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from April 26, 2025 to September 27, 2025

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Apr26

Spring Garden Workday at Brooklyn's Finest Garden

at Brooklyn's Finest GardenBrooklyn

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.
Free!

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Apr26

CANCELLED: Volunteer Workday: Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park

at Clifton Place Memorial GardenBrooklyn

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!
Free!

Apr26

Grapevine Pruning & Trellis Building Workday

at Lincoln Road GardenBrooklyn

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.
Free!

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Apr26

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!
Free!

Apr26

Shed Build Volunteer Day

at People's GardenBrooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

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.
Free!

Apr26

Volunteer Workday at Moffat Street Community Garden

at Moffat Street Community GardenBrooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

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.
Free!

Apr26

Volunteer Workday at Upon This Rock Community Garden

at Upon This Rock Community GardenBrooklyn

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.
Free!

Apr26

Volunteer Garden Workday: Maple Street Community Garden

at Maple Street Community GardenBrooklyn

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.
Free!

Apr26

CANCELLED: Garden Bed Building Volunteer Day

at Her-King Alagantic Community GardenBrooklyn

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.
Free!

Apr26

CANCELLED: Spring Seeds Day at Newkirk Community Garden

at Newkirk Community GardenBrooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

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.
Free!

Apr26

CANCELLED: Volunteer Garden Workday at Ashford Learning Garden

at Ashford Learning GardenBrooklyn

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.
Free!

Apr26

Havemeyer Garden Association Rock Painting Fun Day

at Havemeyer Community GardenBronx

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.
Free!

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Event
Apr26

CANCELLED: Shed and Tool Cleaning

at The Amazing Garden (in )Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

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!
Free!

Apr26

Sowing Seeds of Beauty at Amboy Street Community Garden

at Amboy Street GardenBrooklyn

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.
Free!

Apr26

Volunteer Garden Workday at New Madison Harvest Garden

at New Madison Harvest Community GardenBrooklyn

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!
Free!

Apr26

Seeding a Vibrant Afro-Indigenous Garden

at East New York FarmsBrooklyn

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.
Free!

Apr26

Earth Day at Maggies Magic Garden

at Maggies Magic GardenManhattan

2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Earth Day with a little magic! Come to Maggie's Magic Garden in East Harlem for poetry, Moroccan tea, music, and a sustainable ups-cycled art workshop!
Free!

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Event
Apr26

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.
Free!

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Apr27

Public Health Fair at the Greene Garden

at Greene Garden

10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
The garden group will be raising funds for local health clinics, healthcare providers and doctors in the area will be doing blood pressure screenings, and holding a blood drive.
Free!

Apr27

Free Store

at Patchen Community SquareBrooklyn

11:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Come to Patchen Community Square Garden's for their next semiannual Free Store! Any decent condition donations of all kinds will be accepted starting at 10:00 a.m.
Free!

Apr27

Volunteer Garden Workday at Ashford Learning Garden

at Ashford Learning GardenBrooklyn

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.
Free!

Apr27

Shed and Tool Cleaning

at The Amazing Garden (in )Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

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!
Free!

Apr27

Earth Month Celebration

at Walt L. Shamel Community GardenBrooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

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.
Free!

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Event
Apr27

Lets Help Our Street Trees Get Nutrients

at Jardin la RocaBronx

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.
Free!

Apr27

Plant a Seed Day

at All People's Community GardenBrooklyn

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!
Free!

Must See
Event

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Apr30

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!
Free!

Apr30

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.
Free!

Saturday, May 3, 2025

May 3

Volunteer Workday: Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park

at Clifton Place Memorial GardenBrooklyn

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.
Free!

May 3

Building a Gutter System for Rainwater Harvesting

at Vogue Community GardenBronx 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you will learn how to install a functional gutter system for garden tool sheds and pavilions.
Free!

May 3

Garden Bed Building Volunteer Day

at Her-King Alagantic Community GardenBrooklyn

11:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Join Her-King Alagantic Community Garden for a volunteer workday to build metal garden beds.
Free!

May 3

Peace Fully with Self, in Community

at Discovery Community Garden 1Queens

11:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.
Gather in celebration of new beginnings of peace and joy through the Chinese Art of Making Tea, a Guided Meditation Experience, and Enjoyment of Honey Bee Harvest!
Free!

May 3

Mega Resource Giveaway

at A Patch of Inspiration GardenBrooklyn

12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Come to A Patch of Inspiration for a resource giveaway for the community. There will be gently used clothing, houseware, shoes, and more for distribution. 10 free pieces per person.
Free!

May 3

Reopening of the Joe Holzka Community Garden

at Joe Holzka Community GardenStaten Island

1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Help celebrate the reopening of the garden and the new patio built by Project Evergreen. Join us for a day of outdoor activities and demonstrations. All are welcome!
Free!

