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 6 events
from December 31, 2012 (x) to December 31, 2012 (x)
Monday, December 31, 2012
Swamp: Art Exhibition
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Swamp is an exhibition that explores our shifting relationship with the natural world.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits
Free!
The 30th Annual Wreath Interpretations Exhibition
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan 
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Exhibits, History, Culture, Winter Holidays
Free!
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
Needlecrafts
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Got cabin fever? Keep busy during the long winter months the way kids did in 19th-century Brooklyn.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Games, History, Kids, New Year's Eve, Culture, Winter Holidays
Free!
Emerald Nuts Midnight Run & Fireworks Display
at Naumburg Bandshell (in Central Park), Manhattan 
10:00 p.m.
Kick off the New Year in Central Park with dancing, a costume parade, fireworks, and the Emerald Nuts Midnight Run!
Category: Dance, Festivals, New Year's Eve, Culture, Winter Holidays
Event
New Year's Eve Fireworks
at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
11:00 p.m.
Watch the New Year's fireworks at midnight in Prospect Park
Category: Festivals, New Year's Eve, Culture, Winter Holidays
Free!
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