Artwork Credit: Motu Faafafine by Dan Taulapapa McMullin, 2020

Celebrate PRIDE with us and cultivate a space for dreams, nourishment, and healing.

Featured artists from Pacific Islands: Dan Taulapapa McMullin (Samoa) and Reuben Paterson (Auckland, New Zealand).

More artists in gallery: Claire Unabia & Matthew James (O`ahu / Brooklyn), Sonja John, Tommy Hite (O`ahu), and Paula Walters Parker (Kingston, Jamaica / Brooklyn).

Donation-based workshops include “Braiding Intimacies”- a forever-lei making and genealogical movement workshop with Dancers Unlimited’s director Linda Kuo, traditional Filipinx tattoo drawing with visiting artists from Plush Tattoo (O`ahu / Portland), and Pilates Mat with Dancers Unlimitedʻs company manager, Lian Kizner.

The special donation-based workshops help contribute to our fundraiser to bridge the funding gap for our Governors Island programs due to the recent federal funding cut.

Featured Monthly Partners: Pacific Island Film Festival & Talk Story Collective

Schedule of the day

11am House Opens
12:30pm-2:00pm / Braiding Intimacies / Facilitator: Linda Kuo
4:00pm-6:00pm / Private hours for members & funders / Facilitator: Linda Kuo

Location: Colonels Row 405B, Governors Island NYC

Plan Your Trip

Governors Island is accessible by ferry daily year-round.

• From Manhattan: Ferries operated by the Trust for Governors Island run daily from the Battery Maritime Building, located at 10 South Street in Lower Manhattan. Scroll down for schedules and click the green "Purchase tickets" button to purchase tickets.

• From Brooklyn: Seasonal ferries operated by the Trust for Governors Island run Saturdays, Sundays, and Holiday Mondays from May 24 to September 14, 2025, from two Brooklyn locations: Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Red Hook/Atlantic Basin. Scroll down for schedules and click the green "Purchase tickets" button to purchase tickets.

Artwork Credit: Matthew James