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.
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from November 7, 2012 (x) to May 8, 2014
Saturday, November 10, 2012
CANCELLED: Orienteering (Light)
at Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.Learn how to navigate using a map and compass on our Orienteering programs. This program offers a leisurely stroll on mostly paved paths. We recommend…
Category: Nature, Fitness, Environmental Awareness
Free!
CANCELLED: Nature's Helpers at the Audubon Center
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.Spend time outside enjoying nature while helping to keep Prospect Park clean. Families can take a tour of the Park and its waterways and help keep it clean…
Category: Education, Nature, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Tours
Free!
Lecture: From Cappuccino to Jambalaya: Food and American Identity
at Morris-Jumel Mansion (in Roger Morris Park), Manhattan 
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
It has been said that one of the most enduring markers of ethnic identity is cuisine. From fast food to slow food and everything in between, we will consider how eating, cooking and even shopping…
Category: Education, History, Talks
Free!
CANCELLED: Nature Photography
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 
2:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.Take photos of nature with the guidance of our Urban Park Rangers! All photography programs are for digital cameras and you must provide your own…
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Free!
CANCELLED: Finding Your Poetic Voice: John Maney
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.Local poet John Maney offers a free poetry series for teens and adults. Read and discuss poetry with your peers, and work to create your own poetry in a…
Category: Storytelling & Readings
Free!
Gallery Tour at Wave Hill
at Wave Hill, Bronx 
2:00 p.m.
Join an exhibition interpreter for one of our regularly scheduled tours of Wave Hill's fall exhibition Foregrounding the Palisades, sculptural installations by artists Isidro Blasco, Blane de…
Category: Nature, Exhibits, Culture
Cross-Park Promenade
at East 72 Street and Fifth Avenue (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
A tour through Central Park.
Category: Tours
Free!
Handiwork: Tasks and Crafts from the Past
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 
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!
18th Century Tavern Nights
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens 
8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
An authentic 18th century weekend dinner
Category: Festivals, Food
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Birds of Van Cortlandt Park, Today and Yesterday
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.
Check for migrants and talk birding with John Young.Bring your own binoculars, if you have them.
Category: Birding, Education
Free!
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