Return of The Red Umbrellas in Meatpacking District 2024

The Meatpacking District’s annual sign of spring – the iconic red umbrellas on Gansevoort Plaza – will be returning this year accompanied by an all-day celebration of activities and performances available to the public.

Enjoy a pop of red and celebrate the arrival of spring in the city with a day full of music, food, and dance including complimentary custom portraits, a live performance by Graham 2 from the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, complimentary coffee and bites, a plant workshop, and more!

Programming:

9:30am – 12pm: Complimentary coffee from Terremoto Coffee

9:30am – 4:30pm: Enjoy breakfast + lunch on the plaza from your favorite restaurant while listening to live music

11 – 11:30am: The Old Yew Plant Shop Workshop: Create, plant and take home your very own plant & pot combination! At this plant potting workshop, The Old Yew’s plant experts will walk you through plant selection, pot pairings, and a step-by-step, hands-on guide to potting the plants with fresh soil. You will talk about ongoing care, watering, fertilizing, pruning and future repotting. This workshop is $15 and has a limited number of spots available. Tickets here.

11:30am – 4:30pm: Complimentary portraits by artist Laura Baran. Limited number of portraits available. Sign up will be available April 8th.

12 – 4:00pm: Help build a clayscape of NYC! Stop by the Greenwich House Pottery table to build your favorite NYC attraction in clay. Sculpt the statue of liberty, your favorite building or roll out a clay pizza! Get your hands muddy and have fun contributing to a work of art!

1pm: Complimentary Steak, Egg, + Pancake Bites from STK Steakhouse*

2:30pm: Complimentary Mini Raspberry Rose Cookies from maman*

5pm: Graham 2 Performance

*The complimentary food + beverage samples are on a first-come, first-served basis

Throughout the afternoon: Listen to Brass Queens, the First-Ever MTA Music Under New York Riders’ Choice Award winners, as they pop up around the neighborhood for three short performances.