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.
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Insect Exploration: The Motherly Instincts of Insects
at Hoyt Avenue North and 19th Street (in Astoria Park)
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Celebrate this year’s Mother’s Day by learning about some of the most doting mothers of the insect world! Rangers will highlight a variety of insect species found in NYC Parks
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Mother's Day
Free!
Spring 2025 Overlook Concerts
at 116th Street Overlook (in Riverside Park), Manhattan 

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Spring 2025 edition of Charlotte Mayerson’s Overlook Concert series.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison
at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Monday, May 12, 2025
The New Yorker's Parks Covers: A Centennial Stroll
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The stylistically diverse covers featured in this exhibition reveal much about our parks and their vital impact on urban life.
Category: Art
Free!
Cardio Sculpt
at Athletic Courts (in Torsney Playground), Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
This cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!
Zumba Gold®
at New Settlement Community Center, Bronx
9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Zumba Gold® offers a low-impact workout set to a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes, creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Yoga en Español (Yoga in Spanish)
at New York Public Library - Morningside Heights Branch, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Conéctate, equilibra y desafíate con Yoga en español.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Step Aerobics
at New Settlement Community Center, Bronx
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Step Aerobics is a cardio workout that will elevate your heart rate, strengthen muscles, and improve coordination and balance.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
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!
Yoga
at Brooklyn Public Library - Kings Bay Branch 

11:00 a.m.–12:00 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!
Gentle Yoga
at Queens Public Library - Bayside, Queens
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
A therapeutic yet powerful series of balancing, stretching, easy back bending, twisting, and mild inverted postures, concluding with a guided relaxation. NOTE: Spots are limited
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Horticulture Tour of Riverside Park
at Peter Jay Sharp Volunteer House at 107th Street (in Riverside Park), Manhattan 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join us for an afternoon walk in the Park and see what's in bloom!
Category: Education, Nature, Walking, Gardening
Free!
Total Body Reset
at Brooklyn Public Library - Marcy, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.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!
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
Idlewild's Science Book Club
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
This is a reading and creative writing book club that blends environmental science with storytelling. Children ages 9-12 are encouraged to join the club!
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Talks, Workshops
Free!
Kids
Idlewild's Science Book Club
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
This program fosters a love for science through engaging books, creative writing, discussions, and creative expression.
Category: Education, Best for Kids, Talks
Free!
Cardio Dance
at NYPL - Hamilton Grange Library, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
If cardio is cardi-NO for you, give this Cardio Dance class a try!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
CANCELED: Dance Fitness
at HANAC Corona Beacon at P.S. 19Q, Queens
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Dance Fitness with Yehnny is a creative workout the fuses dance and aerobics.
Category: Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
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.
Category: Education, Workshops, Virtual/Online Events
Free!
Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training
at Multi-Use Room (in Asser Levy Recreation Center), Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Zumba Gold®
at Ryan Health- Chelsea Clinton Community Health Center, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–6:55 p.m.
Zumba Gold® offers a low-impact workout set to a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes, creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Yoga
at Entrance - 215th Place and 33rd Road (in Crocheron Park), Queens 

6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Connect with yourself in this Yoga class with Ambeka, a class to be enjoyed by all.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!
Total Body Boogie and Burn
at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Bedford-Stuyvesant Center, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
A full-body circuit workout with some groovy tunes to keep you pushing!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Uplifted Dance Fitness
at Beach 32nd Street Football Field (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
6:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Uplift your spirit with this dance fitness class!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Chair Yoga
at Bartow Community Center - Room 31, Bronx
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
This class provides a seated flow that raises the heart rate and improves balance, with minimal impact on joints.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Full Body Fitness
at PS 503/PS 506 Beacon - Center for Family Life
6:30 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Show your body some love with this full body fitness class open to all fitness levels.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Bodyweight Circuit Training
at Dance Room (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan 

6:30 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Bodyweight Interval Training
at Multi-Use Room C (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn 

6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Bodyweight Interval Training is an energetic yet low impact exercise class that will get your muscles moving!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
AAPI Heritage Month Virtual Yoga – Moon Salutation under the Flower Full Moon
at Virtual/Online Events
7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join us in celebrating the enchanting Flower Full Moon with an evening of yoga, meditation, and connection to nature.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Virtual/Online Events, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Free!
Tuesday, May 13, 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!
Senior Cardio Sculpt
at Sunnyside Community Services, Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:00 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!
The New Yorker's Parks Covers: A Centennial Stroll
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The stylistically diverse covers featured in this exhibition reveal much about our parks and their vital impact on urban life.
Category: Art
Free!
It's My Park at Asser Levy Playground
at Asser Levy Playground
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Asser Levy Playground to perform a general clean-up and beautification of the park with pruning, weeding and raking.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Yoga en Español (Yoga in Spanish)
at Dance Room (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan 

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Conéctate, equilibra y desafíate con Yoga en español.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Ongoing Exhibition: Clay Sculptor Darren Thomas Corona
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks for this exciting gallery exhibit, featuring local sculptor and potter Darren Thomas Corona!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Waterfront
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!
It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park
at Ralph Bunche Park, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Ralph Bunche Park to perform a general clean-up and beautification of the park with pruning and mulching if materials are available.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Zumba Gold®
at Multi-Use Room (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx 

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Zumba Gold® offers a low-impact workout set to 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!
Total Body Reset
at Brooklyn Public Library - Marcy, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.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!
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
Spring Crafting - Dream Catcher
at Oak Ridge (Forest Park Headquarters) (in Forest Park), Queens 

3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
In honor of Mother's Day, we construct dream catchers for the loved ones who tenderly, patiently and tirelessly watch over us, and reciprocate the love, by making them a dream catcher to lovingly watch over them as they have for us.
Category: Arts & Crafts
Free!
Yoga
at Queens Public Library – Langston Hughes, Queens
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Connect with yourself in Yoga with Rika, a class to be enjoyed by all.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Dance Fitness
at Queens Public Library – Langston Hughes, Queens
4:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Dance Fitness with Rika is a workout that fuses dance and aerobics.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Powerhouse Fitness
at Ryan Health- Chelsea Clinton Community Health Center, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
This circuit training class is open to all levels of fitness and combines bodyweight resistance training with conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
CANCELED: Mind & Body Circuit Training
at BPL- Macon Library, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
An invigorating fitness class designed to enhance breathing while challenging your strength and endurance!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
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.
Category: Theater, Workshops
Free!
Zumba
at HANAC Corona Beacon at P.S. 19Q, Queens
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: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Total Body Sculpt and Conditioning
at Central Park Gardens - Community Room, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Field House Mat Pilates
at 102nd Street Field House (in Riverside Park), Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join Sweet Water Dance & Yoga for Mat Pilates, a strengthening and lengthening exercise that focuses on conditioning your core muscles while also training your arms and legs.
Category: Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Soca Sweat Dance Fitness
at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Bedford-Stuyvesant Center, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
This Dance Fitness class will not only provide you with a full body workout- but with fun as well!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
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