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.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Wetland Wednesday: Ecological Restoration
at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance for Wetland Wednesdays, a year-round opportunity to engage in hands-on wetland conservation efforts in one of New York City's most vital ecosystems. Each Wednesday, we'll focus on timely tasks that contribute to the health and biodiversity of Van Cortlandt Park's wetlands.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Mid-Winter Break: Blast Off- Discovering Space and Black History
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
During Mid-Winter Break, have your kids join us at to explore the solar system, stars, and the future of space and learn of the contributions of Black scientists and astronauts.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Games, History, Best for Kids, Black History Month, Workshops, Media Education, STEM Classes
Free!
Kids
Toddler Time With Kelize
at Dance Room, Bronx 

10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join us for a morning of fun, games, sports, fitness, and creative art.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Games, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Senior Cardio Sculpt
at Sunnyside Community Services, Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
This low impact cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform. Participants must be 60+ to attend this class.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Seniors, Exercise Classes
Free!
Kids Week: Nature Origami Art
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island 

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers to learn some origami! Learn to make frogs, birds, and other nature using only paper and your imagination.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, Kids Week with the Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
Kids
Lost Arts: Clay Pottery 101
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn how to shape clay pottery and items this February Break! Join NYC Parks for this hands-on, family-friendly event, featuring local sculptor and potter Darren Thomas Corona!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Art, History, Best for Kids, Black History Month, It's My Park, School Break: Spring Recess, Talks, Workshops
Free!
Out Of The Box Biodiversity Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 

11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Donna Napoli-Steele Presents
Out Of The Box Biodiversity
Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Category: Arts & Crafts, Birding, Nature, Art, Best for Kids
Free!
CANCELED: Chair Yoga
at Baychester Library, Bronx
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Experience the benefits of yoga without getting down on the floor with our 60-minute Chair Yoga class.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Yoga
at Brooklyn Public Library - Kings Highway Branch
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Connect with yourself in Yoga with Nicole, a class to be enjoyed by all.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Freezin' Season Day 2!
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Schools out and King Manor is in! Join us February 18th through the 21st for free events between 12 and 3 PM.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Art, History, Best for Kids, Workshops
Free!
Kids
Kids Week: Survival Skills for Kids
at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Rangers will demonstrate how to properly start a fire without matches, and give kids a chance to try themselves.Rangers will also be teaching shelter building and other skills
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, Kids Week with the Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
Kids
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens 

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, It's My Park, Seniors, Accessible Activities
Kids Week: Winter Nature Crafts
at West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Let the winter season inspire you as we create crafts from things found in nature.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, Kids Week with the Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Kids
Kids Week: Nature Puppet Show
at Roy Wilkins Park - Entrance (in Roy Wilkins Recreation Center), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
The Urban Park Rangers welcome you for some nature themed puppet shows! Learn more about animals that can be found in our local parks.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, School Break: Spring Recess, Kids Week with the Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
Kids
Kids Week: Birds of Play
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx 

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Rangers and learn how birds fly, design your own paper “bird-plane,” and compete to see who rules the skies!
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, School Break: Spring Recess, Kids Week with the Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
Kids
Fun with Printmaking
at Multi-Use Room B (in Detective Keith L. Williams Field House)
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
You will learn the basics of printmaking such as block printing, monotype and collagraph printing.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Best for Kids, Workshops, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Art on the Farm Series: Watercolor
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens 

3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Find your inner artist at the Queens County Farm Museum!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Art, Workshops, Accessible Activities
Volleyball with Omar
at Gymnasium (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx 

3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Come Join our Free NYC parks Volleyball program
Category: Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Youth Billards with Kelize
at Dance Room, Bronx 

4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
NYC Parks Youth Billards Program
Category: Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Bodyweight Burn
at Multi-Use Room (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan 

4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Join me to increase your strength and endurance with this one-hour total body workout.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Jr. Knicks Basketball Practice at Al Oerter Recreation Center (Ages 11-14)
at Gymnasium (Full) (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens 

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Instructional Basketball Clinic open to youth ages11 to 14, to learn and practice the fundamentals of basketball through a series of drills.
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Recreation Center Programming, Basketball/Netball
Free!
Kids
Painting for the Culture
at Multi-Use Room (in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center), Manhattan 

