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 39 events
from August 3, 2012 (x) to August 3, 2012 (x)
Friday, August 3, 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, Exhibits, Environmental Awareness, Tours, Culture, Waterfront
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, Education, Nature, Games, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Sports
Free!
Kids
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, Exhibits, History, Culture
Free!
Gallery Exhibition: Mary Mattingly, The Flock House Project
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Visit the Poe Park Visitor Center for an exhibtion of a series of photographs, preparatory drawings, and artifacts documenting the public art exhibition Flock House Project by Mary…
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Exhibits, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Free!
Mad About Manners: Class for Children at the Alice Austen House
at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island 
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
A five day event that is sure to boost the confidence of your children
Category: Accessibility, Education, Kids, Culture, Waterfront
Qi Gong
at Cloisters Lawn (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan 
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Qi Gong is the philosophy and practice of aligning breath, physical activity, and a wide range of exercises developed in China to promote energy (Qi/Chi) circulation in the body. No special…
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
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, Fitness, Kids, Outdoor Fitness
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, Kids, Sports
Kids
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, Exhibits, Seniors
SummerStage Kids: Little Club Heads
at Sara D Roosevelt Park (in Sara D. Roosevelt Park), Manhattan 
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Little Club Heads has revolutionized the idea of "family time" by providing a dance party experience for children aged 12 months to 10 years old and their parents. At their events,…
Category: Kids
Free!
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