2024 Jamaica Bay Festival Brings Community to the Waterfront
July 13, 2024
Jamaica Bay Festival 2024 was a huge success! Thank you to all our partners, friends and neighbors for participating in our seventh annual tradition. Perhaps it is appropriate that our City of Water Day started with a rainstorm, though that did not stop us from celebrating Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway Peninsula as the clouds cleared — nor from honouring the importance of resilient and equitable waterfronts. In particular, our tidal wetlands, marsh islands and other park spaces protect wildlife and people, and offer vital open space access for all New Yorkers.
Hundreds of community members participated in 37 events that highlighted marine life, natural history, and the arts. The festival is a perfect opportunity to showcase the efforts of JBRPC and our many partners in maintaining New York City's largest tidal estuary as a clean, safe, and accessible environment. We hope this event inspires more of our neighbors to engage with these vital coastal habitats for the first time. Check out some highlights from the day on our Instagram, @jbrpc.
