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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 8, 2012 (x) to May 8, 2014

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Dec30

Birding: Winter Waterfowl

at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.
We offer birding programs throughout the year and our Exploration series focuses on unique wildlife viewing opportunities during particular seasons.
Category: Birding, Nature, Environmental Awareness, Waterfront
Free!

Dec30

Woodland Discovery Kit in Central Park

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

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!

Best For
Kids
Dec30

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
Dec30

The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands Exhibit

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

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!

Dec30

Family Art Project at Wave Hill: Create Your Year-Hello 2013!

at Wave Hill, Bronx This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Envision the year ahead, design your seasons and capture their delights with beautiful, Wave Hill-inspired images to create your very own hanging calendar for the new year.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Kids, New Year's Eve, Winter Holidays

Best For
Kids
Dec30

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

Dec30

Cool Quilts 21st Annual Quilt Show

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

12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
quilt craft brooklyn exhibit
Category: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits, History

Dec30

West Side Stories

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

12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m.
A Walking Tour of Central Park's Western Edge.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Free!

Dec30

Needlecrafts

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

1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Got cabin fever? Keep busy during the long winter months the way kids did in 19th-century Brooklyn.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Games, History, Kids, New Year's Eve, Culture, Winter Holidays
Free!

Best For
Kids
Dec30

Nature Exploration Hike: Hunter Island (Moderate)

at Orchard Beach Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.
On Nature Exploration Hikes we will discover the plants and animals that inhabit the urban forest.
Category: Nature, Fitness, Environmental Awareness, Waterfront
Free!

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