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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, April 12, 2025
RESCHEDULED: Volunteer Garden Cleanup
at Good Shepherds Community Group, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Come meet and lend a hand to the members of Good Shepherds Community Group! Volunteers will help with cleaning up debris, testing & expanding the irrigation system, and starting seeds.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Volunteer Workday: Garden of Eden
at Garden of Eden, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join Garden of Eden for a volunteer workday where we will handle seasonal maintenance tasks. Bring water, snacks, and comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Bodyweight Circuit Training
at Pier 35 (in East River Waterfront Esplanade), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Volunteer Workday at Moffat Street Community Garden
at Moffat Street Community Garden, Brooklyn 
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come lend a hand to the members of Moffat Street Community Garden! Volunteers will help the gardeners build raised beds utilized for growing food.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
It's My Park at Maria Hernandez Park
at Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Maria Hernandez Dog Run P. A C K (Pet owner Alliance for Community K-9s) to beautify Maria Hernandez Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Dance Fitness- Upbeat Pop!
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
A 45-minute dance fitness class to your favorite upbeat pop songs!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Volunteer Day at Jardin de la Familia
at Jardín de la Familia, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Come meet and lend a hand to the garden members! Volunteers will help the gardeners prepare for the growing season by cleaning debris, pulling weeds, starting seeds, and more.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
It's My Park at Brighton Playground
at Brighton Beach Playground (in Brighton Playground), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Asser Levy Park to beautify Brighton Playground through litter cleanup and milkweed planting.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Barnyard Egg Hunt
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Hop over to the most celebrated egg hunt in Queens!
Category: Easter
Event
Jesse Owens Track & Field Youth Program
at Thomas Jefferson Park, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
This free weekly program is available to youth ages 8-16 and enables participants to learn the fundamentals of the sport and stay active.
Category: Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Running/Jogging, Track & Field
Free!
Kids
Cardio Circuit Blast
at Dance Room (in Thomas Jefferson 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!
Inwood Hill Park Tree and Shrub Planting
at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street Entrance (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Trees provide so many benefits to New Yorkers such as improved air and water quality, reduced pollution and lower energy costs. Volunteers will be trained in proper planting techniques.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Event
Zumba
at Gymnasium (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
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: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The Eastern Queens Alliance is looking for volunteers to help us turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden.
Category: Nature, Gardening
Free!
Dance Fitness at Chelsea
at Gymnasium (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
You can participate in your choice of Soca with Dana, Salsa with George, or Zumba with Lasharn.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Zumba
at Queens Community House Beacon @ PS 149, Queens
10:15 a.m.–11:15 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, Dance Classes
Free!
R&B Beats Dance Fitness
at Queens Public Library - Cambria Heights
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
You’re cordially invited to a dance fitness party!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Uplifting Grooves Dance Fitness
at NYPL – Woodstock Library
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
If feeling uplifted and light makes your day, join our class to get your weekly fix of heart pumping exercise.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
History Tour of The Battery
at SeaGlass Carousel (in The Battery), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join guides from The Battery Conservancy for an extended walking tour of the park, with a focus on the history of the area.
Category: History, Tours
Free!
Easter Extravaganza
at Padre Plaza, Success Garden (in ), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come to Padre Plaza community garden for an Easter Extravaganza! Festivities will include egg hunt games, music, food, prizes, and more. Fun for the whole family!
Category: Nature, Games, Best for Kids, Easter, Food
Free!
Kids
Kwanza First Fruit Planting the Seeds and Clean Up Day
at Ashford Street Abundant Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come join the garden group at Ashford Street Abundant Garden for a workshop on 1'x1' box spacing and depth digging.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Volunteer, Workshops, Gardening
Free!
Event
Nature's Workshop: Botanical Watercolor Painting
at Playground (in Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
oin the Urban Park Rangers in celebrating the arrival of Spring flowers. Draw these early bloomers with watercolor paint and learn how to create beautiful botanical illustrations.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Urban Park Rangers, Hiking
Free!
Event
Out Of The Box Biodiversity Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Donna Napoli-Steele Presents
Out Of The Box Biodiversity
Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Category: Arts & Crafts, Birding, Nature, Art, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Building a Collapsible Trellis for Growing Food Vine Plants: A Beginner’s Class
at Greene Acres Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Create a foldable trellis to support tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, and beans.
Category: Education, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Workshops, Gardening
Free!
Event
Zumba
at BronxWorks - Classic Community Center, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Zumba is 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!
