Old Skool Street Games Festival
Sunday, May 18th, 12:00-4:00pm
Sol Lain Playground, 271 Henry Street
Street games are coming back to the Lower East Side!
Mark your calendars for a fun-filled day where neighbors become friends, and grandpas show the kids how it’s done. We’ve partnered with Stoop Stories and Henry Street Settlement to bring back classic NYC street games. Come play stoop ball, box ball, skelly, double dutch, hopscotch, jacks, and much more!
We’ll have arts & crafts, prizes, music, and a story station where you can share your memories of playing street games.
All ages welcome. Bring your kids, your grandparents, and your inner child!
Please RSVP at tinyurl.com/StreetGamesFest
FREE EVENT
Don’t know how to play some games? Teachers will be on hand to show you the ropes! This spring we held street games workshops with youth and elders, and workshop participants are ready to show you games from their childhoods (whether that was 10 years or 50 years ago!)
SCHEDULE
All games are open for the entire festival, and you can learn to play from expert teachers at the scheduled demonstrations.
12:00 PM Street Games Festival Begins
12:30 PM Skelly Demonstration
1:00-3:00 PM Story Station at the stoop at 265 Henry St
1:00 PM Taps Demonstration
1:30 PM Teacher Demonstration
2:00 PM Stoop Ball Demonstration
3:00 PM Four Square Demonstration
3:30 PM Raffle Drawing
4:00 PM Festival Ends
Rain date: June 1st
Generous funding provided by The Eisner Foundation.
DIRECTIONS: Sol Lain Playground is accessible via 271 Henry Street and 290 East Broadway. The closest train stations are the F at East Broadway and the F, J, M, Z at Delancey St – Essex St.
View photos from the Old Skool Street Games Festival HERE.
