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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.
Friday, October 25, 2024
Shooting for the Stars
at Gymnasium (Part B) (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx 
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Participants will complete drills including dribbling, shooting, passing and running on a team.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Fitness, Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming, Jr. Knicks Basketball Clinics and Leagues, Basketball/Netball
Free!
Kids
The Art of Beading
at Gymnasium (Part B) (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join us to learn and sharpen the basic beading and jewelry making.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Art, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
KIM - Playground 52 LII
at Play Area (in Al Quiñones Playground), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC’s playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Essential Footwork and Ball Handling
at Gymnasium (Part B) (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us at NYC Parks learn basic ball handeling, defense, dribbling, passing, shooting, other skills and techniques.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Fitness, Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming, Basketball/Netball, Social Sports
Free!
Kids
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center
at 99 Plymouth Street (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Explore Brooklyn Bridge Park like never before during Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Waterfront, Wildlife, Accessible Activities
Free!
Kids
NYC Parks Presents: Fall Festival
at Soccer Field (in St. James Park), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Come join NYC Parks for this "Free" Event
Category: Festivals, Best for Kids, Fall Festivals
Free!
Kids
Action Movie Stunt Training
at Kwame Ture Recreation Center, Bronx
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us for a fun energetic fitness class where you learn how to do action moves.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Education, Games, Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Drop in After School
at Gymnasium (Part B) (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Structured School Age Child Care Programming for ages 6-13 years old during the school year.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Dance, Art, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Recreation Center Programming, Media Education
Free!
Kids
Learn To Play Chess
at Stage (in Hunts Point Recreation Center), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Defend your king while defeating your opponent one piece at a time using strategic maneuvers until their king cannot escape. Checkmate!
Category: Games, Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Apothecary Fridays
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Come make herbal medicine in community, with facilitation from Artist Fellow Kimberly Chou Tsun An. Learning from plants integrated in her work Yours, Mine, Ours: Community Garden — and throughout the park — we’ll share collective plant knowledge and folk traditions while preserving this year’s harvest as simple, soothing and energizing tea blends for future community care.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Art, Workshops
Free!
Walker Park Wicked Walker Halloween & Haunted House Event
at Media Lab (in Walker Park), Staten Island
3:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and Staten Island Recreation for a truly spooktacular Halloween event!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids, Halloween
Free!
Kids
Sprint & Jump into Fitness
at Fitness Room (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
A fun and energentic class that will get your body moving! All levels welcome.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Fitness, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Gaming Center
at Stage (in Hunts Point Recreation Center), Bronx
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks in Gaming Center
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Recreation Center Programming, Social Sports, Media Education
Free!
Kids
Cardio Dance
at Multi-Use Room B (in Pelham Fritz Recreation Center), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
This creative and fun workout fuses dance and aerobics to improve cardio fitness and tone the body.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Constance Baker Motley Halloween Celebration
at Gymnasium (in Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join us at the Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center for a festive and fun-filled Halloween themed event
Category: Best for Kids, Halloween, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Swishing and Dishing
at Gymnasium (Part B) (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Participants will learn basic and skills shooting, dribbling, passing and playing with a team.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Sports, Recreation Center Programming, Jr. Knicks Basketball Clinics and Leagues
Free!
Silent Disco at Little Flower Playground
at Play Area (in Little Flower Playground), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and Council Member Christopher Marte for an outdoor Silent Disco event. Perfect for dance enthusiasts and anyone looking for a fun night out.This unique headphone party.
Category: Dance, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Painting Your Landscape
at Highbridge Recreation Center, Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Painting Your Landscape
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Mat Pilates
at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Bedford-Stuyvesant Center, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Mat Pilates is a beginner exercise class which concentrates on strengthening the body with an emphasis on core strength.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Dance Fitness
at Ryan Health- Chelsea Clinton Community Health Center, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Dance Fitness is a creative workout that fuses dance and aerobics.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
at Lawn - along 35th Avenue (in Crocheron Park), Queens
6:15 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters.
Category: Film, Free Summer Movies, Movies Under the Stars
Free!
Movie Night at Crocheron Park: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
at 35th Avenue at Golden Pond (in Crocheron Park), Queens
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Come and enjoy a movie under the stars at Crocheron Park! Bring a friend, a neighbor, your family and a blanket or low chair to enjoy Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Category: Best for Kids, Halloween
Free!
Kids
Haunted House
at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, Bronx
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Families and children are invited to Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center for a haunted house event.
