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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.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
SSE: Basketball Training & Development Ages 13-17
at Nautilus Playground (in Roy Wilkins Recreation Center), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC parks staff in free activities in NYC parks playgrounds. Including organized sports, games, fitness demos and more.
Category: Education, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Outdoor Fitness, Summer Sports Experience, Basketball/Netball, Exercise Classes, Running/Jogging, Social Sports, Walking, Sports Camps
Free!
Kids
Saturday, August 30, 2025
SSE: Youth Flag Football Clinics
at Athletic Field (in Hinton Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
SSE: Youth Flag Football Clinics every Saturday at Hinton Park from 8/2/25 - 9/6/25 from 11AM-3PM.
Category: Education, Festivals, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Outdoor Fitness, Summer Sports Experience, Exercise Classes, Football, Running/Jogging, Social Sports, Strength Training/Weightlifting, Walking, Sports Camps
Free!
Kids
The 45th Richmond County Fair
at Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island 
12:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
The Richmond County Fair is turning 45, and we’re kicking off the celebration with three full days of food, fun, and everything that makes Staten Island shine.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Festivals
Sunday, August 31, 2025
The 45th Richmond County Fair
at Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
The Richmond County Fair is turning 45, and we’re kicking off the celebration with three full days of food, fun, and everything that makes Staten Island shine.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Festivals
Monday, September 1, 2025
The 45th Richmond County Fair
at Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
The Richmond County Fair is turning 45, and we’re kicking off the celebration with three full days of food, fun, and everything that makes Staten Island shine.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Festivals
Saturday, September 6, 2025
SSE: Youth Flag Football Clinics
at Athletic Field (in Hinton Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
SSE: Youth Flag Football Clinics every Saturday at Hinton Park from 8/2/25 - 9/6/25 from 11AM-3PM.
Category: Education, Festivals, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Outdoor Fitness, Summer Sports Experience, Exercise Classes, Football, Running/Jogging, Social Sports, Strength Training/Weightlifting, Walking, Sports Camps
Free!
Kids
WBO Back to School
at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join us for fun, games and school supply distribution.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Festivals, Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Family Fun Day at St. Catherine’s Park
at Playground (in St. Catherine's Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and Council Member Julie Menin for a fun afternoon of crafts, inflatables, music, jumbo games, an obstacle course, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: West Side County Fair
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Enjoy a full day of county fair magic in Manhattan with live bands, sideshow performers, carnival rides and games, local vendors, cotton candy, and more!
Category: Concerts, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids, Waterfront
Free!
Kids
Saturday, September 13, 2025
SSE: Youth Flag Football Festival
at Athletic Field (in Hinton Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
SSE: Youth Flag Football Festival at Hinton Park on September 13, 2025 from 11AM-3PM.
Category: Education, Festivals, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Girls and Women in Sports, Outdoor Fitness, Fall Festivals, Summer Sports Experience, Exercise Classes, Football, Running/Jogging, Social Sports, Strength Training/Weightlifting, Walking, Sports Camps
Free!
Kids
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Family Fun Day at Jacob H. Schiff Playground
at Jacob H. Schiff Play Area (in Jacob H. Schiff Playground), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and Council Member Shaun Abreu for a fun afternoon of crafts, inflatables, music, jumbo games, an obstacle course, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Little Red Lighthouse Festival
at Little Red Lighthouse (in Fort Washington Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse with the Urban Park Rangers!
Category: Education, Concerts, Festivals, History, Best for Kids, Tours, Urban Park Rangers, Waterfront
Free!
Event
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Compostapalooza!
at 95th St. Compost Compound (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Celebrate the Conservancy’s work with compost and appreciate its impact on urban soil at this day of demonstrations, science experiments, and live entertainment!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Festivals, Best for Kids, Talks, Waterfront, Workshops, Gardening
Free!
Event
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Halloween Harvest Festival
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
The beloved Halloween Harvest Festival is back with family-friendly workshops, a community resource fair, as well as New York’s second largest dog costume contest co-presented with Chateau le Woof. Celebrate the autumn season with us with pumpkin decorating and creative workshops. It’s a Halloween Harvest like no other that you do not want to miss! More details to come!
Category: Art, Festivals
Free!
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