Ongoing Exhibition: Clay Sculptor Darren Thomas Corona
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks for this exciting gallery exhibit, featuring local sculptor and potter Darren Thomas Corona!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Waterfront
Free!
Bodyweight Circuit Training
at NYPL - George Bruce, Manhattan
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Bodyweight Circuit Training
at Dance Room (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Yoga
at Dance Room (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
This open level class is designed to awaken your mind, body and senses through controlled breathing, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
4th Annual Jackie Robinson Day Festival
at Jackie Robinson Park, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks for the 4th Annual Jackie Robinson Day Festival! This free, family-friendly event celebrates the contributions of this New York City legend to sports and the civil rights movement.
Celebrate this American hero who broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947 and the park and community which continue to honor his legacy.
Free!
Dance Fitness
at Brooklyn Public Library - Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Dance Fitness is a creative workout that fuses dance and aerobics.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
April Movie Nights at Von King: The Help (2011) - Rated PG-13
at Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Come enjoy a movie night at Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center on the weekends this April! All are welcome to these FREE viewings of popular cinema!
Category: Film, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Chair Yoga
at Ballroom (in Fort Hamilton Senior Recreation Center), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Connect with yourself in Chair Yoga, a class to be enjoyed by all- but designed for those who prefer to be seated.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Spring Awakening: A Community Composting Event
at Frank White Memorial Garden (in ), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
This will be an opportunity to learn about Hot Box Composting and to network with other community farmers in NYC.
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Workshops, Gardening
Free!
Total Body Reset
at Brooklyn Public Library - Marcy, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
This fun low-impact full-body workout includes cardio, strength and balance exercises to improve your overall fitness.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
It's My Park at Sitting Area
12:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Triboro G to beautify at Astoria Sitting Area.
Category: Volunteer, It's My 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.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, It's My Park, Seniors, Accessible Activities
Kids
STRONG Nation®
at Dance Room (in Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
STRONG Nation® combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Great Trees of St. Nicholas Park
at 135th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue (in St. Nicholas Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join us for a walk of St. Nicholas Park in search of different species and learn some ways to identify these trees during the changing season.
Category: Urban Park Rangers, Hiking
Free!
Signs of Spring Hike
at Alley Pond Park Environmental Center, Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers in appreciating the early flowers of spring! Hike through a restored natural area to observe emerging buds, arriving birds, and blooming flowers.
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Hiking, Wildlife
Free!
Learn to Ride
at Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center (in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Children will learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop, and steer a bicycle.
Category: Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming, Bicycling
Free!
Kids
Woodlawn Family Fun Day
at Indian Field (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
An afternoon of fun for the whole family including music & dance, facepainting, crafts, games and more! This year, join us for a Special Ceremony to induct Van Cortlandt Park’s woodlands into the Old-Growth Forest Network.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Dance, Festivals, Best for Kids, School Break: Spring Recess
Free!
Kids
Berry Street Garden Earth Day
at Berry Street Garden
1:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Come meet and lend a hand to the members of Berry Street Garden! Volunteers will help the gardeners plant seeds and create recycled art.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Birding: Spring Migration
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a birding adventure around Crotona Park to look for spring migrants that include warblers, raptors and more!
Category: Birding, Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
Spotted Lanternfly Egg Hunt
at Freshwater Wildflower Meadow (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
It’s almost Spotted Lanternfly season at Randall’s Island Park which means that it’s time to learn about these insects and how to manage their populations at this free program!
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, Volunteer, Wildlife, Workshops, Walking, STEM Classes
Free!
Kids
Historic Tea Party
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Rangers and travel back in time in the historic Biddle House. Learn the historical significance that tea has played throughout history and culture. Registration begins Apr 2
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Workshops
Free!
Urban Farming 101 Workshop: Soil & Compost
at Battery Urban Farm (in The Battery), Manhattan
1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Visit Battery Urban Farm and learn to manage the health of your garden soil through a deeper understanding of its composition and biology.
Category: Workshops, Gardening
Free!
Snug Storytime
at The Noble Maritime Collection
2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea!
Category: Accessible Activities
Free!
Care for the Earth Day
at Powers St. Community Garden, Brooklyn, Olive Street Garden, Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join Olive Street Garden and Powers Street Community Garden for a volunteer workday to start seeds and beautify the gardens!
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Event
Tree Care and Compost Application with Big Reuse
at Smiling Hogshead Ranch, Queens
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join us for a unique tree care event where we will care for both street trees and trees in the edible food forest at Smiling Hogshead Ranch.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
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