Bella Abzug Park, the four-block public greenway in the heart of Hudson Yards operated and programmed by the Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance (HYHK), has announced the return of its free seasonal programming lineup, featuring more than 200 public events running from May through October 2026.
Stretching from West 33rd Street to West 37th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues, Bella Abzug Park has quickly emerged as one of Manhattan’s most active and accessible outdoor programming hubs, offering a wide-ranging calendar of wellness classes, dance parties, live music, family programming, cultural events, outdoor films, and neighborhood festivals designed for New Yorkers of all ages.
As the green center of the rapidly evolving Hudson Yards neighborhood, the park has become a gathering place for residents, workers, and visitors seeking affordable, community-driven experiences in the heart of Manhattan. Named after pioneering lawyer, activist, and Congresswoman Bella Abzug, the space reflects a broader spirit of accessibility, public participation, and cultural engagement.
As more New Yorkers look for meaningful ways to spend time outdoors, Bella Abzug Park is embracing the role public space can play in everyday city life – transforming Hudson Yards into an active destination for culture, connection, and community throughout the warmer months.
“Bella Abzug Park was designed to be an active gathering space for the community,” said Ariana Cipriani, Director of Programming and Marketing for the Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance. “The goal is to create a place where people can actually spend time, connect with each other, discover something new, and experience the city in a way that feels welcoming and accessible. Whether someone is coming for yoga after work, bringing their kids to a concert, dancing at Vinyl Nights, or watching a movie under the stars, we want the park to feel alive every day of the season.”
The 2026 lineup reflects that vision, with recurring weekly programming and larger seasonal activations spread throughout the park’s central corridor between West 34th and West 35th Streets. Among this season’s highlights:
Wellness Programming
Beginning this month, Bella Abzug Park will host free outdoor yoga classes every Monday and Wednesday through September in partnership with Bien Good Well, featuring bilingual instruction in English and Spanish and an emphasis on mindful movement and accessibility for all experience levels.
Saturday morning mat pilates classes will also return throughout the season, alongside Bootcamp, a HIIT-style outdoor workout series led by Hell’s Kitchen-based gym Speakeasy of Strength every Tuesday evening from June through September.
Music & Dance
The park’s popular music and dance programming also returns this season, led by the long-running Vinyl Nights series, which celebrates its seventh year at Bella Abzug Park with evenings dedicated to disco, funk, soul, house, Latin music, and classic hip-hop played entirely on vinyl.
This year’s lineup includes a special Pride Ball-themed edition in June featuring drag performances and expanded partnerships with the Colored Colors festival series.
Starting June 17, Pa’ La Calle Wednesdays will bring free weekly salsa and bachata nights to the park in partnership with Somos Latin Dance, featuring beginner dance lessons followed by open-air social dancing with live DJs throughout the summer.
Kids & Family Programming
Family programming remains a major focus of the 2026 season.
Every Tuesday morning, Mike Messer Music will host acoustic sing-along concerts designed for babies, toddlers, and young children, while the House of SpeakEasy Bookmobile returns twice monthly with free books and literacy programming for all ages, transforming the park into an open-air community library.
Spring Fling Arts & Music Festival
One of the season’s largest recurring activations, the Colored Colors Spring Fling Arts & Music Festival, returns for its sixth year with expanded programming across multiple weekends in May and June.
What began as a grassroots neighborhood arts festival has evolved into a major public celebration featuring local artists, independent vendors, live music performances, food programming, and community-driven cultural activations.
This year’s expanded “Spring Forward” edition takes place May 30, June 6, June 13, and June 27–28.
Movies Under the Stars
Returning in August, Bella Abzug Park’s “Movies Under the Stars” series offers free weekly outdoor screenings every Tuesday evening, complete with popcorn giveaways and open public seating.
This year’s lineup includes Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Jaws, National Treasure, and Clueless.
Unlike some of the city’s more crowded outdoor film series, Bella Abzug Park’s screenings have increasingly become known as a more relaxed and accessible moviegoing experience, with attendees encouraged to arrive early with blankets or claim one of the park’s Adirondack chairs.
The Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance serves as the official maintenance and operations partner for Bella Abzug Park in partnership with NYC Parks. Since launching in 2015, HYHK has worked to enhance quality of life throughout the district through sanitation, beautification, pedestrian improvements, horticulture, and year-round public programming initiatives.
HYHK has also continued developing Bella Abzug Park as a site for public art, cultural programming, sculpture, and community-driven activations serving the broader neighborhood and greater New York City.
Located directly above the 34th Street-Hudson Yards 7 train extension, Bella Abzug Park sits at the crossroads of one of New York City’s fastest-growing neighborhoods, welcoming residents, office workers, and visitors alike into a public space increasingly defined by participation rather than passivity.
Additional programming, registration links, and event updates will continue to be announced throughout the season. For the full 2026 calendar, visit HYHK Alliance.
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