Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival a monumental success

April 19-21, 2024

Artwork of Derrick Adams projection mapped onto Hangars 3 and 4

Over 1,500 people showed up to the Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival this past weekend for an amazing and immersive celebration of Floyd Bennett Field's past, present, and future.

Thank you to everyone who was involved to make this weekend an incredible success! Special thank you to the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area for their partnership in this event. We are excited to work together on the rehabilitation of these hangars and the future of Floyd Bennett Field.

Here are a few of our favorite moments from the festival!

We were blown away by the musical performances of Wild Yaks, Sesame Flyers Steel Pan Ensemble, and Batalá.

It was a sight to behold as historic Hangars 3 and 4 were lit up with the original work of artists Derrick Adams, Peter Burr, Eto Otitigbe, Ryan Hartley Smith, Matt Bruinooge, Alessandro Echevarria, Donghwi Han, Christina Lee, Hanlin Liang, Dakota Ray, Ti Xu, and Phoenix Yang.

Watch a full recording on our YouTube channel and find more information about the artists at jbrpc.org/artsprogram.

Artwork of Christina Lee projection mapped onto Hangars 3 and 4

Our community partners activities and makers market were a perfect addition to Saturday and we loved seeing everyone out enjoying the sun at Floyd Bennett Field!

Additionally, on Sunday April 21, the Ryan Visitor Center and Hangar B were open to the public for behind the scenes tours of these historic buildings and the aircraft inside.

Read more about the Festival in the news

Brooklyn Paper: Projections light up Floyd Bennett Field at inaugural arts festival

Canarsie Courier: Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival – Looking to the Future

Time Out New York: This new festival projects gorgeous video art onto NYC’s historic airplane hangars

The Rockaway Times: Public Arts Festival Brings Historic Floyd Bennett Field to Life