Roar for the Afternoon

Every year around this time Governor’s Island in New York City hosts Jazz-Age themed, week-end afternoon park parties. The parties are $10 per ticket and include a jazz orchestra, dancing (with instruction), picnics, era attractions and games. Those attending are encouraged to wear period costumes, though, judging from the amazing photos that always appear on the Sartorialist blog this time of year, encouragement scarcely seems necessary. In the past the gatherings have also been held in June, one can scour the Sartorialist archives of previous years’ Junes to see older pictures from these parties. It would be amazing to see something like this coordinated locally, perhaps the old bandshell at Gage Park, or Dundas Driving Park, the lawn of Dundurn Castle, or at least somewhere in the GTA.

Pictures are courtesy of the Sartorialist.