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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 October 6, 2012 (x) to May 8, 2014

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Dec 2

Garden & Conservatory Walk at Wave Hill

at Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill), Bronx

2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights.
Category: Nature, Gardening, Tours

Dec 2

West Side Stories

at Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (in Central Park), Manhattan

2:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
A Walking Tour of Central Park's Western Edge.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Free!

Dec 2

Handiwork: Tasks and Crafts from the Past

at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn This is an Accessible location

2:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Learn games, pastimes and tasks that were common 200 years ago.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Games, History, Kids, Culture
Free!

Best For
Kids
Dec 2

Discover Tours

at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn This is an Accessible location

3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Talk a walk with one of our naturalists to watch for animals, and investigate little-known facts about the park and its animal residents.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Environmental Awareness, Tours
Free!

Dec 2

Holiday Lighting in Central Park

at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan This is an Accessible location

4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Celebrate the season at our 16th annual Holiday Lighting in northern Central Park. Watch Okamoto Studio live carve an ice sculpture, sing with the Original Dickens Carolers, take your photo withâ?¦
Category: Concerts, Kids, Winter Holidays
Free!

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Monday, December 3, 2012

Dec 3

Haunted Houses By Corinne May Botz

at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Visit our current exhibit: Corinne May Botz's photography of haunted houses and recordings of ghost stories from around the United States!
Category: Education, Exhibits, History, Storytelling & Readings, Culture

Dec 3

Castle and its Kingdom

at Belvedere Castle (in Central Park), Manhattan This is an Accessible location

12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m.
A tour of Belvedere Castle and the surrounding area.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Free!

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Dec 4

Invasive Plant Removals at Highbridge Park

at West 155th Street and Edgecombe Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan

9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Come out and volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) at Highbridge Park to remove invasive weeds from around existing plantings.
Category: Education, Nature, Gardening, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!

Dec 4

III Bienial Exhibition of Latin American Artists of the Bronx: Visual Appearance

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx This is an Accessible location

9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
The Poe Park Visitor Center is home to the III Bienal de Artes Latino Americano del Bronx. Come and enjoy Visual Appearance. You will be amazed!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Culture
Free!

Dec 4

Holiday Train Show at The New York Botanical Garden

at The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.
The enchanting setting of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory showcases more than 140 scaled iconic buildings and structures under thousands of twinkling lights. Artistically crafted by Paul Busse's teamâ?¦
Category: Nature, Exhibits, Gardening, Kids

Best For
Kids

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