Pigeon Fest at The High Line

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant during Pigeon Fest at The High Line on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Filmmaker Jacqueline Quigley with her two pigeons Frankie and Dandelion

Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show

Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show

Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show

Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show

Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show

Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show

Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show

During Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show

Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show

Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show

Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show

The trophies for Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Iván Argote addresses the audience before the Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant's host, Machine Dazzle

Machine Dazzle and the Pigeon Impersonation Pageant judges

Contestant Kandi Coo during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Kandi Coo answers a question during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Contestant Pete Zaparty (Alexandra Owensby) during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pete Zaparty during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon (Miriam Abrahams) during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon answers a question during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Peck and Wreck during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Peck and Wreck during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pidge (Abby Lloyd) during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pidge (Abby Lloyd) during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Kandi Coo during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pete Zaparty during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant judges: (left to right) Shannon Lindsay Eustice, Dusty Childers, and Iván Argote

Carrie Beakshaw during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Carrie Beakshaw during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Carrie Beakshaw during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Carrie Beakshaw during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Carrie Beakshaw during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Carrie Beakshaw during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Brownstone during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Brownstone during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Brownstone during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Brownstone channeling James Brown during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Brownstone channeling James Brown during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Brownstone during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Brownstone during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Brownstone during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Brownstone during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Peck and Wreck during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Peck and Wreck during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Peck and Wreck during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pidge (Abby Lloyd) during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pidge during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pidge during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pidge during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

The judges during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

The judges during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pidge during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Machine Dazzle during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Peck and Wreck during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Machine Dazzle during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Carrie Beakshaw during Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

The stage after people threw pieces of bread during Pidge's performance

Dusty Childers being interviewed after Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Carrie Beakshaw with trophy after Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Pete Zaparty with trophy after Carrie Beakshaw with trophy after Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Brownstone with trophy after Carrie Beakshaw with trophy after Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Brownstone after Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Peck and Wreck after Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

1st place winner, Pigeon, after Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

Artist Miriam Abrahams, a.k.a. Pigeon after winning the Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

One of the games available during Pigeon Fest

Iván Argote’s Dinosaur at The High Line

The back of Iván Argote’s Dinosaur

Iván Argote after Pigeon Impersonation Pageant

On Saturday, June 14, 2025, Pigeon Fest took place at The High Line in New York City. The event was in honor of the rock dove, a.k.a. pigeons, which are associated with our town. The High Line currently has a 17 foot pigeon sculpture Dinosaur by Iván Argote on view and the festival was the first event centered around the animal New Yorkers come across on a daily basis. Despite the rainy weather, many people came out to enjoy the pigeon festivities, which was free to attend.

The High Line scheduled day long programming for Pigeon Fest, but I only attended two back-to-back events: Mother Pigeon’s Impeckable Puppet Show at 1PM followed by the Pigeon Impersonation Pageant hosted by costume designer Machine Dazzle who created an outfit based on the idea of Argote’s Dinosaur’s excrement.

Images that were made during my time at Pigeon Fest can be found in the above gallery, and kudos to everyone who made this such a fun and successful event!