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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 November 12, 2012 (x) to May 8, 2014

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Nov17

Lefferts Historic House: Second Floor Tours

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

1:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
View significant artifacts from 19th-century family life and walk into a fully furnished 1820s bedroom. There will be tours every half hour.
Category: Education, Exhibits, History, Tours, Culture
Free!

Nov17

CANCELLED: Wilderness Survival

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

1:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.Whether you are preparing for an extended journey through the woods or just want to be more prepared for any situation, a wilderness survival program is…
Category: Education, Nature, Environmental Awareness
Free!

Nov17

Let's Talk Turkey

at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.
It's never too early to start celebrating Thanksgiving. We'll be hiking the Greenbelt Nature trail in search of the foods that was a part of the first Thanksgiving. This program includes activities,…
Category: Kids, Thanksgiving

Best For
Kids
Nov17

Nature's Helpers at the Audubon Center

at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
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 along the way. Gloves, garbage bags and…
Category: Education, Nature, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Tours
Free!

Best For
Kids
Nov17

Low Tide at Riis Park

at Bathhouse Entry Pavilion (in Jamaica Bay Park), Queens

2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Walk the now-desolate beach at Jacob Riis Park with Mickey Maxwell Cohen, American Littoral Society naturalist. Find out what hides in the flotsam and jetsam on this stormy beach while learning…
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Waterfront
Free!

Must See
Event
Nov17

Gallery Tour at Wave Hill

at Wave Hill, Bronx This is an Accessible location

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

Nov17

Boats, Balls, Bikes & Blades

at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop (in Central Park), Manhattan

2:30 p.m.3:45 p.m.
A tour through Central Park in which you will learn about the history of the Park
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Free!

Nov17

Handiwork: Tasks and Crafts from the Past

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

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!

Best For
Kids
Nov17

CANCELLED: Belvedere Castle By Candlelight

at Belvedere Castle (in Central Park), Manhattan This is an Accessible location

6:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.Urban Park Rangers specialize in interpretation of historic turning points, both natural and man-made, in our city's long history. Join them on this…
Category: History, Kids, Tours, Culture
Free!

Must See
Event
Nov17

CANCELLED: Astronomy

at Fort Totten Visitor's Center (in Fort Totten Park), Queens This is an Accessible location

6:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.Astronomy programs feature the use of telescopes and binoculars to observe specific astronomical events. Many programs feature astronomy experts and all…
Category: Waterfront, Astronomy
Free!

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