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 7,945 events
from November 11, 2012 (x) to May 8, 2014
Sunday, November 11, 2012
CANCELLED: Nature Art: Impression Painting
at Fort Totten Visitor's Center (in Fort Totten Park), Queens 
1:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.It has been said that art takes nature as its model. The beauty of nature has inspired many great Americans to create artistic masterpieces. From the…
Category: Nature
Free!
CANCELLED: Nature Exploration Hike (Light)
at Bloomingdale Park Playground (in Bloomingdale Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.On Nature Exploration Hikes we will discover the plants and animals that inhabit the urban forest.This hike is a leisurely stroll on mostly paved paths.…
Category: Nature
Free!
Meet the Artist at Wave Hill: Gail Biederman
at Wave Hill, Bronx 
1:30 p.m.
Gail Biederman is interested in mapping, topography and patterns of growth, whether natural or artificial. For her Sunroom Project, Biederman creates a net-like map made of commercial and handmade…
Category: Exhibits
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
Free!
CANCELLED: Wildlife Exploration Hike: Light
at Fresh Creek Nature Preserve, Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.On Nature Exploration Hikes we will discover the plants and animals that inhabit the urban forest. This hike is a leisurely stroll on mostly paved paths.…
Category: Nature
Free!
Garden Highlights 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. Photo credit: Wave Hill
Category: Nature
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
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
Free!
CANCELLED: Discover Tours
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.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
Free!
Gazing Through Time: Portraits at King Manor
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
The collection of portraits at King Manor Museum spans 200 years and through its subjects and artists, embraces both academic and folk art painting in likenesses of King family members, notables of…
Category: Education
Free!
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