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.
Saturday, October 12, 2024
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Sunday, October 13, 2024
It's My Park at Cadman Plaza Park
at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Cadman Park Conservancy to beautify at Cadman Plaza Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Skyline Playground
at Skyline Playground Garden (in Skyline Playground), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with HEALTH for Youths to plant daffodil bulbs at Skyline Playground.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at North Shore Esplanade
at North Shore Esplanade (in ), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with HEALTH for Youths to plant Daffodil bulbs at North Shore Esplanade.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Ewen Park
at Ewen Park Dog Run (in Ewen Park), Bronx
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stewards of Ewen Park to remove invasives from the western woods at Ewen Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Marine Park
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Marine Park Alliance to beautify Marine Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Francis Lewis Park
at Francis Lewis Park Comfort Station (in Francis Lewis Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends Of Francis Lewis Park to beautify Francis Lewis Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Canarsie Park
at Canarsie Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC H2O to beautify Canarsie Park and the Paerdegat Basin.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Brookville Park
at Brookville Playground (in Brookville Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Brookville Park to paint and steward at Brookville Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Awaken to Inner Peace: Walk, Breathe, and Meditate in Nature
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us at Awaken to Inner Peace. Let's cultivate calm & spread positivity in our community. Walk, breathe, meditate in nature. Discuss how to integrate peace into our daily lives.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Education, Nature, Fitness, History, Dogs, Tours, It's My Park, Talks, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness, Hiking, Wildlife, Native American Heritage Month, Workshops, Exercise Classes, Walking, Yoga & Pilates Classes, Indigenous Peoples' Day
Monday, October 14, 2024
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to clean up, weed, prune, mulch, and rake at Stuyvesant Square.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park
at Ralph Bunche Park, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Ralph Bunche Park to clean up, prune, weed, and water at Ralph Bunche Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to clean up, weed, prune, mulch, and rake at Stuyvesant Square.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Thursday, October 17, 2024
It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Kaiser Park
at Kaiser Park, Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Billion Oyster Project to beautify Kaiser Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Richardson Street Triangle
at Richardson Street Triangle (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join us for a weekly community volunteer event to beautify our local traffic triangle!
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Saturday, October 19, 2024
It's My Park at Cooper Park
at Cooper Park, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Cooper Park to clean up and maintain Cooper Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at West 72nd Street Trees
at Giuseppe Verdi (in Verdi Square), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with West 72nd St. Block Association to beautify 72nd Street by doing a community litter cleanup and planting a variety of bulbs!
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Rudd Playground
at Rudd Playground, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Rudd to remove invasive weeds and prep the garden beds for planting at Rudd Playground.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Yellowstone Park
at Yellowstone Park, Queens
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Yellowstone Park to beautify Yellowstone Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at East River Esplanade
at East River Esplanade, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Alliance for Kips Bay to remove weeds, water plants and clean up the park at East River Esplanade.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to clean up Leif Ericson Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Forest Restoration Workshop at High Rock Park, It’s My Park Day!
at High Rock Gate (in High Rock Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come join us for a hands-on Forest Restoration Workshop at High Rock Park on It’s My Park Day to help beautify our local green space!
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park, City of Forest Day
Free!
Whiz Kidz
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join Whiz Kidz for hands-on STEM fun! Spark curiosity and ignite a passion for learning in your child. Let their creativity soar! ??
Category: Education, Best for Kids, It's My Park, Wildlife, STEM Classes
Free!
Kids
It's My Park at Brighton Playground
at Basketball Courts (in Brighton Playground), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Asser Levy Park to beautify Brighton Playground.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Bushwick Inlet Park
at Bushwick Inlet Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park for our 50 Kent Pollinator Garden Restoration Project.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Tompkins Square Park
at Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Tompkins Square Park to plant bulbs, clean up, and spread mulch in the southeast quadrant at Tompkins Square Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Oakwood Beach
at Oakwood Beach (in Great Kills Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC H2O, along with the Natural Resources Protective Association for a volunteer cleanup at Oakwood Beach!
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Luther Gulick Playground
at Luther Gulick Park, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Gulick Park for our annual pumpkin painting event for kids and a bulb planting project at Luther Gulick Playground.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Bowne Park
at Bowne Park, Queens
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of the Well to beautify Bowne Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Sunday, October 20, 2024
It's My Park at Skyline Playground
at Skyline Playground Garden (in Skyline Playground), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with HEALTH for Youths to help maintain the community garden at Skyline Playground and a general clean-up around the park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Cunningham Park
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Cunningham Park to steward Cunningham Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at West 72nd Street Trees
9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with West 72nd St. Block Association to do a community cleanup and bulb planting project.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Belt Parkway/Shore Parkway
at Sheepshead Bay Triangle, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Bay Improvement Group to beautify at Belt Parkway/Shore Parkway.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Marine Park
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Marine Park Alliance to beautify Marine Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Henry Hudson Park
at Henry Hudson Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Spuyten Duyvil to clean, green, & beautify the park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at McKinley Park
at McKinley Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to clean up at McKinley Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Asser Levy Park
at Asser Levy Park Play Area (in Asser Levy Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Asser Levy Park to beautify Asser Levy Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to clean up, weed, mulch, and rake at Stuyvesant Square.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to clean up Sunset Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Ewen Park
at Ewen Park Dog Run (in Ewen Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Stewards of Ewen Park to remove invasives from the western woods at Ewen Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Ancestral Walk to Inner Peace: Connecting with Nature, History, and Unity
at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Let’s come together for a mindful walk through the historical sites of the Conference House Park, and cultivate inner peace and unity through guided breathing and meditation.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Education, Nature, Art, Dogs, Tours, It's My Park, Talks, Open House New York, Hiking, Native American Heritage Month, Workshops, Walking, Yoga & Pilates Classes, Indigenous Peoples' Day
Free!
Monday, October 21, 2024
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to clean up, weed, prune, mulch, and rake at Stuyvesant Square.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to clean up, weed, prune, mulch, and rake at Stuyvesant Square.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Thursday, October 24, 2024
It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Kaiser Park
at Kaiser Park, Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Billion Oyster Project to beautify Kaiser Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Saturday, October 26, 2024
It's My Park at City Hall Park
at City Hall Park, Manhattan
8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of City Hall Park to celebrate City of Forest Day with leaf raking, tree care and identification, a chalk art forest, planting bed care, and clean up at City Hall Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to clean up at Leif Ericson Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
It's My Park at Mapes Ballfield
at Mapes Ballfield (in Mapes Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center to do a general cleanup at Mapes Ballfield.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Whiz Kidz
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join Whiz Kidz for hands-on STEM fun! Spark curiosity and ignite a passion for learning in your child. Let their creativity soar! ??
Category: Education, Best for Kids, It's My Park, Wildlife, STEM Classes
Free!
Kids