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Get a glimpse of some of the thousands of events that take place in New York City parks each year! Once you're finished, find an event suited to your interests and location in our Upcoming Events calendar.
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Multiple Parks
Summer is here and it's time to hit the beach! Beaches are finally open for summer 2011!
Sol LeWitt Public Art Unveiling
City Hall Park
A new exhibit featuring work from the late Sol LeWitt is now featured in City Hall Park. The artwork ranges from geometric,...
Multiple Parks
It's the season of street fairs! Local businesses rush to the streets to promote and sell goods as fairs pop up all over the...
Each One Teach One: Martial Arts Tournament
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Check out photos from the third annual free youth martial arts tournament, "Each One, Teach One.†The event featured...
Baisley Pond Park Cricket Field
Baisley Pond Park
Commissioner Adrian Benepe joined Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, City Council Member Ruben Wills, High School Cricket...
Thomas Jefferson Park
NYC Parks and the Walt Disney Company hosted the fourth annual Street Games at Thomas Jefferson Park! This event brings back...
BORDERS On Display At Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
BORDERS by Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir debuted on March 24 and will remain on display through September 30, 2011. The...
National Girls and Women in Sports Day 2011
Chelsea Recreation Center
On February 26, 2011, NYC Parks held its inaugural celebration of girls' fitness as a part of National Girls and Women in...
Prospect Park
Celebrate life in the snow and the winter season! The Nethermead in Prospect Park held this years Winter Jam for the first...
Heritage Of Innovation Exhibit
Central Park
Heritage of Innovation, an exhibition of more than 30 artworks by 15 artists was on view at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park...
Central Park
Parks & Recreation's Directors of the Parks Academy trained Urban Park Service and Maintenance and Operations staff on how to...
Central Park
The home to the City of New York's Parks & Recreation lights up to celebrate the holidays in the year 2010. The celebratory...
2010 ING New York City Marathon
Multiple Parks
The 2010 ING New York City Marathon brought more than 40,000 participants to the streets of New York on Sunday, November 7....
10th Annual Chess-In-The-Park Rapid Open
Central Park
On Saturday, September 25, New Yorkers flocked to Central Park for the 10th annual Chess-in-the-Parks tournament. People of all...
Riverside Park South
The second annual FlyNY Kite Festival took place in Riverside Park South on Saturday, August 21, 2010. Participants created...
Multiple Parks
In August 2010, the Parks Department held a series of events to remind New Yorkers that New York City’s street trees...
Central Park
The venerable hip hop group Public Enemy performed in Central Park as part of the 2010 Summerstage performance series. Also...
Central Park
Larry Scott Blackmon, Parks Department Deputy Commissioner of Community Outreach, in concert with Nouveau Riche LLC, Jodi...
Raphael Saadiq plays the SummerStage Mainstage
Central Park
Giant Step returned for its annual SummerStage event at New York City's Central Park with headliner Raphael Saadiq, Aloe Blacc,...
Aloe Blacc at SummerStage's Mainstage
Central Park
Giant Step returned for its annual SummerStage event at New York City's Central Park with headliner Raphael Saadiq, Aloe Blacc,...
TK Wonder Performs at SummerStage's Mainstage
Central Park
Giant Step returned for its annual SummerStage event at New York City's Central Park with headliner Raphael Saadiq, Aloe Blacc,...
Robert Venable Park Ribbon Cutting
Robert E. Venable Park
On July 6, 2010, Parks cut the ribbon on a transformed Robert Venable Park in Brooklyn. The park has been drastically...
Celebrate Brooklyn: Norah Jones
Prospect Park
Norah Jones headlined Celebrate Brooklyn's Opening Night Gala, honoring Pamela Brier.
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Central Amusement International celebrated the opening of Luna Park at Coney Island – a...
Frederick Law Olmsted Luncheon
Central Park
The 28th Annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon was held in Central Park's Conservatory Garden on May 5, 2010. This...
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