     

Registration not required.

In the site-responsive exhibition Hush Harbor, Tarik Jeremiah Brown transforms the Sunroom into a contemporary, antebellum hush harbor—a secret gathering place of refuge and worship rooted in Black American histories of survival and faith. The work engages the harbor as both a literal and symbolic site of arrival, protection, and possibilty.

Dots and Loops: Jen Chen-su Huang, Rita Maas, and Audra Wolowiec

Jul 21 — Jan 3 | All Day 

Free with admission to the grounds     

Registration not required.

Dots and Loops brings together the work of multidisciplinary artists, Jen Chen-su Huang, Rita Maas, and Audra Wolowiec, who take up the musical score as a visual and conceptual framework to investigate questions around language, legibility, and perspective. Working site-specifically, the artists in Dots and Loops engage with themes relating to the natural world, presentness, and interpretation. 

Family

Family Art Project: Paint and Fly with Monarch Butterflies

Sat, Sep 5, 10:00AM – 1:00PM

Sun, Sep 6, 10:00AM – 1:00PM   

Free with admission to the grounds

Registration not required. 

Did you know that in the fall, monarch butterflies fly thousands of miles south for the winter? Let's celebrate this natural wonder by painting our own wearable butterfly wings. At 11:30am families can enjoy a storytime program in the Gund Theater, all ages welcome.

Special Events

Labor Day: Wave Hill is Open

Mon, Sep 7, 10:00AM – 5:30PM    

Free with admission to the grounds

Registration not required.

Celebrate Labor Day at Wave Hill and enjoy a relaxing day in the gardens!

Afternoon Tea 

Tue, Sep 8, 11:00AM – 2:00PM    

7-day Advanced Registration required 

Enjoy delicious tea sandwiches and delectable pastries with a specialty tea selection every Tuesday and Thursday with seatings at 11AM or 2PM. Served on the Kate French Terrace or in our quaint Tea Room at historic Wave Hill House, Afternoon Teas are provided by our exclusive partner Great Performances whose menu uses local and seasonal ingredients, inspired from their own organic farm, Katchkie Farm. 

HOURS STARTING MARCH 15: 10AM–4:30PM, Tuesday–Sunday  

Shuttle Service free from Subway and Metro-North, Saturday–Sunday

Information at 718.549.3200. On the web at wavehill.org.