Free Kayaking at Pier 26 (Tuesday evening) (18 August)
Tue 18 Aug, 17:30 · Downtown Boathouse, Hudson River embayment north of Pier 26, Hudson River Park, Manhattan · New York
Details & booking — Downtown Boathouse
via Downtown Boathouse · Checked 17 Aug 2026
About this event
Volunteers hand you a sit-on-top kayak, a life vest and a paddle, then send you into the sheltered embayment beside Pier 26 with the skyline behind you. Sessions last about twenty minutes inside the buoyed area and no experience is needed. Weeknight paddling runs Tuesdays and Thursdays only until 27 August, so the evening window is closing fast.
Why we picked it
Paddling the Hudson at golden hour for nothing is the single most generous free thing in Manhattan.
Free entry
Free public use, first come first served; you must know how to swim
Registration
Registration needed
None - no reservations taken; sign a waiver each visit
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