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.
Saturday, September 13, 2025
9/13 Highland Park Natural Areas Restoration
at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens 

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust this autumn to engage in hands-on restoration work in our natural areas!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
KIM: Cambria Playground
at Play Area (in Cambria Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more! Free!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
KIM: Yellowstone Park
at Katzman Playground (in Yellowstone Park), Queens 

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
Family Art Project: Paint and Fly with Monarch Butterflies
at Wave Hill, Bronx 

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Paint and wear your own big, bold butterfly wings!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Best for Kids
Trees Count at St. Nicholas Park
at 135th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue (in St. Nicholas Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025!
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
KIM: Hoover Manton Playground
at Open Area (in Hoover - Manton Playgrounds), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
Inwood Hill Park Forest Restoration
at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to protect the forested areas in Inwood Hill Park! Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Hiking
Free!
Event
Volunteer Workday: George Eagle Carr Community Garden
at George Eagle Carr Community Garden (in ), Queens
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join George Eagle Carr Community Garden and NYC Parks GreenThumb for a big garden clean up! Volunteers will assist with removing debris, spreading soil, and organizing the garden sheds.
Category: Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
Guided Estuary Paddle
at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Guided Estuary Paddle Bronx River
Category: Kayaking and Canoeing
9/13 Forest Park Horticulture Helpers
at Giovanelli Playground (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Park Horticulture Helpers this autumn to learn some basic gardening skills!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
KIM: The Big Park
at Entrance - Continental Place and Grandview Avenue (in The Big Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
GCC: White Trail Structure Building
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island 

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteers needed! Help us make a real impact on the trail this hiking season!
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Cardio Circuit Blast
at Dance Room (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan 

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
NYC Parks Hatha Yoga
at Al Oerter Recreation Center (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens 

10:00 a.m.–10:40 a.m.
Experience the calming and transformative practice of Hatha Yoga, designed for beginners and those looking to deepen their practice. In this supportive class, you'll explore foundationa
Category: Fitness, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes, NYC Parks Fitness Expo
Free!
Spin
at Dance Room (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens 

10:00 a.m.–10:40 a.m.
Hop on a bike and spin your blues away. Whether you haven't been to the gym in two years or you're training for a triathlon, indoor cycling classes are perfect for all abilities. This l
Category: Fitness, Recreation Center Programming, NYC Parks Fitness Expo
Free!
KIM: Rosemary's Playground
at Playground (in Rosemary's Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more! Free!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
Free!
Boxing
at Cardio Room- A (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens 

10:00 a.m.–10:40 a.m.
Step into our Adult Boxing Fitness program, where we blend the discipline of professional boxing with high - energy Fitness.
Category: Recreation Center Programming, NYC Parks Fitness Expo
Free!
Community Grillin' Greens
at Seasons of Vision Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn more about leafy vegetables and different ways to incorporate them into our diet while encouraging community and family engagement, creativity, literacy, and horticultural therapy.
Category: Education, Food, Workshops, Gardening
Free!
KIM: Bloomingdale Playground
at Play Area (in Bloomingdale Playground), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
KIM: Poor Richards Playground
at Poor Richard's Playground, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Bracelet Making Workshop
at Stars of Hope Community Garden
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Stars of Hope Garden will hold a jewelry making workshop. Gardener, Jennifer Cheewah, will teach participants how to make fun bracelets with beads.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Workshops
Free!
Nature Meditation Hike
at Broadway and Mosholu Avenue (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Take a stroll through Van Cortlandt Park and immerse yourself in tranquility.
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
KIM: Levy Programs
at Play Area (in Levy Playground), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground
at P.S. 55 (in Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
KIM: Phil Scooter Rizzuto Park
at Playground (in Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Lou Lodati / Torsney Playground
at Lou Lodati Playground - Play Area (in Torsney Playground), Queens 

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Tompkins Square Park Playground
at Tompkins Square Park Playground - Ave A (in Tompkins Square Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids In Motion: Gertrude Ederle Playground
at Play Area (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Zumba
at Southwest Playground (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
KIM: Grover Cleveland Playground
at Play Area (in Grover Cleveland Playground), Queens 

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoor play. An NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC’s playgrounds, including organized spo
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
KIM: Astoria Heights Playground
at Astoria Heights Playground, Queens 

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Samuel Seabury Playground
at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
KIM: London Planetree Playground
at Play Area (in London Planetree Playground), Queens 

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more! Free!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
KIM: Redfern Playground
at Redfern Ave & Beach 12th St. (in Redfern Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Monarch Watch
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn 

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Help band butterflies to track the slow decline of the critical monarch species (all the more reason to plant pollinator gardens wherever possible!). Community science data collected on this day adds to a national study.
Category: Volunteer, Wildlife
Free!
Zumba
at Gymnasium (Court) (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens 

10:00 a.m.–10:40 a.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
KIM: Elmhurst Park
at Elmhurst Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Fishing
Free!
Kids
KIM: Bowne Park
at Bowne Park Playground (in Bowne Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
Pelham Bay Park Super Steward: Pathkeeper Training
at Pelican Bay Playground (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Natural Areas Conservancy for a Super Steward: Pathkeeper training at Pelham Bay Park
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Latin Beats Dance Fitness
at Handball Courts (in Roy Wilkins Recreation Center), Queens
10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
You are invited to a Latin fitness party!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
KIM: Rosemary's Playground
at Playground (in Rosemary's Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more! Free!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
KIM: Bowne Playground
at Play Area (in Bowne Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more! Free!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
KIM: Northern Playground
at Northern Blvd. and 94th Street (in Northern Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more! Free!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Sports
Free!
R&B Beats Dance Fitness
at Queens Public Library - Cambria Heights
10:15 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
You’re cordially invited to a dance fitness party!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Cheerful Dance Fitness
at BPL- Macon Library, Brooklyn
10:15 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
A fun, open-level class fusing dance styles from around the world.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
KIM: De Matti Playground
at DeMatti Park Fieldhouse (in De Matti Park), Staten Island 

10:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
LaBlast® Fitness
at Brooklyn Public Library - New Utrecht
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
This dance fitness program is based on ballroom dances, including those seen on Dancing with the Stars.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Dance Fitness
at Queens Public Library - Corona, Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Dance Fitness is a creative workout that fuses dance and aerobics.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Free Saturday Yoga with Bien Good Well
at Bella Abzug Park Fountains (in Bella Abzug Park), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Move, breathe, and reconnect in this 45-minute outdoor yoga class—offered in both English and Spanish.
Category: Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
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