I love going to Special Events in our National Parks. For me, visiting a National Park is a Special Event all by itself, but when there is something special happening at a National Park, it makes the 'Venture all the more memorable. Here are a few Special Events happening in National Parks across the country. Be sure to check with your local National Park to see if they are having any Special Events that might bring you back to the Park. From concerts to walking tours to special hours, you are sure to find something that will add to your Summer Fun. Where will YOU go next?!
Summer Night Cruise Tours of Liberty Island
On eight Thursday nights during June, July and August, Liberty Island in New York will be open to the public. The evening tours will be on June 3 and 10; July 8, 15, and 22; and August 5, 12, and 19 and there will be only 1,200 tickets available for each night. Ticket prices include round-trip ferry transportation from Battery Park, a full dinner on Liberty Island, and some great interpretive programs led by Park Rangers and Volunteers. You will be able to tour the grounds but will not be allowed into the statue. Best of all, you can spend as long as two hours on Liberty Island at NIGHT! To make your reservations, CLICK HERE.
Summer Saturdays Return to Federal Hall
Summer Saturdays are back by popular demand. Federal Hall National Memorial in New York will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following days: June 5, 12, 19, and 26; July 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31; and August 7, 14, 21, and 28. This summer, the National Park Service teams up with the National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy to offer the guided audio walking tour New York Freedom Trail. The tour will be offered at 11 a.m. each Saturday. To learn more about the New York Freedom Trail, please visit www.nyharborparks.org.
Sunday Concerts in the Park
The concert series kicks off at Peter Strauss Ranch in California on June 13 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Come out for an afternoon of rousing music and family fun! Join Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Topanga Banjo and Fiddle for an afternoon of Southern California bluegrass, old-time, and folk music in the mountains. The free concert series will continue throughout July, August, and September.
Music by Moonlight
Cowboy singer/musician Skip Gorman and Celtic singer and
poet Connie Dover will combine their down-deep, heartfelt interpretations
of the traditional music of the American West, Ireland, and Scotland under
the brilliant light of the full moon on Saturday, June 26 at 8:30 p.m.
Their performance is part of Full Moon Nights Summer 2010 at White Sands
National Monument in New Mexico. Full Moon Nights are held in the monument’s amphitheater
and are free, although the monument’s entrance fees of $3.00 per person 16
years and older apply.
Well, if you missed it, there will be a weekend each month throughout the summer. Check back here at Teddy's CubClub each week and I'll make sure you know when the next Fee Free Weekend is coming up.