Category: Art, Games, Halloween, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Musique Macabre, a creepy concert
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
In the spirit of All Hallows’ Eve ~ a concert of the Creepy & the Macabre ~ featuring King Manor’s own early-19th-century square piano ~ & baroque violin ~
Category: Concerts, History, Halloween
Free!
Event
Virtual Gentle Yoga
at Virtual/Online Events
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Start your weekend off right with a 60-minute Friday evening yoga class.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Virtual/Online Events, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Riverside Park Birding Club
at 116th Street and Riverside Drive (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Monthly walks through birding hotspots in Riverside Park. Learn and build a birding community.
Category: Birding, Education, Tours, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking
Free!
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!
Forest Fitness
at Margaret Corbin Circle (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Join us for a free, year-round “Fitness at the Fort” exercise program on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
Category: Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Walking
Free!
Mixed Doubles Badminton Tournament
at Gymnasium (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Chelsea Recreation is hosting a badminton tournament open to all adults.
Category: Sports, Recreation Center Programming, Tennis/Racquet Sports
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Inwood Hill Park
at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street Entrance (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
8:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Sports, Running/Jogging, Walking
Free!
NYRR Open Run: St. Marys Park
at 149th Street Entrance between St. Ann's Avenue and Eagle Avenue (in St. Mary's Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Sports, Running/Jogging, Walking
Free!
Zumba
at P.S. 361 Beacon - Woodside on the Move, Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
City of Forest Day: Idlewild Park Natural Area Restoration
at Idlewild Park Preserve Environmental Science Learning Center (in Idlewild Park)
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the NYC Parks Stewardship Team for City of Forest Day across New York City!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, City of Forest Day
Free!
Event
City of Forest Day: Pelham Bay Park Trail Work
at North East Corner of Orchard Beach Parking Lot (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the NYC Parks Stewardship Team for City of Forest Day across New York City! Volunteers will help restore our local canopy and learn about all the benefits our city's forest provides.
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Hiking, City of Forest Day
Free!
Event
Zumba
at Gymnasium (Court) (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Virtual Rise and Shine Yoga
at Virtual/Online Events
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Start your day with a guided meditation and gentle yoga flow.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Virtual/Online Events, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Zumba
at Multi-Use Room (in Greenbelt Recreation Center), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Staten Island Street Tree Care with Super Stewards for City of Forest Day
at 704 Bay Street
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Celebrate City of Forest Day and help care for NYC’s urban forest by joining an event organized H.E.A.L.T.H for Youths to steward street trees.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Event
White Plains Road Farmers Market
at Williamsbridge Square, Bronx
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Bringing farm fresh food straight to your table in Williamsbridge, Bronx! Join us at the farmers market to discover more about local produce, artisans, and sustainable practices.
Category: Markets, Food
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Astoria Park
at Astoria Park, Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Sports, Running/Jogging, Walking
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Canarsie Park
at Canarsie Park House (in Canarsie Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Sports, Running/Jogging, Walking
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Soundview Park
at Entrance - Lafayette Avenue and Morrison Avenue (in Soundview Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Sports, Running/Jogging, Walking
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Shore Road Park
at Lawn Near 79th Street Entrance (in Shore Park and Parkway), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Sports, Running/Jogging, Walking
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Highland Park
at Jamaica Ave and Cleveland St (in Highland Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Sports, Running/Jogging, Walking
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Crocheron Park
at Entrance to John Golden Park (in John Golden Park)
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Widely known for its history with the Crocheron Family and summer house, Crocheron Park is home to running paths, baseball fields, and a 4-court tennis center.
Category: Sports, Running/Jogging, Walking
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Baisley Pond Park
at Baisley Pond Park House (in Baisley Pond Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Sports, Running/Jogging, Walking
Free!
Stay Fit at Idlewild: Yoga
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
9:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Stay Fit, every Saturday with our Yoga Instructor Jasmine Pitter at the Idlewild Environmental Learning Center!
Category: Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Cardio Dance
at Harlem Children's Zone- The Armory, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
This creative and fun workout fuses dance and aerobics to improve cardio fitness and tone the body.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Dance Fitness Latin Rhythms
at Flagpole (in Cunningham Park), Queens
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Welcome to an experience rooted in connection, laughter, and heavy on Latin rhythms
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
CANCELLED: Team RIVER Volunteers
at Icahn Stadium (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Category: Education, Nature, Fitness, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes
Free!
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