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Bus Festival

  • Event Date Sunday, September 8, 2024

  • Time: 10am-3:30pm ET

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Bus Festival Sunday, September 8, 2024 10am – 3:30pm ET Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Park Free!  
  The New York Transit Museum’s beloved festival of vintage buses and surface vehicles returns September 8, 2024! Explore buses from our vintage fleet, representing more than 90 years of New York City surface transit history. Enjoy photo ops, meet some of the bus drivers who help keep our city moving, check out our pop-up shop, and take in the view of the Manhattan skyline from the Emily Roebling Plaza underneath the Brooklyn Bridge.    

RSVP

Bus Festival is free! Advanced registration is encouraged but not required. Registration enters you into a raffle for a chance to win a Family membership to the Museum (a $100 value)!  

  Please Note:
    • Bus Festival runs rain or shine.
    • Buses will open for boarding at 10am ET and close at 3:30pm.
    • Children ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
    • Photography and video recording are permitted. However, tripods, stands, selfie sticks, and external lights may not be used. All photographs taken are for personal use only and permission to photograph may be revoked at any time.
    • The winner of the raffle will be contacted via email.
    • Accessibility:  Brooklyn Bridge Park is ADA accessible. Please note that some buses have stairs. Review and download the Bus Fest social narrative to learn more about what to expect at this popular event. For accessibility inquiries please email [email protected].
    • Questions: For any other questions please email [email protected].
 
 

LOCATION

Bus Festival will take place at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza in Brooklyn Bridge Park, beneath the Brooklyn Bridge. The closest train stations are Clark Street (2/3), High Street–Brooklyn Bridge (A/C), and York Street (F). The B25 bus also stops very close to the festival site.     Visit nytransitmuseum.org/busfestival to see which vintage buses plan to attend!     * Vintage equipment subject to change.

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