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.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Sunset Yoga
at 145th and the Hudson River (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Summer on the Hudson partners with Sweet Water Dance & Yoga for a multi-level sunset yoga practice.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Bodyroll Workout
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Joyful and cathartic dance aerobics with VIVA!
Category: Dance, Waterfront, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Friday, September 12, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Bingo!
at 125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
BYO food & beverages to this free to enter B-I-NG-O night. Each game winner receives a prize.
Category: Games, Best for Kids, Waterfront
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Pier I Game Night
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Grab your friends and join us on the Pier for bingo, quiz shows, and more, with prizes for winners!
Category: Games, Waterfront
Free!
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Bodyweight Blast
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
High energy bodyweight exercises combining cardio and strength for a full-body workout.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Bodyroll Workout
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Joyful and cathartic dance aerobics with VIVA!
Category: Dance, Waterfront, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Sunset Yoga
at 145th and the Hudson River (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Summer on the Hudson partners with Sweet Water Dance & Yoga for a multi-level sunset yoga practice.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Friday, September 19, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Bingo!
at 125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
BYO food & beverages to this free to enter B-I-NG-O night. Each game winner receives a prize.
Category: Games, Best for Kids, Waterfront
Free!
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Billion Oyster Project Presentation
at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan 

12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Come see and learn about the Billion Oyster Project on the Baylander’s Jungle Deck.
Category: Education, Nature, Waterfront, Fishing, Wildlife
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: River Rhyme
at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan 

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
This live music concert invites listeners to contemplate the musical, political, and environmental histories of human interaction with our rivers.
Category: Concerts, Nature, Waterfront
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: River Rhyme
at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
This live music concert invites listeners to contemplate the musical, political, and environmental histories of human interaction with our rivers.
Category: Concerts, Nature, Waterfront
Free!
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: River Rhyme
at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan 

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
This live music concert invites listeners to contemplate the musical, political, and environmental histories of human interaction with our rivers.
Category: Concerts, Nature, Waterfront
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: River Rhyme
at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan 

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
This live music concert invites listeners to contemplate the musical, political, and environmental histories of human interaction with our rivers.
Category: Concerts, Nature, Waterfront
Free!
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Bodyweight Blast
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
High energy bodyweight exercises combining cardio and strength for a full-body workout.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Bodyroll Workout
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Joyful and cathartic dance aerobics with VIVA!
Category: Dance, Waterfront, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Sunset Yoga
at 145th and the Hudson River (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Summer on the Hudson partners with Sweet Water Dance & Yoga for a multi-level sunset yoga practice.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Friday, September 26, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Bingo!
at 125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
BYO food & beverages to this free to enter B-I-NG-O night. Each game winner receives a prize.
Category: Games, Best for Kids, Waterfront
Free!
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Bodyweight Blast
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
High energy bodyweight exercises combining cardio and strength for a full-body workout.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Uptown Birding Walks
at West 157th Street and Broadway, Manhattan, NY
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Explore Fort Washington Park on family-friendly birding tours suitable for all ages. Celebrate Black Birders Week in May, and observe the fall migration in October!
Category: Birding, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Little Red Lighthouse Festival
at Little Red Lighthouse (in Fort Washington Park), Manhattan 

12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse with the Urban Park Rangers!
Category: Education, Concerts, Festivals, History, Best for Kids, Tours, Urban Park Rangers, Waterfront
Free!
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Compostapalooza!
at 95th St. Compost Compound (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Celebrate the Conservancy’s work with compost and appreciate its impact on urban soil at this day of demonstrations, science experiments, and live entertainment!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Festivals, Best for Kids, Talks, Waterfront, Workshops, Gardening
Free!
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!