Education

New York City's parks are a natural classroom. Enjoy this opportunity to learn through free and hands-on lectures on nature, history, gardening, and much more.
Education Events
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Bird Friendly Garden Management Workshop
at The Ramble
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Participants will explore bird habitat through guided observation, sound-based activities, and three ecological themes: water, food, and shelter.
Free!
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Experience Civil War Living History at Fort Totten
at Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park), Queens 
9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
The Bayside Historical Society invites you to join the Company K of the 67th NY Infantry for a Civil War Living History event at Fort Totten.
Free!

Old Stone House: Open Hours
at Old Stone House (in Washington Park), Brooklyn 
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come visit the Old Stone House during our public Open Hours!
Free!

Festival of Lights: Diwali
at Carmine Carro Community Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Pandit Ravi Doobay describes traditions honoring the holy month of Kartika on the Hindu calendar in this annual community gathering.
Free!
Event
Monday, November 2, 2026
New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Free!

Tuesday, November 3, 2026
New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Free!

Tiny Tots: Session 1
at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!
Kids

Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!

Tiny Tots: Session 2
at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!
Kids

Wednesday, November 4, 2026
New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Free!

Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!

Thursday, November 5, 2026
New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Free!

Tiny Tots: Session 1
at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!
Kids

Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!

Tiny Tots: Session 2
at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!
Kids

Friday, November 6, 2026
New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
New Dendrology is a group exhibition featuring eleven artists whose work contributes to the study of trees, offering new insight and connection between humans and their arboreal neighbors.
Free!

Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!

November NYC Food Forests Coalition Meeting
at Virtual/Online Events
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
November NYC Food Forests Coalition Meeting
Free!

Old Stone House: Open Hours
at Old Stone House (in Washington Park), Brooklyn 
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come visit the Old Stone House during our public Open Hours!
Free!

Saturday, November 7, 2026
Summer on the Hudson: Meet the Fleet
at 95th St. Compost Compound (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us at the 95th Street Compost Compound for a behind-the-scenes look at the Conservancy’s diverse fleet of vehicles.
Free!

Old Stone House: Open Hours
at Old Stone House (in Washington Park), Brooklyn 
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come visit the Old Stone House during our public Open Hours!
Free!

Save the Date: Community Banquet
at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Save the Date: Community Banquet
Free!

Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems
at Ward's Island Footbridge (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan 
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn how tidal flows, native plants, and marsh habitats support wildlife and help sustain New York City’s coastline.
Free!
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Fall Birding
at Wave Hill, Bronx 
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Explore Wave Hill’s gardens, woodlands, and the skies overhead to look for resident and migrating birds.
Event

Old Stone House: Open Hours
at Old Stone House (in Washington Park), Brooklyn 
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come visit the Old Stone House during our public Open Hours!
Free!

Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Tiny Tots: Session 1
at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!
Kids

Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!

Tiny Tots: Session 2
at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!
Kids

Wednesday, November 11, 2026
CANCELLED: Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Boogie Down Service Project
at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
All ages are welcome to participate in boogie down impact at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, where we will collaborate to support others.
Free!

Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!

Thursday, November 12, 2026
Tiny Tots: Session 1
at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!
Kids

Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!

Tiny Tots: Session 2
at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!
Kids

Friday, November 13, 2026
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!

Old Stone House: Open Hours
at Old Stone House (in Washington Park), Brooklyn 
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come visit the Old Stone House during our public Open Hours!
Free!

Saturday, November 14, 2026
Family Art Project: Tiny Terrariums
at Wave Hill, Bronx 
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
We'll learn about soil and decomposers as we craft mini jar habitats. While jars are provided,
Kids

Discovery Hike: Waterfront Ecosystems
at Lawn Area (in Bushwick Inlet Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Learn how native plants, shoreline habitats, and restored coastal features support wildlife and strengthen the East River waterfront against climate impacts.
Free!
Old Stone House: Open Hours
at Old Stone House (in Washington Park), Brooklyn 
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come visit the Old Stone House during our public Open Hours!
Free!

Fire Cider Workshop
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan 
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Learn how to make fire cider with herbs and produce grown on the Urban Farm!
Free!
Event
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Family Art Project: Tiny Terrariums
at Wave Hill, Bronx 
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
We'll learn about soil and decomposers as we craft mini jar habitats. While jars are provided,
Kids

Old Stone House: Open Hours
at Old Stone House (in Washington Park), Brooklyn 
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come visit the Old Stone House during our public Open Hours!
Free!

Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Tiny Tots: Session 1
at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!
Kids

Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!

Tiny Tots: Session 2
at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!
Kids

Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan 
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to an exhibit celebrating the South Shore of Staten Island's maritime history and heritage.
Free!

November Foodway Team Meeting
at Virtual/Online Events
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
November Foodway Team Meeting
Free!
Thursday, November 19, 2026
Tiny Tots: Session 1
at Bowne Park Field House (in Bowne Park), Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Tiny Tots is an energetic learning experience fit for children ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Free!
Kids
