Dyckman Farmhouse Hosting Spring Fling Festival: What To Know

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum will host its first ever Spring Fling festival next month in Upper Manhattan.

The festival will take place from noon to 4:30 p.m. on May 13 inside and on the lawn of the farmhouse at 4881 Broadway, near West 204th Street.

The day will feature local artists and musicians, including Juilliard graduates, the Dominican Artists Collective, the New York Salsa Orchestra, and more.

There will also be free admission to the museum, arts and crafts, family-friendly lawn games, and more.

For those who might be unfamiliar with the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, the 237-year-old structure is the oldest of its kind in Manhattan.

The Dutch Colonial-style farmhouse that houses the museum was built in 1784, and is a member of The Historic House Trust of New York City.

It opened as a museum in 1916.

The museum within the farmhouse aims to "support the preservation of the historic site, to be a catalyst for engaging, adventurous programming and to be a good neighbor and a dynamic resource for the community," reads its website.

The farmhouse recently has a reconstruction project planned in 2024 of a two-story addition that was built in 1835 to enhance the visitor experience and create better ADA-accessibility throughout the house.

Its popular gardens also reopened in the fall of 2020 after an extended closure.

You can find out more about the Spring Fling event, including details on the performers, on its Facebook page — HERE.