Today, the City of Newark announced the Newark 2015 Riverfront Revival Program. This year’s summer season of activities at Newark Riverfront Park is themed “The Best of Newark on the Riverfront,” and will include a diverse array of events and programs for all ages over 100 days of summer.
Events will start with the annual kick-off “Walk to the Water and River Day” on June 20, at 11:30 a.m., from City Hall to Riverfront Park, followed by musical performances and family activities. Morning River Day activities will include soccer tournaments with Ironbound Soccer Club and a Father/Child Basketball tournament with Zoo Crew at the sports fields at Riverfront Park from 9am-1pm.
Other programs on tap include educational walkshop tours, Riverfront Chess, boat tours of the Passaic River, movie nights, plays, cultural festivals, gospel music, zumba, yoga, kayaking, jazz, and youth art projects. Partners for this year’s program include City Without Walls, Cobblestone Multimedia – Newark Youth Works Program, Code for Newark, Newark Office of Film & Television, NWK TV, and The Newark Times and our ongoing partners Essex County, Trust for Public Land, Ironbound Community Corporation and the Friends of the Riverfront.
