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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 October 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
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Saturday, October 1, 2016
Bird Walks
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
About 230 different bird species have been recorded in Van Cortlandt Park and over 60 species breed here!
Category: Birding, Education
Free!
Hattie Carthan Community Farmers' Market
at Hattie Carthan Garden (in Hattie Carthan Community Garden), Brooklyn 
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
The Hattie Carthan Community Farmers’ Market is opening for its eighth season of healthy food, activities, education, and food justice programming.
Category: Education, Markets, Food, Seniors
Free!
Discovery Club for Families
at Hallett Nature Sanctuary (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Adults and children alike will take part in an immersive woodland adventure, exploring how people, plants, and wildlife thrive in an urban park.
Category: Education, Nature, Best for Kids
Kids
"Welcome!" program
at Holley Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer greeters will be available from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the "Welcome! Wagon" to answer your questions about the park’s history and horticulture.
Category: Accessible, Education, Tours
Free!
Crochet Meet Group
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
10:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m.
This is a friendly group of parents interested in learning crochet to teach their children
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education
Free!
Central Park Tour: Southern Welcome Tour
at Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Travel past the Pond and Gapstow Bridge, and on to the Dairy, with this tour of southern park highlights led by Central Park Conservancy tour guides.
Category: Education, Nature, History, Tours
Free!
GreenThumb Workshop: Soil Health Series: Leaf Pen and Brown Storage
at West 111th Street People's Garden, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Avoid throwing away the fallen leaves into the trash by learning how to turn them into a nutrien-rich soil amendment.
Category: Education
Free!
Candle-Making Drop-in Workshop
at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Try your hand at creating an assortment of beeswax candles to take home and enjoy.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature
Bees and Beekeeping Information Station
at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Chat with beekeepers, try on beekeeping gear, peek inside a hive, and learn fascinating facts about honeybees.
Category: Education, Nature
Free!
Event
Third Annual Fall Festival
at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Celebrate the harvest season! This festival for all will feature cider pressing, puppet making, face painting, live jazz, and a tasting with Dyckman Beer.
Category: Education, Concerts, Art, Festivals, Games, History, Food, Seniors, Fall Festivals
Free!
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