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 680 events
from December 12, 2019 to September 10, 2022
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Arsenal Gallery: 37th Annual Wreath Interpretations Exhibition
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Employing an array of unconventional materials, fine artists, designers, and creative individuals of all ages celebrate and reinvent a familiar holiday symbol.
Category: Accessible, Art, Winter Holidays
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: Accessible, Art, Best for Kids, Winter Holidays
Free!
Tiny Tots Stories and Art
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join Poe Park Visitor Center for stories, songs, games, and activities for little ones.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Adults Le Petit Art
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Create Miniature Art 2.5"x3.5" - 4"x6" visual Arts paintings, sketches, fiber arts, paintings, greeting cards, coasters, and more!
Category: Accessible, Arts & Crafts, Workshops
Free!
Chair Aerobics
at Al Oerter Recreation Center (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens 
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Enjoy a great workout while sitting! Challenge yourself using weights and bands. This is a great workout for those with limited mobility and who are just starting their fitness journey.
Category: Accessible, Fitness
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!
Yeti, Set, Snow!
at Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Yeti, Set, Snow! – an original story and marionette show produced by City Parks Foundation – will be making its anticipated return to the Swedish…
Category: Best for Kids
Special Express Arts: Mixed Media Arts
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Special needs adults engage in the arts for self-expression through the use of multiple mediums. Participants are allowed to work at their own pace while assisted as needed.
Category: Accessible, Arts & Crafts
Free!
Adaptive Basketball
at Al Oerter Recreation Center (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens 
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Adaptive Basketball is for individuals with disabilities. This class offers an alternative to the popular sport where all abilities are welcomed.
Category: Accessible, Fitness, Sports
Special Olympics Training
at St. Mary's Recreation Center (in St. Mary's Park), Bronx 
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
This is an instructional Adaptive Sport Program to teach Tier 1-3 sports and developmental drills.
Category: Accessible, Sports
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