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.
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Sun Gaze
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join the Amateur Astronomers Association to safely observe the central star of our solar system.
Category: Nature, Astronomy
Free!
Nature Puppet Show
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx 

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
From seeing them on your favorite trails to reading about them in fairytales–witness these nature “tails” come to life and learn about Bronx urban wildlife in our summertime stories!
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Kids
Heather Garden Highlights
at Margaret Corbin Circle (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a flower walk in the beautiful Heather Garden! Explore the blossoms and learn about the flowers and the history of this little gem.
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Sea Shanty Sessions
at The Noble Maritime Collection 

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Experience rollicking time-honored maritime songs in a majestic greek revival building that served as a dormitory for sailors 1844-1976.
Category: Concerts, Accessible Activities
Free!
Sea Shanty Sessions
at The Noble Maritime Collection 

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Experience rollicking time-honored maritime songs in a majestic greek revival building that served as a dormitory for sailors 1844-1976.
Category: Concerts, Accessible Activities
Free!
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Garden Highlights Walk
at Wave Hill, Bronx 

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join a knowledgeable Wave Hill Garden Guide for a leisurely stroll in the gardens every Sunday.
Category: Wildlife, Walking
Free!
Hip to Hip Theatre presents: The Tempest
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Join us for an afternoon of Shakespeare in our park. Bring a picnic basket and come early for a kids and classics workshop followed by the performance of The Tempest.
Category: Theater
Free!
Monday, August 18, 2025
Astoria Pool - Lap Swim
at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park), Queens
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Take the plunge and enjoy the benefits of adult lap swimming to maintain and improve health and fitness.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Hamilton Fish Pool - Lap Swim
at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park), Manhattan
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Take the plunge and enjoy the benefits of adult lap swimming to maintain and improve health and fitness.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Kosciuszko Pool - Lap Swim
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Take the plunge and enjoy the benefits of adult lap swimming to maintain and improve health and fitness.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Van Cortlandt Pool - Lap Swim
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 

7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Take the plunge and enjoy the benefits of adult lap swimming to maintain and improve health and fitness.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Lyons Pool - Lap Swim
at Lyons Pool, Staten Island
7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Take the plunge and enjoy the benefits of adult lap swimming to maintain and improve health and fitness.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Line Dancing
at Handball Court (in Betsy Head Park), Brooklyn
8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
The line dance incorporates low impact dances that are very easy to learn and enjoy!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Cardio Sculpt
at Athletic Courts (in Torsney Playground), Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
This cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!
Arsenal Gallery: Queer in Nature
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks is proud to present Queer in Nature, a group exhibition highlighting the abundance of queerness in our everyday urban and natural environments.
Category: Art
Free!
Session 3: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class A)
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1A
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 

9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Lyons Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at Lyons Pool, Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1A
at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Zumba Gold®
at New Settlement Community Center, Bronx
9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Zumba Gold® offers a low-impact workout set to a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes, creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Pitch In to Pick Up
at Starlight Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Starlight Park cleanup Mondays July and August.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Session 3: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Lyons Pool - Parent and Tots Learn to Swim (Class A)
at Lyons Pool, Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water for tots.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1B
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class B)
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Le Carrousel Extravaganza
at Le Carrousel (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays June 2nd to September 26 at 10am, kiddos will enjoy an amazing magic show, be wowed by wacky science experiments, or engage with a puppet show!
Category: Education, Art, Best for Kids
Free!
Session 3: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1B
at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Step Aerobics
at New Settlement Community Center, Bronx
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Step Aerobics is a cardio workout that will elevate your heart rate, strengthen muscles, and improve coordination and balance.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Senior Cardio Sculpt
at Sunnyside Community Services, Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
This low impact cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform. Participants must be 60+ to attend this class.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Seniors, Exercise Classes
Free!
Session 3: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 

11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Terra cotta sculpture garden featuring antique architectural ornaments from Tottenville's Atlantic Terra Cotta Co. (west side lawn of Biddle House).
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts that chronicle turn-of-the-twentieth-century architectural styles common in New York City and across the United States.
Category: Art, History, Tours, Waterfront, Walking
Free!
Session 3: McCarren Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at McCarren Park Pool (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn 

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2A
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Crotona Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class A)
at Main Pool (in Crotona Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island 

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Lyons Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at Lyons Pool, Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Yoga
at Brooklyn Public Library- Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Connect with yourself in Yoga with Nicole, a class to be enjoyed by all.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Gentle Yoga
at Queens Public Library - Bayside, Queens
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
A therapeutic yet powerful series of balancing, stretching, easy back bending, twisting, and mild inverted postures, concluding with a guided relaxation. NOTE: Spots are limited
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Session 3: Crotona Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class B)
at Main Pool (in Crotona Park), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Lyons Pool - Parent and Tots Learn to Swim (Class B)
at Lyons Pool, Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water for tots.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2B
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class A)
at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class C)
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: McCarren Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at McCarren Park Pool (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
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