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If you want to do something special in the city, NYC Parks can match you with the right volunteer opportunity for you! Fulfill a service day by spending time outdoors and making new friends. From a neighborhood park to New York City's wildest natural areas, we work with hundreds of park partner groups across the city to find meaningful opportunities to give back to your park.

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Volunteer Events

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from November 30, 2025 to January 25, 2026

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Dec14

It's My Park at Ewen Park

at Ewen Park Dog Run (in Ewen Park)Bronx

1:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Stewards of Ewen Park to do some fall work, including planting, mulching, watering, and as always, trash pickup at Ewen Park.
Free!

Monday, December 15, 2025

Dec15

It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square

at Stuyvesant SquareManhattan

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteers from Stuyvesant Park Gardeners will be doing a general cleanup including raking and weeding.
Free!

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Dec16

Planting at Bronx River Forest

at Bronx River Forest at Burke Bridge (in Bronx Park)Bronx

9:30 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Join the Bronx River Alliance Tuesday December 16th from 9:30am-12pm for a native shrub/tree planting!
Free!

Dec16

It's My Park at Sunset Park

at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to Sunset Park.
Free!

Dec16

It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park

at Ralph Bunche ParkManhattan

11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteers from Friends of Ralph Bunche Park will be doing a general cleanup including raking and weeding at Ralph Bunche Park.
Free!

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Dec17

Crotona Park Work Together Wednesday

at Crotona Tennis House (in Crotona Park)Bronx 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Help the Crotona Park Gardener to remove weeds, litter and trash from the park entrance gardens and planted areas.
Free!

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Dec18

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!

Friday, December 19, 2025

Dec19

12/19 Kissena Park Forest Restoration

at Kissena ParkQueens

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Free!

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Dec20

It's My Park at Westerleigh Park

at Westerleigh ParkStaten Island

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to rake and clean debris around Westerleigh Park.
Free!

Dec20

Crotona Park Stewardship Saturday

at Crotona Tennis House (in Crotona Park)Bronx 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Join staff to clear leaves and debris from around Indian Lake, remove trash from our large park zones and help to keep Crotona Park looking great!
Free!

Dec20

Cunningham Park Super Steward: Pathkeeper Training

at Union Tpke. & Francis Lewis Blvd. (in Cunningham Park)Queens

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Join the Natural Areas Conservancy for a Super Steward: Pathkeeper training at Cunningham Park!
Free!

Dec20

It's My Park at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls

at 125th Street & Adam Clayton Powell Malls (in Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls)Manhattan

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. Malls to rake leaves, remove litter, and plant bulbs along Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls.
Free!

Dec20

It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park

at Leif Ericson ParkBrooklyn

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!

Dec20

Jones Woods Park Forest Restoration

at Staten Island (in Jones Woods Park)Staten Island

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Free!

Dec20

Bay Exploration and Clean Up

at Entrance - Beach 35th Street and Beach Channel Drive (in Bayswater Park)Queens

11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers to learn about the ecological importance of Jamaica Bay both to humans and wildlife. give back to the planet with a shoreline trash clean-up.
Free!

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Dec21

It's My Park at McKinley Park

at McKinley ParkBrooklyn

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park.
Free!

Dec21

It's My Park at Sunset Park

at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park Recreation Center)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!

Dec21

It's My Park at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls

at West 152nd Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. BoulevardManhattan

1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. Malls to rake leaves, remove litter, and plant bulbs along Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Malls.
Free!

Monday, December 22, 2025

Dec22

It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square

at Stuyvesant SquareManhattan

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteers from Stuyvesant Square Park will be doing a general cleanup including raking and weeding.
Free!

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Dec23

It's My Park at Sunset Park

at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park Recreation Center)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!

Saturday, December 27, 2025

Dec27

It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park

at Leif Ericson ParkBrooklyn

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Free!

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Dec28

It's My Park at McKinley Park

at McKinley ParkBrooklyn

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park.
Free!

Dec28

It's My Park at Sunset Park

at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park Recreation Center)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Dec30

It's My Park at Sunset Park

at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Jan 3

It's My Park at Wolfe's Pond Park

at Wolfe's Pond Park House (in Wolfe's Pond Park)Staten Island 
This is an Accessible location

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Join NYCMTB on the first Saturday of each month to help, build, ride, and maintain the trails at Wolfe's Pond park in Staten Island.
Free!

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Jan17

Winter Nature Exploration and Cleanup

at Entrance - Beach 44th Street and Boardwalk (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk)Queens

1:00 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a walk in the Arverne East Nature Preserve while looking for signs of birds and other winter flora and fauna that call the preserve home.
Free!

Sunday, January 25, 2026

Jan25

Historic New York: Sylvan Grove Cemetery History and Cleanup

at Victory Boulevard and Alberta Avenue (in Sylvan Grove Cemetery)Staten Island

11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Join Urban Park Rangers and Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries Staten Island to preserve history by participating in a cleanup of this protected historical cemetery.
Free!

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