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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.
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Afternoon Program
at Alley Pond Adventure Course (in Alley Pond Park)
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Free Public Sunday Programs-Free programs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Afternoon program registration takes place from 1:00pm-1:30pm. Please dress appropriately.
Category: Urban Park Rangers, Adventure Courses/Rock Climbing
Free!
Hispanic Heritage Month: Bilingual Nature Story Time // Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx 
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for storytime! Books will be read in English and Spanish // Únase a los Urban Park Rangers para la hora del cuento! Los libros se leerán en inglés y español
Category: Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, Hispanic Heritage Month
Free!
Event
Fall 2024 Overlook Concerts
at 116th Street Overlook (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Riverside Park Conservancy and our generous supporters present Charlotte Mayerson's Overlook Concert series.
Category: Concerts
Free!
Awaken to Inner Peace: Walk, Breathe, and Meditate in Nature
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us at Awaken to Inner Peace. Let's cultivate calm & spread positivity in our community. Walk, breathe, meditate in nature. Discuss how to integrate peace into our daily lives.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Education, Nature, Fitness, History, Dogs, Tours, It's My Park, Talks, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness, Hiking, Wildlife, Native American Heritage Month, Workshops, Exercise Classes, Walking, Yoga & Pilates Classes, Indigenous Peoples' Day
Event
Java St. Jazz at Java Street Community Garden
at Java Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Java St. Community Garden will be holding another installment of our Java Jazz Series. Cole Davis and Greg Lapine will perform 2 sets, leading into an open jam. All are welcome!
Category: Concerts
Free!
Open Mic at Newkirk Community Garden
at Newkirk Community Garden, Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Musicians, comedians, poets, storytellers etc. are welcome. Family friendly. Come share your talents under the evening skies in our beautiful garden.
Category: Concerts, Nature, Art, Theater
Free!
Fundraiser concert for Newkirk Community Garden
at Newkirk Community Garden, Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Musicians include Sol 67, Here Lies the Human Race, Misery Loves Company with special guest Michael Friedman and Bev Grant with Carolann Solebello.
Category: Concerts, Nature
Family Camping: Staten Island
at Blue Heron Nature Center (in Blue Heron Park), Staten Island
6:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
The Urban Park Rangers celebrate the tradition of camping and we look forward to welcoming your family. Families are chosen by lottery. Lottery registration opens on Wednesday October 2
Category: Urban Park Rangers, Family Camping with the Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Family Camping: Brooklyn
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
The Urban Park Rangers celebrate the tradition of camping and we look forward to welcoming your family. Families are chosen by lottery. Lottery registration opens on Wednesday October 2
Category: Urban Park Rangers, Family Camping with the Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Beetlejuice
at Entrance - Beach 35th Street and Beach Channel Drive (in Bayswater Park), Queens
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
A happy couple with a lovely country house die in a car accident and must haunt their old home while waiting to be processed into heaven.
Category: Film, Best for Kids, Free Summer Movies, Movies Under the Stars
Free!
Kids
Spooky Snug Harbor Tours
at Visitor Information Booth (in Snug Harbor Cultural Center), Staten Island
7:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
This fall, join us for “Spooky Snug Harbor,” a series of nighttime walking tours aimed at shedding light on Snug Harbor’s darkest history.
Category: History, Tours, Halloween
Monday, October 14, 2024
Line Dancing Aerobics
at Multipurpose Room (in Betsy Head Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
The line dance incorporates low impact dances that are very easy to learn and enjoy!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
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!
Arsenal Gallery: ALTER ECO
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks presents the group exhibition ALTER ECO, featuring artists envisioning alternate realities to inspire environmental care.
Category: Art
Free!
Monday Morning Clean Ups
at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to help park staff tidy up.
Help Van Cortlandt Park staff clean up after weekend picnicking.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Art Exhibition: Kenshō by Vince Serecin
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Celebrate Birds with an exhibition: Kenshō, artwork by Vince Serecin.
Category: Education, Art, History, Talks, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, Indigenous Peoples' Day
Free!
Art from the Heart: An exhibition of vintage artwork by local artists of Staten Island's South Shore
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Art From the Heart, arranged by the Tottenville Historical Society at the historic H.H. Biddle House features vintage paintings from their collection.
Category: Birding, Nature, Art, History, Waterfront, Open House New York, Hiking, Wildlife, Walking
Free!
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to clean up, weed, prune, mulch, and rake at Stuyvesant Square.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Greenbelt Native Plant Center Tour & Seed Harvesting
at Greenbelt Native Plant Center, Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Greenbelt Native Plant Center staff for a tour of the facility and a day of plant and seed care, and grounds maintenance.
