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 37 events
from July 13, 2012 (x) to July 13, 2012 (x)
Friday, July 13, 2012
FLOW.12
at Waterfront Pathways along Ward's Island (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan 
6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
FLOW returns to Randall's Island Park for 2012 with five new artists and five new site-specific installations along the Park's southern shoreline.FLOW is a project of the Randall's Island Sports…
Category: Arts & Crafts
Free!
Nature University: NYRP's Summer Camp
at Swindler Cove Park, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Bring your kids to NYRP's Summer Camp
Category: Arts & Crafts
Free!
Parkcentric: Photographs from the Museum of the City of New York, 1890-1940
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan 
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Featuring nearly 70 photographs, this exhibition celebrates two great institutions—the New York City parks system and the Museum of the City of New York. The museum, originally housed at…
Category: Education
Free!
Yoga Together at Wave Hill
at Wave Hill, Bronx 
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Children and parent or caregiver can practice fun yoga poses that build strength, increase flexibility, and relax the body and mind in this one-hour class taught by Lisa Ferraro, an instructor from…
Category: Nature
J. Hood Wright 2012 Summer Sports Clinic
at J. Hood Wright Recreation Center (in J. Hood Wright Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
A summer sports clinic involving basketball, volleyball and tennis.
Category: Fitness
Monet's Garden at The New York Botanical Garden
at Watson Building, Room 302 (in Bronx Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.
This multifaceted exhibition examines the life and work of the Impressionist master by highlighting his passion for gardening and the inspiration he drew from his living masterpiece, the garden on…
Category: Nature
SummerStage Kids: Andes Manta
at Crotona Park (in ), Bronx 
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Andes Manta performs the vibrant music of the Andes on more than 35 traditional instruments. From the lyrical sound of the quena, or Andean Flute, to the haunting tones of the six-foot long…
Category: Kids
Free!
CityParks PuppetMobile: Bessie's Big Shot
at Sara D Roosevelt Park (in Sara D. Roosevelt Park), Manhattan 
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Bessie the cow has long dreamed of being in the circus. In this variety show, through trials and tribulation, we get to see if her dream comes true. PuppetMobile shows welcome audience members of…
Category: Kids
Free!
SummerStage Kids: Marika Hughes & Bottom Heavy
at Brower Park, Brooklyn 
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Brooklyn-based cellist and vocalist Marika Hughes grabs tradition by its head, reshaping the landscape of genre and sound. Her cello stylings are reminiscent of her classical upbringing yet defy…
Category: Kids
Free!
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