Upcoming Events
History Tour
6:30pm-8pm
Weekly on Wednesday
Entrance to Pier 1
Join some of New York's finest historians in our weekly interactive and dynamic tours to learn about the expansive history of the Brooklyn Bridge Park site!
Please meet at the entrance to Pier 1 for all tours.
All History Tours require an RSVP, please email rsvp@brooklynbridgepark.org to reserve your place and get added to our email list!
Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30pm: Framing Views, Old + New
Explore works of architecture close to and visible from the park, including 19th, 20th and 21st century buildings. Guide: Matthew Postal, Architectural Historian
Wednesday, June 27 at 6:30pm: The Brooklyn Bridge
Learn about the people, political climate, technological innovations and the cultural meanings of one of the country’s most stunning structures. Guide: Julie Goya, Brooklyn Historical Society -- this tour is now full, RSVP to be placed on waiting list
THERE WILL BE NO HISTORY TOUR ON JULY 4TH
Wednesday, July 11 at 6:30pm: The Roeblings
Join the Roeblings on a walking tour highlighting the engineers, politics, personalities, tragedies and triumphs that resulted in the completion of the most famous bridge in America. Guides: Levys' Unique New York!
Wednesday, July 25 at 6:30pm:The Roebling Legacy
Walk to the 1st tower of the Brooklyn Bridge and learn the incredible story of the Roebling Family’s journey to design and build this universal symbol of New York. Guide, Clifford Zink, author of The Roebling Legacy. THIS TOUR IS FULL - PLEASE EMAIL TO BE PLACED ON WAITING LIST
Wednesday, August 1 at 6:30pm: The Great Brooklyn Bridge for Families
Learn about the history, design, and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge through a series of fun and engaging activities and a scavenger hunt. Guide: Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy
Wednesday, August 8 at 6:30pm: Native New Yorkers
Using the park as the setting and authentic replicas from the NY Historical Society's touch collection, this walk will explore a time when the Lenape inhabited what is now New York City and parts of New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Connecticut. Guide: Allyson Schettino, NY Historical Society Museum Educator
Wednesday, August 15 at 6:30pm: Harbor Connections
Discover the multitude of ways the park has played a role in the history of transportation to and from this city. From tugboats to underwater subway tunnels, the Bush terminal where 100,000 GI’s shipped to Europe to nearby Pier35 where the Porto Rican Steamship line disembarked many of New York’s first Caribbean families, the park’s footprint has many stories to tell. Guide: Kathleen Husler, Historian, Eugene Lang College, New School
Wednesday, August 22 at 6:30pm: Into the Mist
Trace the steps where the American struggle for independence nearly ended before it really began. Guide: Vinny Piccolo, Urban Park Ranger
Wednesday, August 29 at 6:30pm: The Magnificent Retreat
Explore the point where General Washington and the Continental Army rowed across the East River in 1776, in a stunning retreat that changed American history. Guide: Paul Rush, Historian
THIS TOUR IS FULL. Please email to be placed on the waiting list.
Wednesday, September 5 at 6:30pm: Trade Roots in the Harbor
Learn how the area around the Brooklyn Bridge was pivotal in developing industry and trade for both the region and nation. Guide: Richard Melnick, Greater Astoria Historical Society, Forgotten New-York, and author of “The East River”
THIS TOUR IS FULL. Please email to be placed on the waiting list.
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