# Event Details - **Event Name**: Family-Friendly Walking Tour of Washington Square Park - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 04 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 04:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for a Family-Friendly Walking Tour and Visual Bingo Game at Washington Square Park. Our group will then head to Union Square Park.About this EventJoin us for a family-friendly walking tour of Washington Square Park, Manhattan to Union Square Park, Manhattan. Participants will have the chance to participate in group no-stress fun trivia pop quizzes in each park. We’ll also have a visual bingo challenge game/activity.__________________________________________________________________________________________________Washington Square ParkThe group will learn about Washington Square Park's history through a progressive lens. We will talk about the park's cultural significance. We will also learn a little about the park and the community’s public health and medical history.Washington Square Park is a historic Burial Ground that has countless souls who are buried underneath the park. We will give a brief overview about the community’s Native American history, African-American history, European-American history and more.Kids and adult pairs will have the chance to do no-tech/low-tech visual bingo park game challenge and there will be a chance to answer lots of historical, cultural, animal/nature, park rules and other trivia questions. (No stress!)Kids will have the option to check out the park's small green space playground as well (one of two small playgrounds at the park.)__________________________________________________________________________________________________Union Square ParkThen, our group will walk the short distance to Union Square Park and start with a Union Square playground/lunch break. After the self-guided break, the group will reconvene.The group will learn about Union Square's labor movement and activist history.Like Washington Square Park, Union Square was originally a burial ground and "potter's field." As Lower Manhattan developed and grew, Union Square Park continued to be a politically significant gathering place for labor activists into the twentieth century. The first documented Labor Day Parade happened here at Union Square in 1882.Our tour will go over some of the anarchists, socialists, and “Wobblies” (members of the Industrial Workers of the World) and many other protests that happened here including women protesting for the right to vote, and labor rights, African-American workers, LGBTQ+ workers, disability rights seeking accessibility rights in the workplace and many other groups. Today, Union Square continues to be a site of protests and peaceful activism, from anti-war protests to the recent Black Lives Matter moment.Union Square Park has also been a place to meet during significant moments of grief and mourning, including in the weeks following the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.Today, Union Square Park has become a go-to spot for the Farmer’s Market, creatives and artists and others who want to sell their wares, the annual Holiday Market and a wide range of cultural/music/community events and creative programming.Kids and adult pairs will have the chance to do no-tech/low-tech visual bingo park game challenge and there will be a chance to answer lots of historical, cultural, animal/nature, park rules and other trivia questions. (No stress!)Our group will talk about why parks are important for a healthy community. We will touch on how people visiting the parks can start to think about what it means to take care of a park, why parks in a community are important park animal and plant health, and what sustainability means.The event will conclude at Union Square Park.__________________________________________________________________________________________________Your tour will be led by a NYC licensed tour/sightseeing guide Pamela.__________________________________________________________________________________________________ https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/d29abec0-aa48-11f1-abda-d1c1d0c990ef-rimg-w592-h740-dc585858-gmir.jpg Agenda🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AMCheck-in/Late Registration🕑: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMWashington Square Park Walking Tour and Visual Bingo Game🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:15 PMGroup Walks from Washington Square Park to Union Square Park 🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PMSelf-guided/ Lunch/Free Time🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:05 PMCheck in at Union Square Park Playground Front Gate (outside the playground)🕑: 01:05 PM - 03:00 PMUnion Square Playground Walking Tour and Visual Bingo - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/family-friendly-walking-tour-of-washington-square-park/100001989909875003 - **Event Categories**: bingo, contests, kids, health-wellness, it, art, labor-day, lgbt-pride, fireworks, black-lives-matter, holiday, parades - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: under_18_with_guardian - Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes - Location: Washington Square Park (Starting Point) - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Washington Square Park (Starting Point) - **lat**: 40.72978510000001 - **long**: -73.9934574 - **full address**: Washington Square Park (Starting Point), 5 Ave, Waverly Pl, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Family-Friendly Walking Tour of Washington Square Park - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/b8a43af70a4cfbcb61f7055822e833a2e8a68cbd2486e28df7fc6951648950c5-rimg-w1200-h900-dc384828-gmir.jpg?v=1785816496 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Family-Friendly Walking Tour of Washington Square Park being held? - **A:** Family-Friendly Walking Tour of Washington Square Park takes place on Thu, 04 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 04:30 pm at Washington Square Park (Starting Point), 5 Ave, Waverly Pl, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Family-Friendly Walking Tour of Washington Square Park? - **A:** Family-Friendly Walking Tour of Washington Square Park is organized by Pamela A./Health Nation News. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Family-Friendly Walking Tour of Washington Square Park is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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I am a licensed New York City tour guide who offers walking tours through Health Nation News (HNN), a health/science publication of Infinite World Media, LLC. I am an long-time journalist who also has over ten years of professional experience giving sightseeing guide tours, including walking tours, bus tours and more. I am a member of the Guides Association of New York (GANYC.)I am from an immigrant family and I grew up (mostly) in Queens, New York. I am a U.S. citizen. I went to to school out of state and have lived, worked and traveled all over.I’ve been everywhere from Ghana to India to England to Mexico to Nicaragua to Japan and elsewhere.Within New York City, I’ve moved around too much! I have lived in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx (but never Staten Island!).Eventually, I moved back to Queens where I currently live." } ] } ] ```