Thu, May 9
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Fri, May 10
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Sat, May 11
How do you relate to the land? Come tell and plant your story in our collective story garden and celebrate our unique and special relationships with the land that holds us. Together we’ll take inspiration from the work of Robin Wall Kimmerer, SUNY Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology, as we consider how land restoration starts with restoring our relationships to the land. Create a story mobile of your favorite nature spot using natural materials and paper cut-outs. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
Wave Hill House, 10AM–1PM
Sat, May 11
Spend $75, and receive a gift for Mom!
Perkins Visitor Center, 10AM–4:30PM
Sat, May 11
Gallery Tour
Tour Glyndor Gallery with Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow or Gallery Greeter to get an insider’s view of current exhibitions.Here We Land features three, former Winter Workspace artists Camille Hoffman, Maria Hupfield and Sara Jimenezwho return explore narratives about contested space that draw on personal and cultural touch points in their immersive installations. Rachel Sydlowski fills the Sunroom Project Space walls with complex, screen-print collages of flora and fauna, architectural details and decorative motifs from Wave Hill, Inwood Hill Park and other surrounding green spaces. Free with admission to the grounds.
Glyndor Gallery, 2PM
Sun, May 12
A Sunday in mid-May, in a garden as deeply loved as Wave Hill, is the perfect setting for celebrating Mom. NaturalistGabriel Willow leads a birding walk, a good lead-in to brunch—please make your reservations by May 8. Or start with family art-making, then brunch and cap it off on a nature walk for the whole family. Last stop: The Shop at Wave Hill, where goodies abound just for Mom. Admission to the grounds on Mother's Day is $12 adults, $6 students and seniors 65+ and $4 for children ages six to 18. As always, admission is free to Wave Hill Members and children under six. Reciprocal benefits, guest passes and family passes are not accepted this weekend.
Sun, May 12
Welcome migratory birds back to Wave Hill this spring. Explore the gardens and woodlands with naturalist Gabriel Willow on a quest to spot both resident and rare birds as they pass through on their northern journey or settle down for the season. Severe weather cancels. Ages 10 and older welcome with an adult. Free with admission to the grounds. NYC Audubon Members enjoy two-for-one admission.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 9:30AM
Sun, May 12
With a garden setting for your yoga practice, find your breath and become connected to the landscape. Classes are led by certified Yoga Haven instructors. All levels welcome. Please bring a mat and be on time. Rain or shine; Glyndor Gallery is the rain location. $25 includes admission to the grounds; Wave Hill Members save 10%. Registration suggested, online.
On the grounds, 9:30AM
Sun, May 12
How do you relate to the land? Come tell and plant your story in our collective story garden and celebrate our unique and special relationships with the land that holds us. Together we’ll take inspiration from the work of Robin Wall Kimmerer, SUNY Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology, as we consider how land restoration starts with restoring our relationships to the land. Create a story mobile of your favorite nature spot using natural materials and paper cut-outs. Free with admission to the grounds.
Wave Hill House, 10AM–1PM
Sun, May 12
Spend $75, and receive a gift for Mom!
Perkins Visitor Center, 10AM–4:30PM
Sun, May 12
Provided by Wave Hill exclusive caterer Great Performances, brunch seatings take place at 10:30AM and 1:30PM in Armor Hall. $60/$55 Wave Hill Member, excluding tax, parking and gratuity. (Admission to the grounds is included.) Children $35/$30 for each Member child. (Brunch is free for children under the age of five.) Check out the menu, then make your reservation by noon, Wednesday, May 8, by calling 718.549.3200 x395 or by emailing wavehillreservations@
Wave Hill House, 10:30AM & 1:30PM
Sun, May 12
Join naturalist and educator Gabriel Willow on a family-friendly walk through the gardens or woodlands. Ages five and older welcome with an adult. Severe weather cancels.
Meet at Wave Hill House, 1PM
Sun, May 12
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 2PM
Mon, May 13
Closed to the public.
Tue, May 14
Tour Glyndor Gallery with Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow or Gallery Greeter to get an insider’s view of current exhibitions.Here We Land features three, former Winter Workspace artists Camille Hoffman, Maria Hupfield and Sara Jimenezwho return explore narratives about contested space that draw on personal and cultural touch points in their immersive installations. Rachel Sydlowski fills the Sunroom Project Space walls with complex, screen-print collages of flora and fauna, architectural details and decorative motifs from Wave Hill, Inwood Hill Park and other surrounding green spaces. Free with admission to the grounds.
Glyndor Gallery, 2PM
Wed, May 15
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Thu, May 16
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1P
A 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades, Wave Hill’s mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscape, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.
HOURS – Open all year, Tuesday through Sunday and many major holidays: 9AM–5:30PM, March 15–October 31. Closes 4:30PM, starting November 1.
ADMISSION – $10 adults, $6 students and seniors 65+, $4 children 6–18. Free Saturday and Tuesday mornings until noon. Free to Wave Hill Members and children under 6.
PROGRAM FEES – Programs are free with admission to the grounds unless otherwise noted.
Visitors to Wave Hill can take advantage of Metro-North’s one-day getaway offer. Purchase a discount round-trip rail far and discount admission to the gardens. More at http://mta.info/mnr/html/
DIRECTIONS – Getting here is easy! Located only 30 minutes from midtown Manhattan, Wave Hill’s free shuttle van transports you to and from our front gate and Metro-North’s Riverdale station, as well as the W. 242nd Street stop on the #1 subway line. Limited onsite parking is available for $8 per vehicle. Free offsite parking is available nearby with continuous, complimentary shuttle service to and from the offsite lot and our front gate. Complete directions and shuttle bus schedule at www.wavehill.org/visit/.
Information at 718.549.3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.
