About Us

The River To River Festival is Lower Manhattan’s largest FREE summer arts festival featuring music, film, dance, theatre, art and play elements in a variety of public venues that canvases the beautiful backdrop of Downtown New York-from Chambers Street down to Battery Park and across the island from the Hudson River to the East River.

In February 2011, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) announced that it took over as the lead partner of The River To River® Festival, assuming responsibility from the Alliance for Downtown New York for producing the annual free summer arts festival in Lower Manhattan.

The River To River Festival was launched in 2002 by a coalition of organizations, including founding title sponsor American Express.

Presenting Partners:

	Lower Manhattan Cultural Council - LMCC is the leading voice for arts and culture in downtown New York city, producing cultural events and promoting the arts through grants, services, advocacy, and cultural development programs.
	Arts World Financial Center - Since 1988, Arts World Financial Center has presented interdisciplinary arts programming with an emphasis on commissioned works, site-specific installations and premieres, year-round and free to the public with the continued support of American Express, Battery Park City Authority, Bank of America and Brookfield Properties.
	The Seaport - This unique and inspiring venue continues its reputation for introducing some of the coolest new artists, as well as a great line-up of national and international recording artists. Located at the tip of Manhattan, South Street Seaport is a slice of timeless New York. Visitors to this historic waterfront pier and cobblestone streets experience small-neighborhood charm amongst a thriving community that includes seasonal activities, award-winning special events, breathtaking views and more than 100 shops, cafes and restaurants.
	Battery Park City Authority - The Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is a New York State public benefit corporation whose mission is to plan, create, coordinate and maintain a balanced community of commercial, residential, retail and park space within its designated 92-acre site on the lower West side of Manhattan.

Along with original partners the Alliance for Downtown New York and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the festival was conceived as a way to revitalize Lower Manhattan after 9/11. Over the past nine years it has become a cultural institution, drawing over 100,000 people each year to venues in Lower Manhattan.

In celebration of the 10th season anniversary, The River To River Festival presents a four-week season that is dedicated to artist and art groups who are native New Yorkers or who whose work has been greatly inspired by the Big Apple.