United Palace: The Vampire Circus

Friday, October 31, 2025
Doors: 7:30pm, Show: 9:00pm

Celebrate Halloween with a mysterious fantasy featuring astonishing acrobatics and unforgettable thrills in this family friendly 90-minute spectacle visiting NYC for the first time.

Step into The Vampire Circus, a mesmerizing theatrical experience that fuses artistry, technology, and twisted acrobatics. Be captivated by a world that pushes the boundaries of human performance.

Witness phenomenal acrobatics performed by international artists with multidisciplinary skills in theatre, dance, and gymnastics. Prepare to be amazed and astounded as they take you on an emotional roller-coater filled with fear, joy, laughter, and wonder.

Bring the whole family, friends, or that special someone for an unforgettable experience. This 90-minute show guarantees an engaging and enjoyable evening of live entertainment for all audiences, creating memories that will last a lifetime.

Fort Tryon Park: National Dance Day Festival

September 20 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

National Dance Day Festival | Saturday, September 20 | 3:00–5:00 PM | Broadway Path, Fort Tryon Park

Meet at Broadway and Bennett Park Entrance at 3PM  | Audience Members Guided Through the Park On Wheelchair Accessible Pathways

Celebrate National Dance Day with an immersive, multi-disciplinary arts experience in Fort Tryon Park!  Walk the Broadway path and encounter Uptown Dance Collective’s (UDC) “Tales: Altered and Repaired” inspired by folk and fairy tales with dance, music, and spoken word all woven into the landscape of the parkland.

UDC dance artists Lisa Green, Amy Kail, Navarra Novy-Williams, Sandra Rivera, and Maxine Steinman’s influences include Butoh, Ballet, Folk, Latinx Folklorico, Flamenco, Modern, and Afro-Caribbean.  Musicians John Ehlis, and Jessica Lurie join them on Saxophone, Flute, Guitar, and Percussion; and poet Paul Rabinowitz shares original poetry. Dancers Laura Mead, Caroline Fermin, and Paul Thompson will be joining us this year!

We encourage our audience to bring light pillows, blankets, or folding chairs you can easily carry as we go from site to site.

“Tales: Altered and Repaired” is made possible with support from Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ), The Harkness Foundation for Dance, and The Medical Center Neighborhood Fund. This event brings the arts to the outdoors—inviting you to move, witness, and connect.

Click here to reserve your free spot. 

 

Fort Tryon Park: Summer Blossoms Jazz & Poetry Concert

September 21 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Celebrate the end of summer with music and poetry at Fort Tryon Park!
Join us for Summer Blossoms Jazz & Poetry Concert curated by Jazz WaHi, featuring a soul-stirring blend of live jazz and spoken word in a beautiful outdoor setting. Bring your blankets, chairs, and picnic goodies, and settle in for an inspiring afternoon of creative expression.

🗓 Sunday, September 21
🕑 2 PM–4 PM
📍 Location: Cloisters Lawn
🎟 Free and open to the public | All ages welcome

Fort Tryon Park: Creative Women Walk!

​Join the Creative Women Entrepreneurs community for our very first Creative Women Walk!

​We’ll explore Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan together, taking in the Hudson River overlooks, historic architecture, and lush gardens, while enjoying casual conversation and connection.

​After the walk, those who wish can continue on to The Met Cloisters, located right inside the park. Admission is pay-what-you-wish for New York residents (bring your NY ID).

​This is a relaxed, no-pressure way to meet fellow creative women while moving, chatting, and discovering one of NYC’s most beautiful parks. Bring comfy shoes, a water bottle, and your curiosity… we’ll take care of the good company! Confirmed RSVPs will receive our meeting location one day before the walk.

​We welcome artists, makers, designers, writers, film and media makers, product creators, event planners, marketers, educators, and musicians to join us.

About Fort Tryon Park and The Cloisters, via NYC Tourism:
Fort Tryon is a verdant oasis in the middle of Manhattan’s Hudson Heights, Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods. Along with views of the Hudson River, it contains eight miles of walking paths as well as The Met Cloisters a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that focuses on medieval works. Stroll through enchanting gardens and see masterpieces of medieval sculpture, stained glass, tapestries, and more.

About Creative Women Entrepreneurs:
Creative Women Entrepreneurs is a NYC-based community connecting women running creative businesses led by Sam Popp.

​​Through in-person networking events, virtual workshops, an exclusive WhatsApp group, we offer a supportive space to women building businesses, brands, and creative projects to network, collaborate, and grow.

​​Learn more about the CWE community here

Location
Fort Tryon Park
Riverside, Dr To Broadway, New York, NY 10040, USA
Confirmed RSVPs will receive our meeting location one day before the walk.

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