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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.
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from September 22, 2019 to December 21, 2019
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Sunday, September 22, 2019
Urban Farm Exploration Days
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Explore the Urban Farm's variety of crops, rice paddies, and fragrant herbs, and meet the chickens, too! All ages welcome.
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, Wildlife
Free!
Kids
Apples & Honey Day
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
12:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Celebrate the harvest season with apples and honey! Fill your day with themed crafts, apples and honey tastings, local beer and cider, and meet our beekeeper!
Category: Accessible, Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature, Best for Kids, Seniors, Wildlife, Workshops
Kids
Forest Crew Volunteer Day
at 190th Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Volunteers are central to our work! Each season, thousands of volunteers help us keep NYC green by planting trees, maintaining public parkland, and caring for community gardens. Join…
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Birding Along the Bronx River Foodway
at Inside the park at Bruckner Boulevard (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Enjoy a walk through Concrete Plant Park and learn about the Foodway while discovering the birds in your community.
Category: Birding, Nature, Wildlife
Free!
Event
Exotic Pets
at Alley Pond Environmental Center, Queens
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Ever wanted to have a rabbit for a pet? Interested in having a fluffy guinea pig or a scaly snake at home? Meet some of APEC’s unique animals and learn about the special care they require.
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids
Kids
Garden Highlights Walk
at Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights.
Category: Nature, Tours
Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park
at Dairy Visitor Center & Gift Shop (in Central Park), Manhattan 
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.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: Nature, History, Tours
Central Park Tour: The Ramble
at Belvedere Castle (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Get lost in nature without ever leaving the city on this tour of the Ramble, a serene 36-acre 'wild garden' in the middle of Central Park.
Category: Education, Nature, History, Tours
Learn How to Dye with Indigo
at Old Stone House (in J.J. Byrne Playground), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join local artist and educator Iviva Olenick for a free workshop on indigo dye. Visit us to see how flax and indigo plants are used to make brilliant blue fabrics!
Category: Nature, Art, Workshops
Free!
Monday, September 23, 2019
FASTNET: Plein-Air Drawings at Freshkills Park
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
FASTNET: Plein-Air Drawings at Freshkills Park is an exhibition of plein-air drawings and ink studies made within a 20-foot shipping container.
Category: Accessible, Nature, Art
Free!
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