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.

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from April 24, 2025 to April 28, 2025
in City Nature Challenge (x) category

Friday, April 25, 2025

Apr25

City Nature Challenge: Spring Ephemerals Walk at Alley Pond Park

at Adventure Course Parking Lot (in Alley Pond Park)Queens

5:00 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants and learn how to make iNaturalist observations of any other signs of nature you find along the way.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Hiking, Walking, City Nature Challenge
Free!

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Saturday, April 26, 2025

Apr26

Alley Pond Park City Nature Challenge Guided Hike

at Oakland Lake (in Alley Pond Park)Queens

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Join the Natural Areas Conservancy on a guided walk through Alley Pond Park's Oakland Lake and Tulip Trail
Category: Nature, Tours, Hiking, Wildlife, Walking, City Nature Challenge
Free!

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Apr26

City Nature Challenge: Naturalist Hike

at Martling Avenue and Brooks Pond Place (in Clove Lakes Park)Staten Island

11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Join the Rangers as we walk the park to observe and collect data for the City Nature Challenge, a friendly competition taking place April 25 - April 28.
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, City Nature Challenge
Free!

Apr26

City Nature Challenge Bird Blitz

at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street (in Inwood Hill Park)Manhattan

11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Join the Rangers as we walk the park to observe and collect data for the City Nature Challenge, a friendly competition taking place April 25-28
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, City Nature Challenge
Free!

Apr26

City Nature Challenge: Spring Ephemerals Walk at Alley Pond Park

at Adventure Course Parking Lot (in Alley Pond Park)Queens

11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants and learn how to make iNaturalist observations of any other signs of nature you find along the way.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Hiking, Walking, City Nature Challenge
Free!

Apr26

04/26 City Nature Challenge: Spring Ephemerals Walk at Idlewild Park

at Idlewild ParkQueens

12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Join Parks staff as we walk Idlewild Park to observe and collect data for City Nature Challenge, an international biodiversity competition taking place April 25 - 28
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Wildlife, Workshops, City Nature Challenge
Free!

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Apr26

City Nature Challenge Bio Blitz

at Entrance - West 231st Street and Riverdale Avenue (in Ewen Park)Bronx

1:00 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Join the Rangers as we walk the park to observe and collect data for the City Nature Challenge, a friendly competition taking place April 25-28
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, City Nature Challenge
Free!

Apr26

City Nature Challenge: Biodiversity Hike

at Entrance - Baisley Blvd. & 157th Street (in Baisley Pond Park)Queens

1:00 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Join the Rangers as we walk the park to observe and collect data for the City Nature Challenge, a friendly competition taking place April 25 -April 28
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, City Nature Challenge
Free!

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Sunday, April 27, 2025

Apr27

City Nature Challenge: Spring Ephemerals Walk at Forest Park

at Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park)Queens

9:30 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants and learn how to make iNaturalist observations of any other signs of nature you find along the way.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Hiking, Walking, City Nature Challenge
Free!

Apr27

City Nature Challenge Bird Blitz

at Picnic House (in Prospect Park)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Join the Rangers as we walk the park to observe and collect data for the City Nature Challenge, a friendly competition taking place April 25-28
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, City Nature Challenge
Free!

Apr27

City Nature Challenge: Ecology Park Bio Blitz and Cleanup

at Bergen Avenue b/w Avenue T & Cove Lane

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in sprucing up Ecology Park followed by a tour of the unique ecosystems
Category: Nature, Volunteer, City Nature Challenge
Free!

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Apr27

City Nature Challenge 2025

at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park)Bronx 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Join the global City Nature Challenge! Cities around the world collect data throughout the spring but at Van Cortlandt Park, you can identify macroinvertebrates and other wildlife from the pond.
Category: Wildlife, City Nature Challenge
Free!

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Apr27

City Nature Challenge Bio Blitz

at Playground for All Children (in Pelham Bay Park)Bronx

11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Join the Rangers as we walk the park to observe and collect data for the City Nature Challenge, a friendly competition taking place April 25-28
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, City Nature Challenge
Free!

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Apr27

City Nature Challenge Wildflower ID

at Alley Pond Adventure Course (in Alley Pond Park)Queens

1:00 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Join the Rangers as we walk the park to observe and collect data for the City Nature Challenge, a friendly competition taking place April 25-28
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, City Nature Challenge
Free!

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Monday, April 28, 2025

Apr28

City Nature Challenge Amphibian Walk at Alley Pond Park

at Upper Alley Parking Lot (in Alley Pond Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
For the last day of City Nature Challenge 2025, join NYC Parks Stewardship for an evening hike around Alley Pond Park in search of frogs and salamanders.
Category: Education, Nature, Tours, Volunteer, Outdoor Fitness, Hiking, Wildlife, Walking, City Nature Challenge
Free!

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