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 7,198 events
from November 12, 2012 (x) to May 8, 2014
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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
Bronx Green-Up Pruning Certificate Series
at Watson Building, Room 302 (in Bronx Park), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Learn to prune properly to improve the health of your plants and the appearance of your community garden. The Pruning Certificate Course is ideal for community gardeners who want to keep their…
Category: Gardening
Free!
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!
Yoga for Beginners
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Come to the Poe Visitors Center each Wednesday for a midday break. Get centered with these gentle, easy, relaxing yoga sessions for adults.
Category: Fitness
Free!
Senior Dance
at Al Oerter Recreation Center (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens 
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come join us in an afternoon of dancing!
Category: Dance
Free!
Fire & Ice Basketball Tournament
6:00 p.m.
This tournament is open to all recreation center members ages 17-19. Please call 718-263-1163 for any tournament or membership questions.
Category: Sports
Thursday, November 15, 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!
III Bienial Exhibition of Latin American Artists of the Bronx: Visual Appearance
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
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!
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
Cranio-Sacral Relaxation
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Craniosacral therapy and relaxation is a deeply relaxing technique, somewhat like yoga, that makes you feel as though you are floating on water.You may experience…
Category: Fitness
Free!
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