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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.
Friday, April 25, 2025
Earth Day Weekend
at Wave Hill, Bronx 
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Celebrate Earth Day at Wave Hill!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Art, History, Tours, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Outdoor Fitness, Wildlife, Accessible Activities, Walking, Gardening
Free!
Event
4/25 Celebrate Our Historic Trees for Arbor Day!
at Oak Ridge (Forest Park Headquarters) (in Forest Park), Queens
4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join us this Arbor Day as we celebrate our historic trees!
Category: Nature, History, Gardening
Free!
Event
Saturday, April 26, 2025
400 Montauk Celebrates Earth Day!
at 400 Montauk Community Garden, Brooklyn
12:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
400 Montauk Community Garden is celebrating Earth Day in East New York with a spring cleaning, planting, building beds. This event will also include garden membership sign up.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Event
Spring Garden Workday at Brooklyn's Finest Garden
at Brooklyn's Finest Garden, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join Brooklyn's Finest Garden for a spring volunteer day! Volunteers will assist with planting seeds, cleaning up, and spreading earth matter.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Event
Volunteer Workday at Upon This Rock Community Garden
at Upon This Rock Community Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join Upon This Rock Community Garden for a spring clean up! Volunteer will participate in a variety of garden tasks such as cleaning debris, weeding, tool organization, and spreading earth matter.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Shed Build Volunteer Day
at People's Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come meet and lend a hand to the members of The People's Garden! Volunteers will learn and practice carpentry skills by assisting gardeners with building a new shed.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
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!
RESCHEDULED: Earth Week Volunteer Day
at Bronx Sunshine Garden (in ), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come to Bronx Sunshine Garden and join the garden group and The Mission Continues for a volunteer work day! Assist with repairing planter beds, cleaning debris, and more!
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Accessible Activities, Gardening
Free!
Grapevine Pruning & Trellis Building Workday
at Lincoln Road Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join Lincoln Road Garden for a hands-on volunteer workday! Volunteers will help prune existing grapevines and build a supportive trellis system.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Event
Earth Day Weekend
at Wave Hill, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Celebrate Earth Day at Wave Hill!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Art, History, Tours, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Outdoor Fitness, Wildlife, Accessible Activities, Walking, Gardening
Free!
Event
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
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!
4/26 Forest Park Arbor Day Tree & Shrub Planting
at Mural Bridge (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust this Arbor Day!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
Event
CANCELLED: Volunteer Workday: Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park
at Clifton Place Memorial Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
This event has been postponed to May 3 due to inclement weather. We hope to see you there!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!
261st Pollinator Garden Volunteer Day at Van Cortlandt Park
at 261st Street and Broadway (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us in maintaining the 261st Pollinator Garden and surrounding open field at Van Cortlandt Park! Alongside our partners at the Riverdale Main Streets Alliance, volunteers will help care for this essential habitat, supporting native pollinators like bees, butterflies, and other beneficial wildlife.
Category: Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
Event
Volunteer Garden Workday: Maple Street Community Garden
at Maple Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Volunteers will assist with building a compost sifting table, transplanting seed starts, and general clean-up. There will also be fun wood carving, crafting activities, and a food demo.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
Havemeyer Garden Association Rock Painting Fun Day
at Havemeyer Community Garden, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Come meet and lend a hand to Havemeyer Garden Association! Volunteers will assist with painting rocks and preparing the garden for the upcoming spring season.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Volunteer, Accessible Activities, Gardening
Free!
Event
CANCELLED: Garden Bed Building Volunteer Day
at Her-King Alagantic Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
This event has been postponed to May 3 due to inclement weather. Join Her-King Alagantic Community Garden for a volunteer workday to build metal garden beds.
Category: Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
CANCELLED: Spring Seeds Day at Newkirk Community Garden
at Newkirk Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join Newkirk Community Garden for a volunteer workday to help with starting seeds ahead of the garden season! We may also participant in a general garden clean up and tool shed organization.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
CANCELLED: Volunteer Garden Workday at Ashford Learning Garden
at Ashford Learning Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join Ashford Learning Garden for a volunteer workday to help get the garden ready for spring! Volunteers will help prepare garden beds, prune and remove weeds, and plant seeds.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
CANCELLED: Shed and Tool Cleaning
at The Amazing Garden (in ), Brooklyn
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Due to inclement weather, this event has be postponed to Sunday, April 27. Join The Amazing Garden for a collaborative event of organizing, cleaning, and maintaining the garden shed and tools!
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Volunteer Garden Workday at New Madison Harvest Garden
at New Madison Harvest Community Garden, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Come help New Madison Harvest Garden prepare the garden for another productive growing season! Seasonal tasks include a general clean up, organizing tools, starting seeds, and more!
