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 21–30 out of 7,197 events
from November 6, 2012 (x) to May 8, 2014
Thursday, November 8, 2012
CANCELLED: 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.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.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…
Category: Accessibility, Education, Nature, Exhibits, History, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Free!
CANCELLED: Woodland Discovery Kit in Central Park
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan 
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.Visit The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands exhibit and start exploring the North Woods on your own by borrowing a North Woods Discovery Kit…
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Exhibits, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Fall Foliage
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!
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
CANCELLED: Bryant Park Ping Pong
at Ping Pong Court (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Ping pong for all skill levels in Bryant Park
Category: Fitness, Games, Sports
Free!
CANCELLED: Haunted Houses By Corinne May Botz
at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island 
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
CANCELLED: 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!
Arts, Culture and Fun Presents: Mary Wells, The Tumultuous Life of Motown's First Superstar
at Jackie Robinson Recreation Center (in Jackie Robinson Park), Manhattan 
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Learn about the life and career of Mary Wells.
Category: Culture
Free!
Event
Friday, November 9, 2012
CANCELLED: Fresh Creek Planting
at Avenue L & East 108th Street (in Fresh Creek Nature Preserve), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Come out and volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) at Fresh Creek Preserve to plant native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous material around the Creek to improve the creek habitat.
Category: Education, Nature, Gardening, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
CANCELLED: 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.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.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…
Category: Accessibility, Education, Nature, Exhibits, History, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Free!
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