5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join us for a paint night celebrating Black History Month. Participants will have an option to paint a famous black artist or a famous black inventor.
Category: Art, Best for Kids, Black History Month, Workshops, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
intenSati
at Oak Ridge (in Forest Park), Queens
5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m.
In intenSati, we will prime your body, mind, and heart with this sweat-dripping, heart-pumping, mood-lifting cardio class (think dance meets kickboxing meets yoga).
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Hatha Flow
at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Bedford-Stuyvesant Center, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join us as we connect with our breath and link our movements to each breath.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Dance Fitness Energize
at Brownsville Neighborhood Health Action Center, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
This 45-minute dance fitness class is about dancing your way toward an active lifestyle!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Caribbean Dance Fitness
at NYPL- Harlem Library, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Caribbean Dance Fitness is a creative workout that fuses dance and aerobics.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Zumba
at Dance Room (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Cardio Circuit Blast
at Gymnasium (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Dance Fitness Beats
at Hudson Guild Fulton Community Center
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
This 45-minute Dance Fitness class is not just a great workout, but a great time as well!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
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!
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Total Body Fitness
at Gymnasium (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn 

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
This fun low-impact full-body workout includes cardio, strength and balance exercises to improve your overall fitness.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Arsenal Gallery: Brooklyn Dreamland, Land without Shadows
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks is pleased to present Brooklyn Dreamland, Land without Shadows, an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Christopher Spinelli depicting a bygone era of Coney Island on view at the Arsenal Gallery.
Category: Art
Free!
Trail Work Thursdays
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Be a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park.
Category: Nature, Fitness, Volunteer, Outdoor Fitness, Hiking, Wildlife, Walking
Free!
Mid-Winter Break: Blast Off- Discovering Space and Black History
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
During Mid-Winter Break, have your kids join us at to explore the solar system, stars, and the future of space and learn of the contributions of Black scientists and astronauts.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Games, History, Best for Kids, Black History Month, Workshops, Media Education, STEM Classes
Free!
Kids
Floyd Bennett Field Beachgrass Harvesting
at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the NYC Parks Stewardship team and staff at the Greenbelt Native Plant Center while we harvest beach grass for the upcoming spring season!
Category: Nature, Gardening
Free!
Total Body Fitness
at Brooklyn Public Library - Park Slope, Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
This fun low-impact full-body workout includes cardio, strength and balance exercises to improve your overall fitness.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Toddler Time With Kelize
at Dance Room, Bronx 

10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join us for a morning of fun, games, sports, fitness, and creative art.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Games, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids Week: Tree Tunes
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a day of musical fun in Prospect Park. Learn about all the different ways our forest can sing and join our natural band!
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, Kids Week with the Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
Kids
Out Of The Box Biodiversity Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 

11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Donna Napoli-Steele Presents
Out Of The Box Biodiversity
Upcycled Cardboard Sculpture, Raku Fired Clay, Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Category: Arts & Crafts, Birding, Nature, Art, Best for Kids
Free!
Cardio Sculpt
at Queensbridge Park House (in Queensbridge Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
This cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Kids Week: Nature Bingo
at Eton Place Parking Lot (in Willowbrook Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as we search to fill our Bingo Cards with sights and sounds of the season! We will use our senses to explore the local flora and fauna.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, School Break: Spring Recess, Kids Week with the Urban Park Rangers, Wildlife
Free!
Kids
STRONG Nation®
at Gymnasium (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx 

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
STRONG Nation® combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Freezin' Season Day 3
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Schools out and King Manor is in! Join us February 18th through the 21st for free events between 12 and 3 PM.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Art, History, Workshops
Free!
Event
Kids Week: Shelter Building
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Rangers will teach you different methods of shelter building using natural materials.
Category: Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, School Break: Spring Recess, Kids Week with the Urban Park Rangers, Hiking
Free!
Kids
Kids Week: Manhattan Rocks! Geology Hike
at Margaret Corbin Circle (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
. With programs led by our Urban Park Rangers, kids will get to experience nature in a hands-on and fun way. Learn all about the geological landscape of Manhattan.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, School Break: Spring Recess, Kids Week with the Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Kids
Kids Week: Chalk It Up
at Elmhurst Park Grand Avenue Entrance (in Elmhurst Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Fill the sidewalk with colorful art inspired by all the things we love about nature. Create a mural with your friends using chalk and imagination alongside the Urban Park Rangers.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, School Break: Spring Recess, Kids Week with the Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Kids
Alignment Yoga
at New York Public Library - Morningside Heights Branch, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
This yoga session is designed to help you better understand how the body works by focusing on improving balance, strength, and flexibility.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens 

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, It's My Park, Seniors, Accessible Activities
Dynamic Stretching
at NYPL - Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
The class is structured as a guided meditation that consists of yoga-inspired poses set into dynamic movement.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
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