Saturday, June 8 
​10 am - 1 pm
Sunset Cove
Meet at the Parking area off
West 22nd Road (MAP)
Broad Channel, NY
Free, Kids Welcome

Join us for a day of celebrating the annual coming ashore of the ancient horseshoe crab. During the full and new moons of May and June, these prehistoric animals come ashore to mate and lay billions of eggs at the high tide line, just as they’ve done for approximately 400 million years (give or take a millennia or two).

At the same time, thousands of migrating shorebirds arrive in the northeast bays to feed on the eggs to help regain the body weight (fat) they lost during their long journey northward.

​During the festival, you’ll get to see and hold a live horseshoe crab and learn about their important ecological and medicinal values.
The program is free but donations are most welcome to offset the program cost. This is a partnership program with the American Littoral Society, the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, NYC Audubon, and Gateway NPS.
HOW TO GET THERE:
  • Use these GPS coordinates in your maps app: 40.597321, -73.822144
  • The Park has parking for those coming by car (please be aware: Space may be limited - we encourage you carpool or opt to take public transit).
  • Public Transit: Take JFK/Far Rockaway-Bound A-train to Broadchannel station. Walk South on Crossbay Blvd to Sunset Cove; or
  • Take Q53-SBS or Q52-SBS Bus stops at W18th Road and Crossbay Blvd. Then walk to Sunset Cove.
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Meet in Parking Lot at Sunset Cove Park then walk South down to the American Ballfields beach and shoreline. We will be offering interactions and education on Horseshoe Crabs on the shoreline of the Ballfields Beach.
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