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.
Viewing 1–10 out of 3,362 events
from June 19, 2013 to March 22, 2014
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Free Week at Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
at Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center, Manhattan
6:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.
Experience the new, state-of-the-art Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center for free the first week.
Category: Fitness
Free!
Art Exhibit: Fish & Crushed Can Story- Mixed Media
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
This mixed media exhibit by artist Iandry Randriamandroso illustrates how growth is disrupted by invasive species.
Category: Arts & Crafts
Erik Benson: The Park
at The Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan 
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Erik Benson's paintings depict the landscape of everyday metropolitan life, created with thousands of shapes hand-cut from dried sheets of acrylic paint.
Category: Nature
Free!
Bryant Park Chess
at 40th Street Plaza (in Bryant Park), Manhattan 
11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Game boards, including chess, checkers, and backgammon, are available fora small fee. Provided by the Marshall Chess Club.
Category: Games
Bryant Park Petanque
at Fountain Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Learn to play petanque from members of NYC's championship-winning club, La Boule New Yorkaise.
Category: Games
Free!
Bryant Park Le Carrousel
at Le Carrousel (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Le Carrousel was specially created to complement the park's French classical style, featuring brightly colored animals and French cabaret music.
Category: Games
Bryant Park Games
at 40th Street Plaza (in Bryant Park), Manhattan 
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Take a game break with an eclectic selection of favorite tabletop games for free. From scrabble and mancala to dominoes and more.
Category: Games
Free!
Bryant Park Ping Pong
at Ping Pong Court (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Test your ping pong skills at one of two state-of-the-art tables.
Category: Games
Free!
Bryant Park Reading Room
at Reading Room (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Reading, writing, and literary happenings related to the written word - under the London Plane trees - in the open-air Reading Room.
Category: Storytelling & Readings
Free!
Teen Volleyball at Gertrude Recreation Center
at Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center, Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
Come visit us! As part of the FREE first week at Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center, Teen Volleyball is being offered for free.
Category: Sports
Free!
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