Blooming in Brooklyn: Celebrate Nature at the 9th Annual Kingsland Wildflowers Festival at Broadway Stages
/A Festival with Purpose
Celebrate Brooklyn’s green spirit at the Kingsland Wildflowers Festival, an eco-friendly rooftop gathering provided free to the community, complements of Broadway Stages. Enjoy live music, tours, and fun for all-ages on Saturday, July 26, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Kingsland Wildflowers Green Roof & Community Engagement Center.
Join Broadway Stages and our eco-partners for a summer celebration of wildflowers, sweeping views, performances and creative community action. Bring your friends, get inspired, and be part of something vibrant while enjoying the great outdoors!
About Kingsland Wildflowers
In 2016, Broadway Stages collaborated with Alive Structures, New York City Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon), and Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) to create a 24,000+ square-foot green roof. Broadway Stages donated rooftop space at one of our film and production studios in Brooklyn. The Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF) provided initial funding, and Broadway Stages continues to support infrastructure and garden maintenance. What transpired was nothing short of magnificent; the surprising resilience and adaptability of nature, within a highly urbanized or industrial landscape. Native grasses and wildflowers create a bird- and bee-friendly meadow and serve to divert rainwater runoff. The rooftop is also host to educational programs managed by NCA, while NOoSPHERE Arts serves as the arts producer and director of performances, and Alive Structures continues to lead maintenance.
The rooftop also serves as a learning space where students, families, and neighbors can explore topics related to climate, water, and wildlife. The project demonstrates how green roofs mitigate pollution, support cool roofs that reduced urban heat island effect, and support local ecosystems. It unites communities and encourages ecological care. Kingsland Wildflowers proves nature belongs and thrives in even the most unexpected parts of the city. Learn more about NCA’s three year grant from the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation to facilitate an educational research program analyzing the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHI) around Newtown Creek.
What to Expect at the 2025 Festival
The 9th annual Kingsland Wildflowers Festival invites visitors to explore more than 24,000-square feet of wildflower meadow gardens with panoramic city views. Guided tours offer guests a behind-the-scenes look at how green roofs function and their importance.
Guests can enjoy birdwatching and visit educational booths hosted by local area groups and nonprofits will share tips for living more sustainably and getting involved in local conservation efforts. Take in the mural painted on our facilities along Newtown Creek, and meet Peace Gorilla!
For families there are crafts as well as science activities for all ages. Live music and performances curated by NOoSPHERE Arts will energize the space throughout the event. And local food vendors are on hand to sell snacks and drinks, perfect for an afternoon on our rooftops.
Art lovers can enjoy site-specific installations, sculptures, and multimedia works by New York artists. This year’s featured installation and winner of the NOoSPHERE Arts’ Residency Award at Kingsland Wildflowers is “Entanglement,” by Jeannie Rhyu, whose ceramic egg sculptures explore migration, memory, and the invisible forces that shape our world.
Past events have welcomed hundreds of guests, transforming the green roof into a vibrant space for learning, creativity, and community fellowship. From ecology to art, the Festival has something for everyone.
Inspiring Environmental Awareness and Community Engagement
Kingsland Wildflowers brings together the environment, education, the arts and neighbors from across the city. It teaches how green roofs, with their native plants and pollinators, support a healthy habitat and how eco-friendly spaces improve urban life.
In a discussion on “Urban Omnibus,” Dustin Partridge, NYC Bird Alliance’s Director of Conservation and Science, said, “There are some great examples of green roofs with native plants. Kingsland Wildflowers at Broadway Stages in Greenpoint has a beautiful green roof planted almost entirely with native species from New York. There’s a beautiful wildflower meadow.”
As the lead of the Kingsland Wildflowers educational programming, NCA shares fundamental tools to understand urban ecology with hundreds of rooftop fieldtrip participants. Guests gain hands-on experience through activities such as planting and tracking rooftop data, and volunteers help maintain the garden and participate in events, such as Field Day Fridays; designed to encourage public involvement.
By bringing people and the environment together, Kingsland Wildflowers helps everyone envision a greener city and shows them how to make it a reality.
Broadway Stages’ Role and Ongoing Commitment to Sustainability
Broadway Stages has made a significant investment in the Kingsland Wildflowers Green Roof by turning an unused industrial rooftop into a 24,000-square-foot wildflower garden. Kingsland Wildflowers is part of Broadway Stages’ broader commitment to sustainability, which includes Eagle Street Rooftop Farm, one of the first organic rooftop farms in New York City.
And our 50,000-square-feet of solar installations provide clean energy, which generates 12 million kilowatts of energy annually, helping to offset approximately one third of our annual electricity consumption. The solar panels also improve air quality, increase reliability of the power grid during peak demand, and create jobs.
Broadway Stages believes in protecting the natural world. Our Kingsland Wildflowers green roof shows how creativity, science, and a motivated community can come together to inspire change. With this project, we are able to demonstrate how businesses can support green jobs, engage in environmental care, and promote community investment.
Event Details and How to Get Involved
While the festival is free, we encourage you to RSVP by clicking here. Want to do more? Sign up to volunteer and help make an even bigger impact! Just reach out on the contact page. And don’t forget to follow Kingsland Wildflowers on Instagram and Facebook.
The Kingsland Wildflowers Festival will be held on Saturday, July 26, from 2 to 7 p.m. at 520 Kingsland Avenue in Brooklyn. We invite you to join us and celebrate nature, art, and community fellowship in one vibrant event!
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