Things To Do in Fort Lee, NJ

Bronx & The American Revolution

Fort Lee - Conference Room

Join Roger McCormack from the Bronx County Historical Society to learn about how the area that would come to be the Bronx played a role in the American Revolution. Learn about the Battle of Pell’s Point, how the ordinary people that lived in the Bronx were impacted, and the overall history of the American Revolution in the area. To Register, Click HERE

Revolutionary Women: Writing About The War

Fort Lee - Virtual

The Revolutionary War offered new opportunities for women from all backgrounds. Thousands of women chose sides and contributed to the American Revolution. They made supplies for the armies, managed and defended their households, and challenged the old political order. What do their individual experiences, documented in travel diaries, memoirs, court records, and commonplace objects tell us about t

Concours on the Palisades

Artists on the Cliffs: Finding Inspiration on the Palisades

Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Hudson Terrace, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, USA

Illustrated talk with Francesca Costa at the Visitor Center at Fort Lee Historic Park . The towering cliffs of the Palisades have inspired generations of creators, but who were the people behind the canvases? Join Public Historian Francesca Costa for an illuminating look at the artists who once called these landscapes home.

August 8, 2026-Night Market 4pm-9pm

August 8, 2026-Night Market

Hidden on Closter Mountain: A 19th-Century Freedman Community on the Palisades

Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Hudson Terrace, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, USA

Illustrated talk with Francesca Costa at the Visitor Center at Fort Lee Historic Park . Learn about the history of enslaved people in New Jersey and those who were able to create a thriving Freedman Community along the Palisades. Francesca Costa will delve into her own research into this area and share stories about the people who called Closter Mountain home.

Colonial Superstition and Magic: What Kept Us Awake at Night During the Revolution?

Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Hudson Terrace, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, USA

Illustrated talk with Francesca Costa at the Visitor Center at Fort Lee Historic Park . By the time of the Revolution, witches were passe. That didn't stopColonial Americans from believing in demonic possessions, ghosts, and allmanner of scary things that were lurking outside the glow of their hearths.