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 May 21, 2013 to May 8, 2014
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Sunrise Tai Chi Classes
at Linden Terrace (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
6:30 a.m.–7:30 a.m.
Sunrise Tai Chi Classes with Robert Martinez, certified Tai Chi Instructor.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Free!
Marine Park: Sowing Native Seeds
at Gerritsen Ave and Channel Ave (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Come out and volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) at Marine Park to help sow native seed. This work will help to jumpstart the forest understory and prevent invasives from…
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
erik benson: The Park
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan 
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Erik Benson's paintings depict the landscape of everyday metropolitan life, created with thousands of shapes hand-cut from dried sheets of acrylic paint.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Exhibits, Kids, Culture, Seniors
Free!
Kids
Changing Lenses Photo Exhibition
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Students from the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation present a photography exhibition entitled Changing Lenses at Poe Park Visitors Center. The exhibition marks the…
Category: Education, Exhibits, Culture
Free!
Catch & Release Fishing
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan 
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem! Poles available to borrow; must…
Category: Nature, Kids, Waterfront
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
The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands Exhibit
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan 
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use this hands-on exhibit to illuminate the history, ecology, and management of the woodlands and learn why these landscapes are so essential to the purpose of Central Park.
Category: Education, Nature, Exhibits, History, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Free!
Street Types: Turn of the Century Portraiture By Alice Austen
at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island 
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
This show explores the portraits Alice Austen made on the streets of Manhattan at the turn of the last century.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits
Free!
Bryant Park Petanque
at Fountain Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Learn to play petanque from members of NYC's championship-winning club, La Boule New Yorkaise.
Category: Games
Free!
Bryant Park Games
at 40th Street Plaza (in Bryant Park), Manhattan 
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Take a game break with an eclectic selection of favorite tabletop games for free. From scrabble and mancala to dominoes and more.
Category: Games
Free!
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