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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 395 events
from May 9, 2021 to September 10, 2022
Sunday, May 9, 2021
Urban Farm Exploration Days!
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Explore the Urban Farm’s variety of crops, rice paddies, fragrant herbs, and meet the chickens too! All ages welcome!
Category: Nature, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Nature Reflection and Awareness Walk
at 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a socially-distant self-guided walk that will remind you to stop smell the flowers. Bring a journal, binoculars, and an open mind.
Category: Nature
Free!
Event
Water’s Edge Garden Tour
at Touchdown of the 103rd Street Footbridge (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan 
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
The Randall’s Island Park Alliance (RIPA) maintains a variety of planted and themed gardens and landscaped areas throughout the park, all created using native species and sustainable practices.
Category: Nature, Tours, Wildlife
Free!
Citizen Science: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring
at Visitor Center (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers and the Greenbelt Nature Center for an evening dedicated to the “living fossil” that has existed for over 445 million years.
Category: Nature, Wildlife
Free!
Event
Monday, May 10, 2021
NYC Parks Virtual Adaptive Fitness Series: Sit Fitness
at Virtual/Online Workshop
8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Join NYC Parks on Monday mornings for a virtual adaptive fitness class! Classes will be 30 minutes long and all exercises can be done without equipment.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Fitness, Seniors, Virtual/Online Events
Free!
Seniors Virtual Creative Arts Classes
at Virtual/Online Workshop
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Learn how to upcycle ordinary items from home and create beautiful, decorative works of art for yourself or a loved one!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Seniors, Virtual/Online Events
Free!
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Arts, Culture & Fun: Watercolor Painting Workshop
at 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Artist Sonomi Kobayashi will teach you how to draw and paint using nature as your inspiration. Learn about light, color, and design while making art en plein air (outside).
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Seniors
Free!
Saving Seeds in NYC: Local Seed Keeping Initiatives Panel
at Virtual/Online Workshop
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
This virtual panel will highlight the various ongoing seed keeping initiatives in and around New York City that community gardeners can get involved with.
Category: Education, Talks, Workshops, Virtual/Online Events
Free!
Yoga on the Lawn at Alice Austen House with Be Yoga SI
at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island
5:45 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Join an all-levels, gentle flow yoga class on the lawn at Alice Austen House Museum.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Yoga in the Park
at Icahn Stadium (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Stretch, breathe, and find your inner peace at our free evening outdoor yoga classes. Bring your own mat and water.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Free!
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