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Open year-round, Wave Hill is a spectacular jewel of a public garden overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades. Our mission is to connect people to the natural world in meaningful and lasting ways through myriad programs in the arts, horticulture and education.
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Wave Hill Celebrates 60 Years as NYC Inspiring, Artistic Garden Gem
This June kicks off a season of celebration with a weekend of immersive experiences designed to reflect the garden’s unique spirit. The festivities begin June 4 with its Garden Fête, a gala under the stars honoring longtime steward D. Bryce O’Brien II, followed by Be Inspired!, a four-day celebration (June 5–8) of contemporary art, immersive nature programming, and sunset concerts.
Wave Hill Announces the 2025 Sunroom Project Space Season
Since 2007, the Sunroom Project Space has supported NYC-area artists in the research, development and presentation of site-specific projects that respond to the ecology, history and neighborhood of Wave Hill and the Bronx, bringing the outside world into the unique architecture and gardens of Wave Hill.
Headline: Trees, We Breathe: A Group Exhibition Celebrating the Vital Role of Trees at Wave Hill
This exhibition, running May 31 to September 1, 2025, is part of Wave Hill’s 60th Anniversary celebration. It honors trees in all their splendor and addresses the challenges trees face, including climate change, deforestation, development, and urban forest inequity.
Wave Hill Unveils Its 2025 Summer Outdoor Performing Arts Season
Carnegie Hall Citywide returns with a free concert in the Bronx, followed by an expanded Sunset Wednesdays series in honor of our 60th Anniversary. From jazz innovators and Latin American vocalists to indie-folk storytellers and street dance improvisers—each concert offers a unique voice and performance style that speaks to the diversity and creativity of our communities in an unforgettable setting.
In The News
"Stepping into Light from Water at Wave Hill in the Bronx is a little bit like time travel, or space travel, or both. Artists Heidi Howard and Esteban Cabeza de Baca...offer a philosophy of unity and lived reciprocity among living things, in which humans have much to learn from nature."
"With its celebrated grounds and scenic views, the 28-acre estate offers a romantic setting for an unforgettable wedding. Exchange vows under the lushly planted Pergola overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades, celebrate your first dance in historic Armor Hall at Wave Hill House and photograph your wedding party by the Aquatic Garden, Armor Hall welcomes up to 130 guests with room for a small band and dance floor, wavehill.org"
“Pay a visit to ‘the most romantic place in New York City’ – the Bronx’s Wave Hill.”
“Travelling slightly further north to the Bronx provides an opportunity to visit Wave Hill, a horticultural oasis that feels miles away from New York City. The 28-acre estate has two houses whose gardens are home to a magnificent collection of plants with views across to the Hudson River… If you are an avid twitcher, the diversity of bird life here is something to look out for and I am always excited to spot a hummingbird darting from flower to flower.”
"You’ll have a sense of calm while strolling the Flower Garden with rows of bulbs, perennials, and shrubs lining the paths; likewise, you can explore the Herb and Dry Gardens with assorted herbs and ornamental plants."
“We’ll never forget the beauty of this location!” Tamron Hall hosts her special Mother’s Day Extravaganza show from the gardens at Wave Hill.
“At Wave Hill, guests are treated to a series of distinct and intimate gardens along with sweeping views of the Hudson River and the Palisades across the way. The twenty acres of natural landscapes are composed of gardens and woodland in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx.”
“Carnegie Hall Citywide welcomes three new partnerships this summer with concerts at Wave Hill in the Bronx featuring the Attacca Quartet… Following a standout series of Citywide concerts last summer, the ensemble now brings is gifts to the Bronx’s beautiful Wave Hill."
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Wave Hill has a large archive of high-resolution garden and program images. To request use of any of these images to promote Wave Hill for non-commercial, editorial purposes, please contact pressroom@wavehill.org. Please provide proper credit on any photo provided by Wave Hill.
Members of the media interested in taking photos or video for editorial purposes at Wave Hill must request permission prior to their visit. See our policy for commercial photography, video and film and for weddings and family photo shoots. All shoots, whatever the purpose, are prohibited without receiving permission in advance, and may require payment of a fee.