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 51–60 out of 2,960 events
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from May 24, 2013 to May 8, 2014
Saturday, May 25, 2013
CANCELLED: Archery
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.
Our trained Rangers will demonstrate the safe and proper way to draw a bow and shoot an arrow.
Category: Games, Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
Build a Birdfeeder
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn 
1:00 p.m.
Create new friends while learning to build your very own birdfeeder.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Kids, Environmental Awareness
Free!
Kids
Historic New York: The World's Fair
at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers specialize in interpretation of historic turning points, both natural and man-made, in our city’s long history.
Category: Education, History, Tours
Free!
Event
Compost Crew
at Swindler Cove Park, Manhattan
1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
In this Compost Crew training session, you will learn about New York Restoration Project’s Composting Program.
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
Rockaway Barrier Painting Design Competition
at Beach 94th Street and Shore Front Parkway (in Rockaway Beach), Queens 
2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Please join us at the Dome to view the proposals and cast your vote for the Rockaway Barrier Painting Design Competition!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Volunteer, Waterfront
Free!
Event
Nocturnal Wildlife
at Belvedere Castle (in Central Park), Manhattan 
7:00 p.m.
Our Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in New York City.
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness
Free!
Event
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Summer on the Hudson: Tai Chi
at Soldiers and Sailors Monument (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for all fitness levels.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness, Seniors
Free!
Birding
at High Rock Ranger Station (in High Rock Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.
We offer birding programs throughout the year and our Exploration series focuses on unique wildlife viewing opportunities during particular seasons.
Category: Birding, Nature, Environmental Awareness
Free!
Red Knots and Horseshoe Crabs
at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (in Jamaica Bay Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come see the annual mating ritual of the horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs.
Category: Education, Nature, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Waterfront
Free!
Birding for Families
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan 
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Experience Central Park as a precious bird habitat and learn how to spot our feathered neighbors on a walk with NYC Audubon.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature
Free!
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