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 1–10 out of 30 events
from March 9, 2013 (x) to March 9, 2013 (x)
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Van Cortlandt Track Club Saturday Morning Group-Run
at Van Cortlandt Stadium (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 
8:00 a.m.
Running in Van Cortlandt Park
Category: Fitness
Free!
2013 Group Trail Runs High Rock Park in the Greenbelt
at 200 Nevada Avenue (in High Rock Park), Staten Island
8:00 a.m.
Join experienced runners from the Staten Island Athletic Club (SIAC) for training runs leading up to the High Rock Challenge Adventure Race.
Category: Fitness
Free!
Repetition in Design
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
A series of oil paintings on canvas along with original sketches by Queens artist Gennadyi Gurman.
Category: Arts & Crafts
Invasive Species with Mike Feller in Highbridge Park
at West 155th Street and Edgecombe Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join Mike Feller for an exploration of the flora and fauna along the Highbridge Park sections of the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail.
Category: Nature
Free!
Bronx River Forest: Live Stake Installation - FULL
at Bronx River Forest Island, Bronx
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Come out and join the Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) to plant live stakes of willow and dogwood shrubs.
Category: Nature
Free!
Living In Sequence Exhibition
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
From Batman and the golden age through today, Living in Sequence celebrates Poe Park and the Bronx's place in comic art history.
Category: Arts & Crafts
Free!
NBR McCarren Park Track Classic
at McCarren Park Track (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn
9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join North Brooklyn Runners and OSA for the Second Annual McCarren Park Track Classic.
Category: Fitness
The 32nd Annual Making Brooklyn Bloom
at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn 
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Gardening for a Resilient City A day-long, free symposium celebrating the local, regenerative resources available to rebuild a more verdant, sustainable Brooklyn.
Category: Gardening
Free!
Mad. Sq. Art: Sandra Gibson & Luis Recoder Exhibition
at Southern End (in Madison Square Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Madison Square Park Conservancy's Mad. Sq. Art announces a new installation to inaugurate the spring 2013 season: Topsy-Turvy: A Camera Obscura Installation (2013) by Newâ?¦
Category: Education
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
Free!
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