Sunday, May 4, 2025

May 4

Edgemere Farm's Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser

at Edgemere FarmQueens

10:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.
Get vegetable, flower, and herb starts for your garden while supporting your local, volunteer-run neighborhood farm. Bring your favorite seeds to our seed swap to exchange!
Free!

May 4

Spring Seeds Day at Newkirk Community Garden

at Newkirk Community GardenBrooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

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.
Free!

Monday, May 5, 2025

May 5

Volunteer Workday: Tree of Life Organic Garden

at Liberty Learning GardenQueens

12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Join Tree of Life Organic Garden and NYC Parks GreenThumb for a hands-on volunteer workday! Volunteers will help build raised beds, remove weeds, and move soil and mulch.
Free!

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

May 6

Storytelling in Bloom: Theater in the Garden

at Escape to Nature (Glenmore Hendrix Block Association)Brooklyn

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
In this workshop, we’ll explore how poetry and performance can bring narratives to life—connecting the themes of growth, resilience, and transformation in nature and theater.
Free!

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

May 7

Tree Identification: Buds, Blooms And Leaves With Will Thomson

at Entrance - East 79th Street and Fifth Avenue (in Central Park)Manhattan

5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Sharpen your tree identification skills and focus on emerging leaves, breaking buds, and seasonal flowers.
Free!

Thursday, May 8, 2025

May 8

Preparación para el Open Garden NYC / Preparing for Open Garden NYC

at Family Community GardenManhattan

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Los participantes aprenderán a organizar eventos de pequeña y mediana escala para el evento anual Open Garden NYC de GreenThumb. Este taller será en español / This workshop will be in Spanish
Free!

Saturday, May 10, 2025

May10

A Community Composting Event

at Frank White Memorial Garden (in )Manhattan

12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Highlighted by a special monthly theme, every 2nd Saturday of the month from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., come learn how to process organic material in a thermophilic composting system.
Free!

May10

Open Bluegrass Jam Session

at East Fourth Street Community GardenBrooklyn

1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Open Bluegrass Jam Sessions are scheduled throughout the 2025 season, weather permitting. Bring your guitar, ukulele, banjo, etc., and join in! All skill levels and ages are welcome.
Free!

Best For
Kids
May10

Qi Gong with Shyvonne

at Harlem Rose Garden (in )Manhattan

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Join Harlem Rose Garden group for a free intergenerational movement class. Stretch and breathe together in community to help flow through May.
Free!

May10

Women & Girls Outdoor Self Defense Workshop

at Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial GardenManhattan

2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Learn some self defense skills in this outdoor training covering situational awareness, verbal strategies, de-escalation. All ability levels welcome.
Free!

May10

Make Mother's Day cards with Flower Petals

at LaGuardia Corner Community GardenManhattan

2:30 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Come to LaGuardia Corner Community Garden and make your own Mother's Day cards with pretty pressed flowers! Everybody is welcome. All materials will be provided.
Free!

Best For
Kids

Monday, May 12, 2025

May12

Garden Conflict Transformation Circle

at Virtual/Online Workshop

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
How can we hold space for and resolve conflict within our groups? In these monthly sessions, mediators Skye Roper-Moses and Michelle Jackson will facilitate discussion circles for community gardeners to bring their challenges to the group and collectively generate solutions.
Free!

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

May13

Echoes of the Earth: Poetry & Movement in Green Spaces

at Escape to Nature (Glenmore Hendrix Block Association)Brooklyn

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Through performance, we’ll draw connections between the themes of the play and the cycles of growth, exploration, and resilience found in the garden. Using natural and found materials like leaves, twigs, and stones, we’ll craft poetry and reimagine scenes, giving them new life through a gardener’s perspective.
Free!

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

May14

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.
Free!

Thursday, May 15, 2025

May15

Preparing for Open Garden NYC

at Nehemiah Ten Community GardenBrooklyn

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
This workshop aims to support community gardeners in planning and hosting engaging activities that attract visitors, spark community interest, and recruit new members and volunteers.
Free!

Friday, May 16, 2025

May16

Bike to Work on St. Nicholas Ave.

at St. Nicholas Miracle GardenManhattan

8:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Come to St. Nicholas Miracle Garden during Bike to Work Day for special events to promote safe biking practices, highlight the benefits of cycling, and more!
Free!

Saturday, May 17, 2025

May17

Fae Day 2025 - Neo Brooklyn

at Success Garden - East New YorkBrooklyn

1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Immerse yourself in a multi-sensory experience where nature meets neon, folklore meets future, & imagination knows no bounds with music, interactive art, cosmic storytelling, and more!
Free!

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