Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways
Events 

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Thursday, August 28, 2025
KIM: Bayswater Park
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Location: Playground (in Bayswater Park)
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, SportsFree!
Zumba Under the Stars with Lisa G aka RockaZumbaway
6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Location: Beach 108th Street Roller Rink (in Rockaway Beach Boardwalk)
Category: Dance, Fitness, Outdoor Fitness, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes, NYC Parks Fitness ExpoFree!
Friday, August 29, 2025
Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
Category: Nature, GardeningFree!
KIM: Bayswater Park
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Location: Playground (in Bayswater Park)
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, SportsFree!
Saturday, August 30, 2025
NYRR Open Run: Canarsie Park
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Canarsie Park House (in Canarsie Park)
Free!
KIM: Bayswater Park
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Location: Playground (in Bayswater Park)
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, SportsFree!
Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
Category: Nature, GardeningFree!
Sunday, August 31, 2025
NYRR Open Run: Marine Park
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Carmine Carro Community Center (in Marine Park)
Free!
Historic New York: Privateers, Pirates, and New York’s Golden Age of Piracy
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Location: Entrance - Beach 44th Street and Boardwalk (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk)
Category: History, Urban Park RangersFree!
Family Camping: Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
Location: Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park)
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Family Camping with the Urban Park RangersFree!
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Know Before You Go
Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.
Beach 9 - Beach 12, Beach 15 - Beach 18, Beach 32 - Beach 36, Beach 57, Beach 59 - Beach 66, Beach 75 - Beach 87, Beach 93 - Beach 110, and Beach 115 - Beach 144.
All other sections are closed to swimming.
