ArcheryCon 2025: A New Archery Experience in NYC

ArcheryCon is NYC’s one-of-a-kind archery experience for families, schools, companies, and community members. Whether you’re brand new or experienced, this event is your chance to learn, play, and connect through archery in a supportive and fun space.

👉🏾 We have three sessions, you pick 1! You are not there all day, don't worry!

• Olympic-Style Archery: Master the basics of recurve and traditional archery with guidance from certified coaches. No experience or equipment? No problem!
• Competitions & Prizes: Ready for a challenge? Compete in friendly leaderboard challenges for a chance to win prizes. May the best archer win!
• Family-Friendly Fun: Bring the whole family! Our safe and welcoming sessions are suitable for all ages, from children to adults. We provide all the necessary equipment.
• Adult Fun: Connect with new and old friends while trying Olympic-style archery, building skills, and competing for prizes

• Families looking for fun and affordable weekend activities
• Youth and teens curious about archery
• Educators and PTA leaders are exploring new school programs
• HR and team leads seeking unique bonding experiences
• Community leaders who believe in youth empowerment
• Archery fans at every level

• Session 1, 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Community Archery (youth, families, adults)
• Session 2, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM: Community Archery (youth, families, adults)
• Session 3a, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (2 hrs): Adults Take Aim (for Adults Only)
• Session 3b, 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM (3.5 hrs): Adult Competition, Cash Awards, Appetizers, and Drinks!

ArcheryCon isn’t just about archery. It’s about fun, connections, and trying something new. Every ticket helps fuel Hidden Gems Archery’s mission to bring free Archery Days to numerous neighborhoods across NYC.

For Session 3b, 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM (3.5 hrs): Adult Competition, Cash Awards, Appetizers, and Drinks!

What is it?

A time for friends (new friends?) to come together to do a mini-competition and aim for a cash prize. This is barebow, and we use our recurve bows without sights. We teach all folks the basics of archery before doing the tournament.

Some more things:

• Solo archers? (Pick the solo option when registering; we will do the rest.)
• Target Face Size: 60 cm
• Archers will shoot a 150-round, which consists of 15 arrows at 15 feet with a barebow recurve.
• Arrows will be shot in 5 ends of 3 arrows at the designated distance. Each end will have a 3-minute time limit. There will be two ends of practice before official scoring begins. Double scoring will be utilized. Targets will be marked for each shot at the end of the scoring period.
• Dress code for shooting: Archers will be expected to wear clothing and footwear appropriate for an archery event. No open-toe shoes, or ripped clothing, shirts should be long enough to cover the midriff when the archer is at full draw.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Brooklyn Navy Yard, 399 Sands Street, Brooklyn, United States