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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 1,736 events
from January 20, 2020 to September 10, 2022
Monday, January 20, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Prospect Park
at Prospect Park Tennis Center (in Parade Ground), Brooklyn, Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 
, Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn , Lefrak Center at Lakeside (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Visit Prospect Park on MLK Jr. Day to participate in a storytelling hour focused on tales of freedom, go on a nature walk with naturalists, and glide on the Lakeside ice rink!
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Wildlife
Free!
Kids
Folk Arts: Living Traditions - A Student Exhibition
at Conference House Park Visitor Center (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello.
Category: Art, History, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Are you the Missing Piece? Team Jigsaw Puzzle Competition
at Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center, Queens
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join Lost Battalion Hall for a fun-filled day of puzzles! Youth are invited to participate in this jigsaw puzzle competition.
Category: Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Event
MLK Basketball Tournament
at McCarren Play Center (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
McCarren Play Center will be hosting a teen 4-on-4 basketball tournament in honor of the late great Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.
Category: Fitness, Sports
Donna Napoli: Staten Island Treasures
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
For over 10 years, local artist Donna Napoli has enjoyed capturing Staten Island in watercolor, to "preserve" the charm and value of its "Mom and Pop" businesses, historic homes, parks, and wildlife as local treasures.
Category: Nature, Art, Waterfront, Wildlife
Free!
Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park
at Samuel F. B. Morse Statue (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Visit some of the park's most famous landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Bethesda Terrace, and The Lake, on this east-to-west tour led by Central Park Conservancy guides.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Free!
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park
at Heather Garden (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Join us for one hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises.
Category: Fitness
Free!
7th Annual Whimsical Winter Wonder... Exhibition
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The exhibit features the work of over ten emerging and established artists, most of whom are from the Bronx.
Category: Art, Best for Kids, Winter Holidays
Free!
Kids
Arsenal Gallery: Namesakes: Honoring African Americans in NYC Parks
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
This exhibition highlights parks and monuments that pay tribute to the contributions and lives of notable African Americans from the 18th century to the 21st century.
Category: Education, Art, History
Free!
Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park
at Dairy Visitor Center & Gift Shop (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Some of New York’s most iconic sights are found in Central Park, including the fountain at Bethesda Terrace and Bow Bridge. Join Central Park Conservancy guides for an insider’s look.
Category: Education, Nature, History, Tours
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