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Join thousands of New Yorkers who come together each year to volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks and public spaces through It's My Park. The It’s My Park projects below are open to the public and walk-ons are welcome. If you would like to volunteer with a large group (10+ people), please submit a request to Partnerships for Parks.
It's My Park is presented by Partnerships for Parks, a joint program of NYC Parks and the City Parks Foundation.
It's My Park Events
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park
at Ralph Bunche Park, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Ralph Bunche Park to perform some weeding, pruning, and general sprucing up at Ralph Bunche 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.
Kids
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to undertake some weeding, pruning, and raking leaves at Stuyvesant Square Park East.
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.
Kids
Thursday, October 16, 2025
It's My Park at Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square
at Seth Low Playground (in Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Chinese American Social Services Center Inc. (CASS) to beautify Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square.
Free!
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.
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.
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.
Kids
Friday, October 17, 2025
It's My Park at Andrew Haswell Green Park
at Andrew Haswell Green Park, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Green Park Gardeners NYC to clear out some garden beds at Andrew Haswell Green 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.
Kids
Saturday, October 18, 2025
It's My Park at East River Esplanade
at East River Esplanade, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Alliance for Kips Bay to clean up the garden beds and then plant lovely flowering bulbs that will bloom with amazing colors in the spring on the East River Esplanade.
Free!
It's My Park at Raymond Bush Playground
at Raymond Bush Playground, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Raymond Bush Playground Group to beautify at Raymond Bush Playground.
Free!
It's My Park at Vesuvio Playground
at Vesuvio Playground, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Vesuvio Playground to plant some lovely flower bulbs, which will come up in vibrant colors at Vesuvio Playground.
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.
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.
Free!
It's My Park at Nehemiah Park
at Nehemiah Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Empowering Youth Toward Excellence, Inc. to beautify at Nehemiah Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Peter Detmold Park
at Peter Detmold Park, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Turtle Bay Association to plant bulbs throughout the park to add some spring color to the cleared areas at Peter Detmold Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Ruppert Park
at Ruppert Park, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Muslim Volunteers for New York, Inc. to have an event-filled day at Ruppert Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association to plant flower bulbs in the park to bring lots of amazing colors to the park in spring at Stuyvesant Square Park West.
Free!
It's My Park at Tompkins Square Park
at Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Tompkins Square Park to plant bulbs as part of the It's My Park IMPact bulb giveaway weekend at Tompkins Square Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Pier 42
at Pier 42, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Pier 42 to plant some bulbs and beautify the area at Pier 42.
Free!
Conference House Tours
at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Tours are offered on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 - 4 pm until December 13th.
It's My Park at Luther Gulick Playground
at Luther Gulick Park, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Luther Gulick Park to plant bulbs as part of the It's My Park IMPact weekend! Come spruce up some garden beds and celebrate the fall weather at Luther Gulick Playground.
Free!
It's My Park at Sara D. Roosevelt Park
at M'finda Kalunga Community Garden (in Sara D. Roosevelt Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with M'Finda Kalunga Community Garden to plant a variety of bulbs to bring color to the park in the spring at Sara D. Roosevelt 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.
Kids
Sunday, October 19, 2025
It's My Park at Samuel Seabury Playground
at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hellgate Hill-Highgate Community Association to plant bulbs along along the fence lines and celebrate the fall weather at Samuel Seabury Playground.
Free!
It's My Park at Henry Hudson Park
at Henry Hudson Park, Bronx
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Spuyten Duyvil at Henry Hudson Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to plant some bulbs and beautify the park at Stuyvesant Square Park East.
Free!
It's My Park at First Avenue Street Trees
at The Center @ Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Upper Green Side to beautify the gardens through some cleanup activity and also by planting flowering bulbs in some of the street tree beds on First Avenue.
Free!
Conference House Tours
at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Tours are offered on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 - 4 pm until December 13th.
Visit the BHS Castle During Open House New York 2025
at Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Bayside Historical Society is excited to participate in this year's Open House New York Weekend, an event spanning all five boroughs that celebrates architecture and design.
Free!
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It's My Park at Sara D. Roosevelt Park
at Hester Street Crossing (in Sara D. Roosevelt Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Sara D Roosevelt Park Alliance to plant flowering bulbs to bring color to the park int he spring at Sara D. Roosevelt 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.
Kids
Monday, October 20, 2025
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.
Kids
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
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.
Kids
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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.
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.
Kids
Thursday, October 23, 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.
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.
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.
Kids
Friday, October 24, 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 prep a garden area within the square for a native plant garden.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Free!
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.
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.
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.
Free!
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