The River To River Festival, a world-class performing arts festival with a broad sweep of programming and free admission, takes place each summer from June through August, in a variety of public venues that canvas all of Downtown New York - from Chambers Street down to the southern tip of Manhattan and across the island from river to river.

featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell,  Mark O'Connor, Chuck Brown, The New York City Opera, Tift Meritt,Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band, Scanner & Mountains, Luminescent Orchestrii, Zaza & Ribbons, Karsh Kale, Emmet Cohen Trio, Richie Havens, Junior Mance, The Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Gabrielle Lansner & Company among others...