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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.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Earth Day Gardening Event
at St. Nicholas Miracle Garden, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Participants will come together as a community to learn about (and adopt!) the seedlings grown in our newly renovated greenhouse.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Accessible Activities, Gardening
Free!
Earth Day Upcycling Art Event
at Multi-Use Room (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan 
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join us at J. Hood Wright Recreation Center for a lovely day of artistic exploration. We will repurpose old items to create new beautiful pieces of art. This event is family friendly an
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Earth Day Celebration: Seed of Life
at Multi-Use Room (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Children ages 6 to 17 are welcome to be a part of this interactive and educational experience of bringing life into the world through gardening.
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
NYC Urban Forest Plan Community Kick-off
at Gerard Carter Center, Staten Island
5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
New York City is developing its first Urban Forest Plan and we want your ideas, experiences, and recommendations to inform the plan.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Talks
Free!
Event
Sustainable Garden Watering: The Art of Using Ollas
at Amboy Street Garden, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Learn about using an olla, an unglazed terracotta pot that slowly hydrates your plants. This technique helps save water, especially during New York's drought.
Category: Education, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Workshops, Gardening
Free!
Virtual Discussion: Adventures in Ecological Horticulture
at The High Line, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Virtual discussion: NYC Park horticulture experts take lessons from their work in iconic NYC gardens and green spaces to share how to garden beautifully and ecologically.
Category: Education, Nature, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Virtual/Online Events, Gardening
Free!
Event
Earth Day Watercolors
at Fort Totten Park-Building 422 - NE Queens Headquarters (in Fort Totten Park), Queens
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Join us for Earth Day Watercolors Workshops!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Arts, Culture & Fun Series, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Earth Day Event
at Smith Garden- Alfred Smith houses (NYCHA)
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Earth Day Event
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Kids
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Garden Beautification Volunteer Day
at It's All About Brownsville
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join It's All About Brownsville Community Garden for a spring volunteer day! Volunteers will assist with spreading wood chips, beautifying flower beds, painting benches, and more.
Category: Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Gardening
Free!
Hands-On Workshop: Decorating Hanging Baskets with Perennials
at Sweetgum Community Garden
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Get your hands dirty and your creativity flowing in this fun interactive workshop on decorating hanging baskets with perennial plants!
Category: Earth Day & Arbor Day, Workshops, Gardening
Free!
Event
Friday, April 25, 2025
Inwood Hill Park Arbor Day Tree and Shrub Planting
at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street Entrance (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Trees provide so many benefits to New Yorkers such as improved air and water quality, reduced pollution and lower energy costs. Volunteers will be trained in proper planting techniques.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Kissena Park Arbor Day Tree and Shrub Planting
at Kissena Velodrome Parking Lot (in Kissena Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to plant trees in the forest of Forest Park! Trees provide so many benefits to New Yorkers such as improved air and water quality, reduced pollution, and lower energy costs. Volunteers will be trained in proper planting techniques.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day
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
Arbor Day Tree Appreciation
at Playground (in Simeone Park), Queens
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Celebrate Arbor Day with the Urban Park Rangers by expanding your knowledge on tree health and tree species and enjoying a tree craft.
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Earth Day & Arbor Day
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
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 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!
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
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!
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
Volunteer Workday: Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park
at Clifton Place Memorial Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn how to join a GreenThumb garden and engage in EarthMonth activities, such as building raised beds and planting a floral landscape.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Wildlife, 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!
Earth Day at Maggies Magic Garden
at Maggies Magic Garden, Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join us in East Harlem for Moroccan tea and music, while you enjoy, attend a sustainable ups-cycled art workshop hosted by Maggie founder of Maggie's Magic Garden.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Workshops
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!
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!
Arbor Day Scavenger Hunt
at Sobelsohn Playground (in Forest Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers and explore the world around you and get to know your neighborhood trees. Conquer our tree scavenger hunt that will inspire curiosity and answer about trees
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Earth Month Beach Clean-Up
at Wolfe's Pond Park, Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Be an environmental warrior as you join the Urban Park Rangers to clean up the beach and surrounding area while learning the importance of keeping the ecosystem clean.
Category: Volunteer, Urban Park Rangers, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Event
Bike Ride to Earth Day Festival
at 114th Street & First Avenue (in Thomas Jefferson Park), Manhattan
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Ride to Earth Day Festival with El Barrio Bikes! Meet up at Thomas Jefferson Park in Harlem and enjoy a scenic ride along the riverfront and through the park, ending at the Festival!
Category: Nature, Festivals, Fitness, Tours, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Waterfront, Bicycling, Exercise Classes, Social Sports
Free!
Event
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!
Event
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!
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!
Bronx River Open House
at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Save the Date! The 2025 Bronx River Open House will take place on Saturday, April 26 from 12 noon to 4pm, at the Bronx River House in Starlight Park.
This Earth Week celebration will include:
Free Canoeing on the Bronx River
Giveaways & Prizes
Kid-friendly educational & art activities
and more!
Stay tuned for more information!
Email victoria.toro@bronxriver.org or jennifer.seda@bronxriver.org if you have questions or are interested in volunteering to support this fun-for-all-ages event.
Category: Education, Art, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Kayaking and Canoeing
Free!
Earth Day Festival
at Field 62 - 63 (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Celebrate spring at the annual, free Randall’s Island Earth Day Festival! We’re bringing you a family-friendly, interactive day of fun to welcome warmer weather & seasonal blooms.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Dance, Nature, Art, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids, Tours, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Food, Waterfront, Cherry Blossom Festivals, Wildlife, Bicycling, Walking, STEM Classes
Free!
Kids
Earth Month Convergence, Day 2
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
12:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
The 4th annual Earth Month Convergence (EMC) lands in Queens! We are pleased to partner with Start:Empowerment and their co-host Dandelions Assembly for a space to build, strategize, and care for one another and the earth in the face of escalating crises.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Festivals, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Waterfront, Workshops
Free!
Event
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!
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
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
4/27 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
EarthFest
at Playground for All Children (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Celebrate the Earth with oysters, a puppet show, and more!
Category: Earth Day & Arbor Day
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!
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
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
Celebrate Spring through Dance
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
The wonder of spring renewal is seen in the beauty of the salt marsh and other natural environments. The season inspires music and dance; presented by the Brooklyn Dance Ensemble.
Category: Dance, Nature, Best for Kids, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Event
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Earth Day Watercolors
at Fort Totten Park-Building 422 - NE Queens Headquarters (in Fort Totten Park), Queens
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Join us for Earth Day Watercolors Workshops!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Arts, Culture & Fun Series, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Earth Day Watercolors
at Fort Totten Park-Building 422 - NE Queens Headquarters (in Fort Totten Park), Queens
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Join us for Earth Day Watercolors Workshops!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Arts, Culture & Fun Series, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Urban Forest Plan: Manhattan Community Kick-off
at Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center (in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join us to provide input to NYC's first Urban Forest Plan
Category: Earth Day & Arbor Day, Talks
Free!
Event
Friday, May 16, 2025
CANCELLED: Earth Day Celebration
at Outdoor Performance Area (in Roy Wilkins Recreation Center)
3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Raising awareness about environmental issues such as pollution, deforestation, climate change, and endangered species
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Earth Day & Arbor Day, Wildlife, Workshops
Free!
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Urban Forest Plan: Virtual Community Kick-off
at Virtual/Online Events
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join us to provide input to NYC's first Urban Forest Plan
Category: Earth Day & Arbor Day, Talks
Free!
Event
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