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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
Black History Month Silent Disco
at Gymnasium (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn 
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join Shape Up NYC in celebrating Black History Month at a free fitness silent disco at St. John's Recreation Center.
Category: Fitness, Black History Month, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
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Black History Screenings: Black Panther
at Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
In honor of Black History Month, Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center will be screening two films, Black Panther and Judas and the Black Messiah.
Category: Film, Black History Month, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Black History Month: Langston Hughes Storytime
at DeMatti Park Fieldhouse (in De Matti Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks for a reading of the award winning picture book There Was a Party for Langston, written by Jason Reynolds and learn about famed poet Langston Hughes and all his friends.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids, Black History Month
Free!
Kids
STEAM Bites & Insights
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
February 22nd @ 1pm, join us for Jeopardy, lunch & stories of personal journeys, career insights & valuable resources for students!
Category: Education, Games, Best for Kids, Black History Month, Talks, Workshops
Free!
Kids
Black History Screenings: Judas and the Black Messiah
at Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center, Brooklyn
5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
In honor of Black History Month, Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center will be screening two films, Black Panther and Judas and the Black Messiah.
Category: Film, Black History Month
Free!
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!
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Black History Month: Jimi Hendrix Paintings
at Lyons Pool Recreation Center, Staten Island
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate groundbreaking musician Jimi Hendrix as we create paintings based on his likeness. All supplies will be provided.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Black History Month, Workshops
Free!
Event
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!
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