Imagine hundreds of people dancing their asses off while having a Live DJ performance pumped directly into their ears via premium Sennheiser wireless headphones! The SILENT DISCO is a unique, fully immersive Sound Experience brought to the festival by premium audio company Sennheiser .Whether you’re watching the dance party from afar or challenging your friends to a dance off, there is no doubt you will leave entertained. Powered by super light-weight Sennheiser wireless headphones that emit crystal clear sound, top quality beats, and thumping bass, the Silent Disco is an activity that allows music fans to experience a dance party unlike any other. Good music + top notch sound + bad dance moves = great times. Do yourself a favor and make sure you come by The Silent Disco at Gov Ball 2013 -you will not be sorry!

Free water is to music festivals as free breakfast is to hotels – it’s not always standard but it damn well should be. As such, we will have 8 refillable water stations at the festival to quench y’alls thirst throughout the weekend. Unlike other water delivery systems that merely dispense municipal water, these water refill stations are fitted with state of the art filtration systems (including ultraviolet sterilization) to bring you premium, refreshing and great tasting drinking water free of charge. In addition, these water stations will reduce the amount of plastic bottles used at the event, and as a result, we all score points with Mother Earth. Stay hydrated, stay green, stay cool.

Providing folks with an opportunity to capture their good looks, shenanigans, and weirdness is awesome – especially at awesome events. And for this reason, there will be a state-of-the-art photo booth at the festival for your participating pleasure! Inside the photo booth, you’ll take four photos. These photos will be pieced together in an immediate free print-out, or you can share on them on Facebook in real time, or you can even make a .GIF file that you can use to dominate the web. So put down the camera-phone, grab your friends, and let these high-tech gizmos capture the memories you may not quite remember.

Click here to check out the Photo Booth from Day 1.
Click here to check out the Photo Booth from Day 2.

Lawn games are simply fun stuff. Whether you’re looking for a breather from the crowd, or need a good reason to trash talk a friend, lawn games are for you. With Corn Hole, Ladder Ball, Bocce Ball, and Life-size Connect Four, you will surely be able to find a game that suits your needs and satiates that winning desire. These games will be completely self managed, so stop by at the festival at any time for a game or two!

Few things are better than playing ping pong with friends in the summertime, and for your playing pleasure and enjoyment, Ping Pong tables will be placed throughout the festival grounds. Players of all skill levels are encouraged to stop by any of the tables, pick up a paddle, and get your ping pong on. Whether you dominate the tables like a young Forrest Gump or not, you will surely have fun passing the time with friends while playing one of the worlds most classic and fun games.

Did you know that there is an Urban Farm in Randall’s Island Park? Did you also know that there will be an Urban Farm stand at the festival where you can learn about the farm and all its glory? No? Well, you do now, and we couldn’t be more excited to have such a unique partner at this year’s festival. The Urban Farm staff will be on-hand to educate folks how urban farming works and how you can be involved in urban farming throughout the year. Most people don’t think urban farming is even possible, let alone in NYC, but the UF staff will be on hand to prove you wrong. In addition, there will be baby chickens on-hand for your viewing and photographing pleasure. This is not a joke people – baby chickens will be in the house.

About the Urban Farm:
The Urban Farm is a one-acre, non-profit, organic garden and outdoor kitchen classroom on Randall’s Island. Our Edible Education program is open to all New York City school children. The program teaches students how their choices about food affect their health, the environment and their communities. The farm also offers adults a multitude of workshops focused on sustainable farming, cutting-edge techniques and methodologies for growing unusual crops. Every year Randall’s Island Park Alliance offers two young farmers the opportunity to work on the farm gaining unique knowledge and experience in urban agriculture.

Links:
www.randallsisland.org
randallsurbanfarm@wordpress.com