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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.
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Nature Exploration: Captain Tilly Park
at Chapin Parkway and 85th Avenue (in Captain Tilly Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Rangers will introduce you to the many species of birds, plants and other living species within Captain Tilly Park.
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Hiking
Free!
Batty Over Halloween 2025
at Astoria Park Lawn (in Astoria Park), Queens 
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us for a puppet show, Performances by Local Art Schools and Performance Centers
Face Painting, Arts& Crafts Station, and Balloon Art
Category: Arts & Crafts, Concerts, Dance, Nature, Art, Dogs, Halloween, Food, Waterfront
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
Monday, October 27, 2025
Pitch in to Pick Up
at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with us to pick up trash at Starlight Park, Bronx.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Trees Count at Pelham Bay Park
at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay 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!
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
Trees Count at McKinley Park
at McKinley Park House (in McKinley Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–3:00 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!
Friends of Starlight Park In-Person Meeting
at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
In-person Friends of Starlight Meeting at Bronx River House
Category: Education, Volunteer
Free!
Junior Naturalist: Autumn Adventures
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park), Queens
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
In this 7-week afterschool program, Junior Naturalists will dive into the science of autumn through hands-on activities, games, and outdoor adventures.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Workshops, STEM Classes
Kids
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Trees Count at Canarsie Park
at Canarsie Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 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!
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
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Wetland Wednesday: Ecological Restoration and Phragmites Removal
at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us to restore Van Cortlandt Park wetlands by removing invasive Phragmites. This October, we'll cut back reeds to prepare areas for native plantings.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
It's My Park at Kaiser Park
at Kaiser Park, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Coney Island Beautification Project, Inc for the annual Commemorative Day of Service!
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Crotona Park Work Together Wednesday
at Crotona Tennis House (in Crotona Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Help the Crotona Park Gardener to remove weeds, litter and trash from the park entrance gardens and planted areas. Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothing.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
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 at Brower Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Trees Count Meet Up at Astoria Park (previous training required)
at Shore Boulevard, Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Have you attended at least one 2025 Trees Count Event and want to survey more trees with fellow tree lovers?
Category: Nature, Volunteer
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
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
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Trail Work Thursdays
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Be a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park.
Category: Nature, Fitness, Volunteer, It's My Park, Outdoor Fitness, Hiking, Wildlife, Walking
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!
Prospect Park Stroller Walk
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Calling all parents and caregivers with children! Join a Prospect Park Alliance Naturalist at the Prospect Park Audubon Center for a leisurely stroll along Prospect Park’s waterways. Embrace the sound of streams and songs of birds.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Walking
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!
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
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
Trees Count at The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground
at 165th Street and 46th Avenue (in The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground), Queens
1:00 p.m.–3:00 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 Meet Up at Crotona Park (previous training required)
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Have you attended at least one 2025 Trees Count Event and want to survey more trees with fellow tree lovers? Join us at a Trees Count Meet Up event!
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Friday, October 31, 2025
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 plant native plants and grasses in the park!
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Kissena Park Forest Restoration
at Kissena Park, Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to protect the forested areas in Kissena Park!
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
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!
Trees Count Meet Up at Clove Lakes Park (previous training required)
at Clove Road and Forest Ave (in Clove Lakes Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Have you attended at least one 2025 Trees Count Event and want to survey more trees with fellow tree lovers?
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
10/31 Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
at Metropolitan Avenue and Forest Park Drive (in Forest 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!
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
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
Love your Block Bean-o-ween Day From the Mayor’s office
at Bean Morris Garden, Bronx
1:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Celebrating Halloween love your block From the Mayor’s office community coming together and engage in one another our strength, our story, our community, with love.
Category: Nature, Tours, Volunteer, Food, Accessible Activities
Free!
Halloween Candy Giveaway
at Halsey, Ralph, & Howard Community Garden, Brooklyn
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join Halsey Ralph & Howard Community Garden for a Halloween candy giveaway, community event.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Saturday, November 1, 2025
It's My Park at Wolfe's Pond Park
at Wolfe's Pond Park, Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYCMTB on the First Saturday of each month to help, build, ride, and maintain the trails at Wolfe's Pond park in Staten Island.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Queens County Parks Super Hike
at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a 15-mile super hike across the borough of Queens! Registration required. Registration opens on Monday October 20
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Hiking
Free!
It's My Park at Northerleigh Park
at North Avenue and Lockwood Place Entrance (in Northerleigh Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to beautify and clean debris around Northerleigh Park.
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!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Hiking, Gardening
Free!
Birding: Beginner Birding
at Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Pelham Bay Park to learn the basics of birding how to identify common species in our parks.
Category: Birding, Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at W 88th Street Trees
at West 88th Street Tree Project, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the West 88th Street Tree Project to care for the tree pits by turning the soil and planting daffodils, tulips and other bulbs followed by watering the beds as needed.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Canarsie Park Super Steward: Pathkeeper Training
at Canarsie Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Natural Areas Conservancy for a Super Steward: Pathkeeper training at Carnarsie Park.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
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