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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, February 22, 2025
Historic New York: Fort Tryon
at Margaret Corbin Circle (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
. Join the Urban Park Rangers on a walk-through Fort Tryon Park as they discuss the rich history of the location.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Event
CANCELLED: A Tredwell Tour with Museum Historian Ann Haddad
at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join Museum Historian Ann Haddad, who has been researching the Tredwell family for over 10 years, as she shares stories (both fact and family lore) of the occupants of East Fourth Street, as well as their ancestors and descendants, from the outspoken Loyalist who butted heads with Alexander Hamilton, to the renowned Bishop of New York who became embroiled in a shocking scandal, to the young man whose pleas for a daughter’s hand fell on deaf ears. Ann Haddad opens the Tredwell closet to reveal all the skeletons!
Category: Education, History, Tours
Event
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Black History Month: Audre Lorde
at Forest Avenue and Silver Lake Park Road (in Silver Lake Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us on the Audre Lorde Walk at Silver Lake Park as we honor the famous poet and draw inspiration from our surroundings as we practice creating our own poetry.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Black History Month
Free!
Event
Black History Month: Black Pioneers in STEM
at Lewis H Latimer House, Queens 
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Learn about prominent African Americans who helped shaped the course of history and the sciences at the house of the person who gave us the carbon filament light bulb– Lewis Latimer.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Black History Month
Free!
Event
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Envisioning Seneca Village
at Virtual
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
This talk presents Envisioning Seneca Village, an interactive 3D model of what the village might have looked like in 1855
Category: History, Black History Month, Talks, Virtual/Online Events
Free!
Event
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Historic New York: The Highbridge Water Tower
at West 174 Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers discuss the significance and history of this recently restored structure.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Hands-on History: Elizabeth Cisco!
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Women’s History Month at King Manor Museum as we follow in the footsteps of activist Elizabeth Cisco, a Jamaica local whose activism lead to integrated schools!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Art, History, Best for Kids, Women's History Month
Free!
Kids
Women's History Month: Historic Female Monuments in Parks
at White Levy Esplanade (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Celebrate Women's History Month with the Urban Park Rangers. Join the Rangers as we highlight generations of female influence in parks. Design your own empowering monument.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Women's History Month
Free!
“Where Shadows Linger:” An Afternoon Ghost Tour
at Merchant's House Museum
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
On this afternoon tour, we’ll explore some of the spookiest true tales of ghostly sightings at the Merchant’s House, as well as highlights from our ongoing research into strange and supernatural occurrences at the house. We’ll also test out some newly-built handheld paranormal sensors, and discover why The New York Times calls us “Manhattan’s Most Haunted House.”
Category: Education, History, Tours
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Historic New York: Fort Totten
at Fort Totten Park Visitors Center (in Fort Totten Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Learn about the important role the historic Fort Totten Water Battery played in New York City’s defense history, from the Civil War to today.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
The Voices of Diaspora: Exploring Irish Immigration
at The Noble Maritime Collection
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Dr. Stack, Executive Director The American Irish Historical Society, will examine the Great Famine as part of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art's The Voices of Diaspora series.
Category: History, Accessible Activities
Free!
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Hart Island Tour (North Island)
at Hart Island, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers to explore Hart Island's unique past, present, and future. Participants are chosen by lottery. Lottery registration opens on Wednesday February 19, 2025.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Women's History Month: Anne Hutchinson
at Pelham and Split Rock Golf Course, Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a hike and learn about the life and complex legacy of the 17th century religious reformer, movement leader, and colonialist, Anne Hutchinson.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Women's History Month, Hiking
Free!
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Virtual Program: Ask A … Cemetarian
at Merchant's House Museum
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join thanatologist Matilda Garrido and Gabrielle Gotto, Director of Public Programs at Green-Wood Cemetery, for a deep dive into the day to day life of a cemeterian. Gabrielle will share how working around the dead shapes her philosophies and life practices, as well as how she aims to bring the beauty of Green-Wood to the public. She may even reveal some secrets!
Category: Education, History, Talks, Virtual/Online Events
Free!
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Women's History Month: Historic Women of Central Park
at Entrance - East 60th Street and Fifth Avenue (in Central Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Our Urban Park Rangers lead you through Central Park to sites honoring historic women figures who acted to increase our liberty, safety, and prosperity.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Women's History Month, Hiking
Free!
Hands-on History: Join or Dice!
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us as we play the anniversary of the Stamp Act away by making folded paper dice and enjoying games in King Manor’s classroom.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Art, Games, History, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
“Where Shadows Linger:” An Afternoon Ghost Tour
at Merchant's House Museum
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
On this afternoon tour, we’ll explore some of the spookiest true tales of ghostly sightings at the Merchant’s House, as well as highlights from our ongoing research into strange and supernatural occurrences at the house. We’ll also test out some newly-built handheld paranormal sensors, and discover why The New York Times calls us “Manhattan’s Most Haunted House.”
Category: Education, History, Tours
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Historic New York: Mount Morris Fire Watchtower
at Mount Morris Fire Watchtower (in Marcus Garvey Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers discuss the significance and history of this recently restored structure.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Hiking
Free!
A Tribute to the Tredwells’ Irish Servants: In-Person House Tour
at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m.
