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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, May 10, 2025
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
Super Seedlings
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Play and plant with your little one! Super Seedlings is a FREE, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 3-7 and their caregivers.
Category: Best for Kids, Gardening
Free!
Event
Marine Park Alliance Presents: Arts & Crafts Showcase
at Marine Parkway Entrance on Fillmore Avenue (in Marine Park), Brooklyn 
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Just in time for Mother's Day, come and feast your eyes on the creativity of local artisans, featuring live puppets and crafts!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
Free!
Event
Summer on the Hudson: Nature Explorers - Leaf Printing Workshop
at 102nd Street Field House (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 a.m.
Arts and crafts, storytelling, and nature-focused workshops for kids!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Best for Kids, Workshops
Free!
Kids
Learn to Ride
at Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center (in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–2:00 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
Urban Wildlife Festival
at East 149th Street and St. Ann's Avenue (in St. Mary's Park), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
We welcome guests of all ages to join us at Urban Wildlife Festival hosted by the Urban Park Rangers. Discover abundant wildlife at this free family event featuring live animals!
Category: Festivals, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
Event
Just for Kids: Birds of a Feather Puppet Show
at Marine Parkway Entrance on Fillmore Avenue (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–12:30 p.m.
Birds of a Feather is a puppet show that tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a boy and a pigeon. When the bird suddenly gets injured, Michael does whatever it takes to help his feathered friend fly again.
Category: Best for Kids
Free!
Event
Open Bluegrass Jam Session
at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Open Bluegrass Jam Sessions are scheduled throughout the 2025 season, weather permitting. Bring your guitar, ukulele, banjo, etc., and join in! All skill levels and ages are welcome.
Category: Education, Dance, Best for Kids, Accessible Activities
Free!
Kids
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
Summer on the Hudson: Play Dates featuring WonderSpark Puppets!
at 125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Fun for family and friends at this outdoor party featuring a children’s entertainer, arts & crafts, and neighborhood fun.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Best for Kids, Theater
Free!
Kids
Sunday, May 11, 2025
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
Planting the Native Garden
at West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as we replant our Native American polyculture garden and learn about the indigenous people.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
Kids
Monday, May 12, 2025
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
Idlewild's Science Book Club
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
This program fosters a love for science through engaging books, creative writing, discussions, and creative expression.
Category: Education, Best for Kids, Talks
Free!
Kids
Idlewild's Science Book Club
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
This is a reading and creative writing book club that blends environmental science with storytelling. Children ages 9-12 are encouraged to join the club!
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Talks, Workshops
Free!
Kids
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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
Storytelling Workshop
at Detective Keith Williams Field House (in Detective Keith L. Williams Field House), Queens
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
This workshop is designed to help participants develop their storytelling skills.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Best for Kids, Workshops, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Storytelling Workshop
at Multi-Use Room B (in Detective Keith L. Williams Field House)
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
This Program is designed to help participants develop their storytelling skills and unleash their imagination
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Best for Kids, Workshops, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics!
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Uncover the secrets of nature, build your own ecosystem, and learn how fish and plants work together to grow food in our afterschool Aquaponics Workshop.
Category: Education, Best for Kids, Workshops, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Kids
Thursday, May 15, 2025
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
Friday, May 16, 2025
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
NYC Parks Presents: Pink and Blue Silent Disco
at Playground (in Story Playground), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Come join NYC Parks for this "free" event
Category: Dance, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Art Inspired by Eric Carle
at Multi-Use Room (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join us to create colorful artwork inspired by the unique painting style of Eric Carle.
Category: Art, Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Movies Under The Stars: Transformers One
at Multipurpose Hard Top Area (in Pontiac Playground), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron...
Category: Film, Best for Kids, Free Summer Movies, Movies Under the Stars
Free!
Kids
Saturday, May 17, 2025
NYC Parks Presents: Spring Festival at Shoelace Park
at Shoelace Park (in Bronx Park), Bronx
12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.
Come join NYC Parks for this "free" Event
Category: Arts & Crafts, Festivals, Best for Kids, First Day of Spring Celebrations
Free!
Kids
Super Seedlings
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Play and plant with your little one! Super Seedlings is a FREE, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 3-7 and their caregivers.
Category: Best for Kids, Gardening
Free!
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
Family Art Project: Painting to Migratory Birdsongs
at Wave Hill, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
With the music of migratory birds for inspiration, sculpt and paint your own feathered friends!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
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
Movies Under the Stars: Sonic The Hedgehog 3
at Zimmerman Playground Field House (in Zimmerman Playground), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with........
Category: Film, Best for Kids, Movies Under the Stars
Free!
Kids
Sunday, May 18, 2025
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
Sea Shanty Sessions
at The Noble Maritime Collection
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting.
Category: Concerts, Art, Best for Kids, Seniors, Accessible Activities
Kids
Monday, May 19, 2025
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
Idlewild's Science Book Club
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
This program fosters a love for science through engaging books, creative writing, discussions, and creative expression.
Category: Education, Best for Kids, Talks
Free!
Kids
Idlewild's Science Book Club
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
This is a reading and creative writing book club that blends environmental science with storytelling. Children ages 9-12 are encouraged to join the club!
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Talks, Workshops
Free!
Kids
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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
Storytelling Workshop
at Detective Keith Williams Field House (in Detective Keith L. Williams Field House), Queens
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
This workshop is designed to help participants develop their storytelling skills.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Best for Kids, Workshops, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Storytelling Workshop
at Multi-Use Room B (in Detective Keith L. Williams Field House)
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
This Program is designed to help participants develop their storytelling skills and unleash their imagination
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Best for Kids, Workshops, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics!
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Uncover the secrets of nature, build your own ecosystem, and learn how fish and plants work together to grow food in our afterschool Aquaponics Workshop.
Category: Education, Best for Kids, Workshops, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Kids
Thursday, May 22, 2025
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
NYC Parks Kids Fun and Fit Day
at Entrance - 162nd Street (in Melrose Commons Park)
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Come join NYC Parks for this "free" event
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids, Sports, Social Sports
Free!
Kids
Friday, May 23, 2025
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
NYC Parks Presents: Skate Party in the Bronx
at Play Area (in Spuyten Duyvil Playground), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Come join NYC Parks for this "Free" event
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Skating/Blading, Social Sports
Free!
Kids
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Super Seedlings
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Play and plant with your little one! Super Seedlings is a FREE, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 3-7 and their caregivers.
Category: Best for Kids, Gardening
Free!
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
Open Bluegrass Jam Session
at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Open Bluegrass Jam Sessions are scheduled throughout the 2025 season, weather permitting. Bring your guitar, ukulele, banjo, etc., and join in! All skill levels and ages are welcome.
Category: Education, Dance, Best for Kids, Accessible Activities
Free!
Kids
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
Sunday, May 25, 2025
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
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