This Day de Dada Performance Art Collective event, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the 5th annual Avant Garde Festival that happened in 1967 for 24 hours on the Staten Island Ferry.

Performance artist Charlotte Moorman produced The Annual Avant Garde Festival of New York for 15 years in various locations. The 5th festival was a 24 hour event, September 29 - 30, 1967 on the John F. Kennedy Staten Island Ferry boat.