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Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens 
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Trees Count at Macombs Dam Park
at Jerome Avenue and 161st Street (in Macombs Dam Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Out of the Box Biodiversity: Student Art
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Out Of The Box Biodiversity Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Donna Napoli-Steele Presents Youth Art Featuring Pieces Completed by her Students
Out Of The Box Biodiversity
Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Art, Best for Kids, Tours
Free!
Kids
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Artist & Sculptor Donna Napoli-Steele: Out of the Box Biodiversity
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Donna Napoli-Steele Presents this art exhibit showcasing various forms of art pieces including sculptures, clay, watercolor, and paint.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Art, History, Tours
Free!
Adult Hike - Paulo’s Peak
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Enjoy this Autumn Hike as we make our way through Seaview Meadow amongst the aster flowers and creeks.
Category: Nature, Hiking
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, It's My Park, Seniors, Accessible Activities
Kids
Friday, October 24, 2025
Forest Fridays in Van Cortlandt Park
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance for Forest Fridays — a weekly opportunity to restore one of NYC’s most ecologically significant green spaces.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
It's My Park at Fraser Square
at Fraser Square, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Fraser Square to prep a garden area within the square for a native plant garden.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
10/24 Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Restoration Fridays this fall to engage in hands-on forest restoration work!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The Eastern Queens Alliance is looking for volunteers to help us turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden.
Category: Nature, Gardening
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Artist & Sculptor Donna Napoli-Steele: Out of the Box Biodiversity
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Donna Napoli-Steele Presents this art exhibit showcasing various forms of art pieces including sculptures, clay, watercolor, and paint.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Art, History, Tours
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Out of the Box Biodiversity: Student Art
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Out Of The Box Biodiversity Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Donna Napoli-Steele Presents Youth Art Featuring Pieces Completed by her Students
Out Of The Box Biodiversity
Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Art, Best for Kids, Tours
Free!
Kids
Trees Count Meet Up at Harlem River Park (previous training required)
at Harlem River Park, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us at a Trees Count Meet Up event where we will pair up and survey trees. Trees Count T-shirts will be provided (as supplies last)!
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, It's My Park, Seniors, Accessible Activities
Kids
It's My Park at Russell Sage Playground
at Russell Sage Playground, Queens
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Russell Sage Playground to beautify Russell Sage Playground.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Saturday, October 25, 2025
It's My Park at Bowne Playground
at Play Area (in Bowne Playground), Queens
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Green Earth Urban Gardens to beautify Bowne Playground.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Westerleigh Park
at Westerleigh Park, Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to rake and clean debris around Westerleigh Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at 132 St Block Association Park
at West 132nd Street Community Garden, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the West 132nd St Community Garden to plant spring fire bulbs, and perhaps also plantain, shrubs and perennials, and do a general cleanup.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Idlewild Park Tree and Shrub Planting
at Idlewild Park Preserve Environmental Science Learning Center (in Idlewild Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to plant trees in the forest of Idlewild Park! Trees provide so many benefits to New Yorkers, such as improved air and water quality, reduced pollution, and lower energy costs.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Hiking, Gardening
Free!
Riverside Park Birding Club
at 116th Street and Riverside Drive (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Monthly walks through birding hotspots in Riverside Park, led by Riverside Park Conservancy Field Staff.
Category: Birding, Nature, Wildlife
Free!
Event
It's My Park at Marine Park
at Marine Park, Brooklyn
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Marine Park Alliance to beautify Marine Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Montefiore Square
at Montefiore Park (in Montefiore Square), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Montefiore Park Neighborhood Association to spruce up our park! Come help rake, mulch, plant, sweep, remove graffiti and sticker litter, and do lawn care, to make Montefiore Park look its finest!
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The Eastern Queens Alliance is looking for volunteers to help us turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden.
Category: Nature, Gardening
Free!
