Mother's Day
Show your mom just how much you care by taking her for a special Mother's Day outing in Parks. With music, flowers, and more, this will be a day for the whole family to enjoy!
Mother's Day Events
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Mother Earth Cleanup and Nature Exploration
at Beach 54th and Almeda Avenue (in Rockaway Community Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Celebrate Mother's Day and honor Mother Earth by collecting the trash washing up on the shores of Jamaica Bay as you learn about the park’s ecosystem and natural world.
Free!
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
Free!