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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.
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from May 19, 2013 to May 8, 2014
Sunday, May 19, 2013
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, Nature, Exhibits, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Celebrate National Bike Month at QBG
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Ride your bike to QBG during the month of May and receive 50% off admission.
Category: Nature, Fitness, Bike Month NYC
Help Rejuvenate Fort Tryon Park with the New York Junior League
at Anne Loftus Playground (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan 
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join the New York Junior League's Playground Improvement Project (PIP) as they set out to beautify and improve Fort Tryon Park.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Woodland Discovery Kit in Central Park
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Visit The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands exhibit and start exploring the North Woods on your own.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Exhibits, Kids, Environmental Awareness
Free!
Kids
The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands Exhibit
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use this hands-on exhibit to illuminate the history, ecology, and management of the woodlands and learn why these landscapes are so essential to the purpose of Central Park.
Category: Education, Nature, Exhibits, History, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Free!
6th Annual Shred Fest
at Bensonhurst Park, Brooklyn , Prospect Park, Brooklyn , Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn , St. Nicholas Park, Manhattan , Flatbush Nostrand Junction, Brooklyn, Triangle Plaza, Bronx, Union Square Park, Manhattan, 111th Street Parking Lot (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Bring all your old documents to Shred Fest and fight identity theft.
Category: Education, Environmental Awareness
Free!
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Street Types: Turn of the Century Portraiture By Alice Austen
at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
This show explores the portraits Alice Austen made on the streets of Manhattan at the turn of the last century.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: 10th Annual Mamapalooza Outdoor Extravaganza
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Celebrate mothers and the people who love them at our annual music and art-filled festival featuring family bands, kids activities, Gymboree Play Tent, crafts and more.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Concerts, Festivals, Kids
Free!
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High Line Field Station
at Chelsea Market Passage (in The High Line), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Stop by our mobile information cart to make the most of your next visit to the High Line.
Category: Education, Nature, Exhibits
Free!
Great GoogaMooga
at The Nethermead (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
At Great GoogaMooga you can eat and drink from New York's top restaurants and leading wineries and breweries and listen to top musical acts.
Category: Concerts, Festivals, Kids, Markets, Culture, Free Summer Concerts, Food
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