16th Big Apple ASL Festival

Name: 16th Big Apple ASL Festival
Start: 2025-09-27T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-27T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Staten Island FerryHawks

Schedule

Sat Sep 27 2025 at 10:00 am to 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Staten Island FerryHawks | Staten Island, NY

Join Us at the 16th Annual Big Apple ASL Festival!
📍 Staten Island FerryHawks Park (right next to St. George Ferry Terminal)
📅 Saturday, September 27th
🎟️ Free Admission | ⛅ Rain or Shine
Come and enjoy the 16th Big Apple ASL Festival — a fun-filled community event featuring over 60 indoor vendor booths. The event is conveniently located near NYC’s only outdoor shopping outlets and the Staten Island September 11th Memorial.
We welcome over 1,000 attendees, including members of the Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing, and new signer communities from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Long Island.
🌟 This year is extra special as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Junior NAD Metro NYC Chapter, originally founded in 1985 at the Manhattan home of Juan Vietrosz’s parents. We invite all past and present members to join this memorable celebration.
🎶 Enjoy a live performance by Gregory Watkins' Deaf Music Ensembles!
📣 Attention Small Business Vendors:
We are now accepting booth reservations!
Your booth includes:
One table
Two chairs
Electricity & Wi-Fi access
Sponsors can reserve a booth, have their company logo featured on the event flyer, and even be displayed on the scoreboard TV screen at the festival. The deadline to secure sponsorship is July 7.
We will release a second promotional flyer after the deadline, which will be shared on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms.
✅ A limited number of booth spaces are still available!
📧 Email us at [email protected] today to request a vendor registration form and secure your spot
RAIN OR SHINE!
Right after this event, Deaf Night Live is to be held at River Dock Cafe waterfront. You just can walk only one block to this evening indoor and outdoor party site at the waterfront.