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, join us for a “back-stairs” tour of the Merchant’s House to experience what daily life was really like for Bridget, and for the thousands of women like her who worked in domestic service in 19th century New York City.
Category: Education, History, Tours, Saint Patrick's Day
Event
A Tribute to the Tredwells’ Irish Servants: In-Person House Tour
at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, join us for a “back-stairs” tour of the Merchant’s House to experience what daily life was really like for Bridget, and for the thousands of women like her who worked in domestic service in 19th century New York City.
Category: Education, History, Tours, Saint Patrick's Day
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Hart Island Tour (South Island)
at Hart Island, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers to explore Hart Island's unique past, present, and future. Participants are chosen by lottery. Lottery registration opens on Wednesday March 5, 2025.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Black History Women History Event
at 18-48 Cornaga Ave Far Rockaway NY (in Sorrentino Recreation Center), Queens
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Join NYC Department of Parks and Councilmember Selvena Brooks Powers for the viewing of a very inspiring Netflix movie “The Six Triple Eight”
Awards will be given to Nominees. Refreshements will be served.
Category: History, Black History Month, Women's History Month, Teen Media Education Classes
Free!
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Colonial Culinary Series
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Experience History Through Taste: Colonial Culinary Classes!
Category: History, Food
Historic New York: Sandy Ground
at Parking Lot - Bricktown Way Entrance (in Fairview Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
oin the Urban Park Rangers at Sandy Ground Woods to learn about the oldest continuously inhabited free Black settlement in the United States.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Juneteenth
Free!
Through Their Hands: Three Centuries of Women’s Work and Daily Life in New York
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join VCHM Director Margaret Holmes for a special guided tour exploring the lives of women in New York from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries.
Category: History, Tours, Women's History Month
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Histor-tree ID Walk
at Hoyt Avenue North and 19th Street (in Astoria Park)
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a hands-on exploration of the life and times of your neighborhood trees.
Category: Nature, History, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Women's History Month: Women in Conservation
at School Road and Bay Street (in Von Briesen Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
We will hike the park while celebrating the accomplishments of women essential to nature and wildlife conservation, past and present.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Women's History Month
Free!
Walking Tour: The Tredwells’ World of 19th Century Noho
at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
With the 1825 opening of the Erie Canal, the city’s economy boomed and wealthy merchant families escaped the increasing noise, congestion, and commercialization of the seaport area to move “uptown,” to what is now modern day NoHo, then an exclusive residential enclave. Join us as we explore the Tredwells’ elite neighborhood and discover what life was like for the wealthy merchant class in the mid-19th century.
Category: Education, History, Tours, Talks, Walking
Thursday, March 27, 2025
She-Merchants, Sachems, and Slaves: Women in Colonial New York
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
In this talk by historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson, you will learn about women’s rights (or lack thereof) in Munsee, Iroquois, African, Dutch, and English culture, and how enslaved women’s rights changed over time.
Category: History, Women's History Month, Talks
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Marine Park Alliance Presents Women's History Month: Who's Inspired You?
at Carmine Carro Community Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Moving forward together! "Women Educating & Inspiring Generations" is the theme for Women's History Month 2025.
Category: Education, History, Women's History Month, Talks
Free!
Tea and Transit
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Stop on by for a special Women's History Month lecture on tea rooms and motorism.
Category: Education, History, Women's History Month, Workshops
Free!
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Walking Tour: Reinventing the Bond Street Neighborhood, 1865-1900
at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for a captivating journey to discover the pivotal changes that shaped the “Bond Street area,” once a residential neighborhood for wealthy merchant families like the Tredwells. On this 90-minute tour, we’ll witness the dramatic changes that unfolded as commercial interests began to encroach, compelling these families to move uptown and triggering a metamorphosis of the entire neighborhood.
Category: Education, History, Tours, Talks, Walking
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Celebrate and Learn: Eid al-Fitr
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us as we make cards and bookmarks, try snacks, and learn more about Eid al-Fitr right here at King Manor Museum.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Art, History, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Marine Park Alliance Presents: Cherry Tree Heaven
at E. 36th St. & Ave. U (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
NYC's Director of Tree Planting leads an in-depth discussion of Marine Park's own grove of Yoshino cherry trees, initially planted in the 1980s
Category: Education, Festivals, History, Best for Kids, Talks, Cherry Blossom Festivals
Free!
Kids
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Hands-on History: Gardening Day!
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Can you dig it? Join us as we plant our first round of crops and flowers in King Manor’s raised bed gardens to welcome in the spring!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Art, History, Food, Gardening
Free!
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Modern Marine Park
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
How was a garbage dump transformed into the Salt Marsh of Marine Park, Brooklyn?
Category: Nature, History
Free!
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Colonial Culinary Series
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Experience History Through Taste: Colonial Culinary Classes!
Category: History, Food
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Colonial Culinary Series
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Experience History Through Taste: Colonial Culinary Classes!
Category: History, Food
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Colonial Culinary Series
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Experience History Through Taste: Colonial Culinary Classes!
Category: History, Food
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Colonial Culinary Series
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Experience History Through Taste: Colonial Culinary Classes!
Category: History, Food
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