It's My Park at Dorrance Brooks Square
at Dorrance Brooks Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Dorrance Brooks Property Owners to beautify Dorrance Brooks Square.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Brower Park
at Brower Park Butterfly Garden (in Brower Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Brower Park to beautify Brower Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Fred Samuel Playground
at Fred Samuel Playground, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Malcolm X Blvd Beautification Group to beautify Fred Samuel Playground.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Owl's Head Park
at Owl's Head Park House (in Owl's Head Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Owl's Head Park Volunteers to beautify Owl's Head Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Volunteer Workday: Euclid 500 Community Garden
at Euclid 500 Community Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join Euclid 500 Community Garden, NYC Parks GreenThumb, and Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Brooklyn Urban Gardener's program for a hands-on volunteer day!
Category: Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
It's My Park at Riverside Oval
at Riverside Oval Greenstreet, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Riverside Oval Association to beautify Riverside Oval.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Trees Count at Snug Harbor Cultural Center
at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025!
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Birding: Hawk Watch
at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Rangers as they hike up the hills of the Bronx-Pelham Landfill, a site closed off to the public.
Category: Birding, Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
It's My Park at Phil Scooter Rizzuto Park
at Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park, Queens
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join Partnerships for Parks Friends of "Smokey" Phil Rizzuto Park for an It's My Park project to celebrate Phil Rizzuto Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Halloween Fest
at Prison Ship Martyrs Monument (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn, Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn , Myrtle Avenue Lawn (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Get ready for what’s in store, Halloween Fest is back with more! Dress up in your best costumes and join us.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Volunteer, Halloween
Free!
Halloween Boo Bash
at White Garden (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Celebrate Halloween park-style at our free, family-friendly Halloween Boo Bash! Come in costume and celebrate Halloween with themed activities, crafts, music, treats, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Dance, Nature, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids, Tours, Halloween, Food, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Event
South Shore Artists Group Presents FRIENDS Furry, Feathered and Finned
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Visit this temporary art exhibit, featuring works from the Staten Island South Shore Artists Group!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Art, History
Free!
It's My Park at Rockaway Freeway
at Rockaway Freeway Dog Park (in Rockaway Freeway), Queens
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Tail Waggers Task Force for a Halloween Festival at Rockaway Freeway.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Alice Kornegay Triangle
at Alice Kornegay Triangle, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Art in the Park to beautify Alice Kornegay Triangle.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, It's My Park, Seniors, Accessible Activities
Kids
It's My Park at Ramon Aponte Park
at Ramon Aponte Park, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Different Directions to weed, rake, plant and clean at Ramon Aponte Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Nighthunters: An Evening Owl Adventure
at Wave Hill, Bronx
5:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Join us at Wave Hill for an exclusive after-hours encounter including nature walks, owl programs, and bird trivia!
Category: Birding, Nature, Halloween, Wildlife, Walking
Event
Sunday, October 26, 2025
It's My Park at W 136th Street Trees
at W 136th and Broadway (in Montefiore Square), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the 136th St. Green Initiative & Community Enhancement Association to plant bulbs and plants along W 136th St.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Owl's Head Park
at Owl's Head Park House (in Owl's Head Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Owl's Head Park Volunteers to beautify at Owl's Head Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Close the Farm Volunteer Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteers will help close out the season by clearing planting beds, placing mulch on cleared beds, taking down signs and many other tasks to close the farm for the winter months.
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
Trees Count at Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park
at Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park, Queens
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Trees Count at Cunningham Park with the Urban Park Rangers
at Union Turnpike & Francis Lewis Blvd
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as we survey trees for Trees Count 2025!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Trees Count at Seth Low Playground with the Urban Park Rangers
at Seth Low Playground (in Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as we survey trees for Trees Count 2025!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
It's My Park at Highbridge Park
at Highbridge Park, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Connectemonos to rake leaves, do a general clean up, and plant bulbs in tree pits.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
South Shore Artists Group Presents FRIENDS Furry, Feathered and Finned
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Visit this temporary art exhibit, featuring works from the Staten Island South Shore Artists Group!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Art, History
Free!
Autumn Gardening: Prep the Pollinator Garden
at West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Autumn garden maintenance is an important step to a successful growing season. Maintain our pollinator garden as we prepare it for a dormant winter.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
Kids
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