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Sowing Seeds of Beauty at Amboy Street Community Garden
at Amboy Street Garden, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Lend a hand to Amboy Street Garden this spring! Volunteers will help the gardeners start seeds, clean up, and organize the tool shed.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Seeding a Vibrant Afro-Indigenous Garden
at East New York Farms, Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Gather with us in the garden for seed starting and transplanting alongside stories of Afro-Indigenous crops! During our time together, we’ll connect and ground ourselves with various seeds relevant to African and Indigenous diasporas.
Category: Education, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Workshops, Gardening
Free!
CANCELLED: Growing Gardeners
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Your elementary schooler is in for a treat! They’ll join us at the garden to learn about horticulture, make scientific explorations, craft, and journal – all while experiencing the joy of growing veggies! In this weekly drop-off program, each exciting session varies from week to week and is loads of fun!
Category: Best for Kids, Gardening
Kids
MFC Garden Work Day
at Mobilization for Change Community Garden (in ), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join Mobilization For Change Community Garden for a volunteer day to help the garden open for spring! Volunteers will help care for tree beds, remove weeds, and spread earth matter.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Sunday, April 27, 2025
4/27 Earth Day: Clean Up the Queensway
at Trotting Course Lane (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come together with NYC Parks and Trust for Public Land on April 27th to celebrate Earth Day with a clean up on the QueensWay trail!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Event
Earth Day Weekend
at Wave Hill, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Celebrate Earth Day at Wave Hill!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Art, History, Tours, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Outdoor Fitness, Wildlife, Accessible Activities, Walking, Gardening
Free!
Event
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
04/27 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Gardening
at Greenbelt Native Plant Center, Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Greenbelt Native Plant Center staff to help care for the diverse group of native plants we grow for plantings in parks and restoration projects throughout the city.
Category: Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
Volunteer Garden Workday at Ashford Learning Garden
at Ashford Learning Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join Ashford Learning Garden for a volunteer workday to help get the garden ready for spring! Volunteers will help prepare garden beds, prune and remove weeds, and plant seeds.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Shed and Tool Cleaning
at The Amazing Garden (in ), Brooklyn
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Join The Amazing Garden for a collaborative event of organizing, cleaning, and maintaining the garden shed and tools!
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Earth Month Celebration
at Walt L. Shamel Community Garden, Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Come to Walt L. Shamel Community Garden and celebrate Earth month with the garden group! This will be a casual mixer including other local gardens in the neighborhood.
Category: Education, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Food, Gardening
Free!
Event
Lets Help Our Street Trees Get Nutrients
at Jardin la Roca, Bronx
1:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Volunteers will learn how to pruning fruit trees inside the garden, care for our street trees, and help with the growing season by building more raise beds in the garden.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Plant a Seed Day
at All People's Community Garden, Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join All People's Community Garden for a volunteer workday to help start and plant new seeds for the spring season!
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Event
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Stewardship Mornings at the Foodway Concrete Plant Park Bronx
at 1370 Westchester Avenue (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer at the Foodway Tuesday mornings from 10-12 noon with Foodway Coordinator, Nathan Hunter. Lend a hand in tasks including laying mulch on paths, weeding garden beds, and planting native plants in Concrete Plant Park. Activities will vary by week dependent on weather and site conditions.
Category: Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Citywide Nursery Gardening
at Arthur Ross Nursery Parking Lot, Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Stewardship Team at the Citywide Nursery for a hands-on gardening experience where you’ll help pot up perennials into larger grow pots and maintain our plant hoop houses.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, 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!
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!
04/30 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Tour and Gardening
at Greenbelt Native Plant Center, Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Greenbelt Native Plant Center staff for a tour of the facility and a day of plant care and grounds maintenance.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
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
Vital Parks Explorer
at Virtual/Online Workshop
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
In this interactive workshop, learn how to access key data on park amenities, planned renovations, public restrooms, upcoming events, and more with the Vital Parks Explorer!
Category: Education, Community Input Meetings, Workshops, Virtual/Online Events, Gardening
Free!
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Category: Virtual/Online Events, Gardening
Free!
Friday, May 2, 2025
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!
05/02 Greenbelt Native Plant Center Seed Increase Program Field Work
at Greenbelt Native Plant Center, Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Greenbelt Native Plant Center’s Seed Increase Program (SIP) to help maintain the production plots in our Staten Island farm fields.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
5/2 Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this spring!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Riverkeeper Sweep
at Icahn Stadium (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join hundreds of others throughout the Hudson River watershed to help keep our shoreline free of marine plastics and refuse at the annual Riverkeeper Sweep.
Category: Education, Nature, Tours, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!
Event
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
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