Category: Nature, Tours, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
Event
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!
Bayswater Fall Festival
at Bayswater Park, Queens
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers and NYC Department of Parks for a fun filled day of exciting activities. There will be a mechanical ride, bounce house, haunted maze, pumpkin patch, refreshments, arts & craft, giveaways games, music and more.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Festivals, Best for Kids, Halloween
Free!
Event
Roots & Shoots Open House: a Youth Leadership Program
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Students ages 13-20, join us to earn community service credit and get involved in our environmental youth leadership program.
Category: Education, Nature, Talks, Community Input Meetings, Teen Media Education Classes
Free!
Foodway Tour with Journei Bimwala
at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join Bronx Herbalist and Forager Journei Bimwala for a tour of the Bronx River Foodway, NYC Park’s first edible public food forest. Meet the familiar and learn about the unfamiliar plants growing in this special site. For questions or concerns, email Foodway@bronxriver.org or call 718-542-4124.
This event is generously supported by by the EPA, Long Island Sound Study and Restore America’s Esturaries.
Category: Education, Tours, Indigenous Peoples' Day
Free!
Event
CANCELED: 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, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Indigenous People's Day: Indigenous Roots
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a hike to discuss the deep connection between humans and plants that transcends time with a particular focus on the practices of the Lenape.
Category: Nature, History, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
CANCELED: Fitness is Knowledge
at Dance Room (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
This Class is designed to challenge your strength and endurance. Sessions are specifically designed to focus different muscle group
Category: Fitness, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Gardening and Cooking Afterschool Class at Stars of Hope Community Garden
at Stars of Hope Community Garden, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Students will learn the fundamentals of gardening with hands-on guidance from expert instructors cultivating their own vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Volunteer, Food, Gardening
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 Basketball
at Gymnasium (in Hunts Point Recreation Center), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn To Play Basketball
Category: Fitness, Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming, Basketball/Netball
Free!
Kids
Learn To Play Soccer
at Athletic Field
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Come on out and play the world’s most popular sport - soccer. Learn how to dribble, pass, and shoot out on the pitch.
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Soccer
Free!
Kids
We Practice as a Team!
at Gymnasium (Full) (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and Recreation learn defense, passing and shooting techniques.
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Recreation Center Programming, Basketball/Netball, Social Sports, Sports Camps
Free!
Kids
Hip House Cardio
at Fit4Dance NYC, Brooklyn
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Hip House is an upbeat dance aerobics workout that fuses Old School Hip-Hop and House vibes to improve cardio fitness and tone the body.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
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 Low Impact Circuit Training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a safe and effective full-body workout
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
STRONG Nation®
at Ryan Health- Chelsea Clinton Community Health Center, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:00 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, Exercise Classes
Free!
Yoga
at Entrance - 215th Place and 33rd Road (in Crocheron Park), Queens
6:00 p.m.–6:45 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, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Play 8 Ball Pool
at Gymnasium (Part B) (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join our instructional billiards program and sharpen your skills while playing this fun completive sport
Category: Adaptive Programs, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Uplifted Dance Fitness
at Playground (in Bayswater Park), Queens
6:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Uplift your spirit with this dance fitness class! Class meets by the pond
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
STRONG Nation®
at Dance Room (in Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 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!
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!
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!
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!
CANCELED: Old School R&B Dance Fitness
at Riverbank State Park, Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
A fun and exciting workout that uses easy to follow dance steps to maintain cardiovascular health
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Forest Fitness
at Margaret Corbin Circle (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
7:30 a.m.–8:30 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!
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!
Bodyweight Blast
at 102nd Street Field House (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
Join us for 45 minutes of bodyweight exercises, combining cardio and strength for a full-body workout.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Hand Down, Elevate and Shoot!
at Gymnasium (Part B) (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Come join NYC Parks for this unique basketball training
Category: Sports, Recreation Center Programming, Basketball/Netball
Free!
Arsenal Gallery: ALTER ECO
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks presents the group exhibition ALTER ECO, featuring artists envisioning alternate realities to inspire environmental care.
Category: Art
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, Exercise Classes
Free!
Total Body Tone Fitness
at Exercise Area
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Join NYC Parks for Total Body Tone
Category: Fitness
Free!
Dances for a Variable Population
at Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Get your body moving with fun, unique dance classes that promote strong and creative movement among adults of all ages and abilities.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Dance, Seniors, Accessible Activities, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
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