NYC Parks Events Calendar
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.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Celebrating City Nature: Insights from NYC Greenspaces
at The High Line, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
NYT garden columnist Margaret Roach guides a virtual panel of NYC's green space visionaries from the High Line, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Green-Wood Cemetery
Category: Nature, Talks, Virtual/Online Events, Gardening
Free!
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Alley Pond Park Trail Work
at Alley Pond (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Talks
Free!
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Bug Buddies!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens 
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Calling all bug enthusiasts for a monthly Bug Buddies program with our STEM Coordinator and resident bug expert, Keith McManus!
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Talks, Wildlife, STEM Classes
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Wayanda Park Reconstruction Virtual Community Input Meeting
at Virtual/Online Events
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join a virtual discussion, and share your thoughts and ideas regarding the reconstruction of Wayanda Park.
Category: It's My Park, Talks, Virtual/Online Events
Free!
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Virtual Talk- Grand Forage 1778: the Battleground Around New York City
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join historian Todd W. Braisted for a virtual talk on Grand Forage 1778, uncovering Britain’s last major campaign around New York City.
Category: History, Talks, Virtual/Online Events

