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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 December 31, 2012 (x) to December 31, 2012 (x)

Monday, December 31, 2012

Dec31

Swamp: Art Exhibition

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx This is an Accessible location

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!

Dec31

The 30th Annual Wreath Interpretations Exhibition

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

9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.

Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Exhibits, History, Culture, Winter Holidays
Free!

Dec31

Haunted Houses By Corinne May Botz

at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island This is an Accessible location

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

Dec31

Needlecrafts

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

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!

Best For
Kids
Dec31

Emerald Nuts Midnight Run & Fireworks Display

at Naumburg Bandshell (in Central Park), Manhattan This is an Accessible location

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

Must See
Event
Dec31

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!

Must See
Event

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