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.
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from November 11, 2012 (x) to December 28, 2019
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Free Community Rowing at Pier 40
at Pier 40, Manhattan 
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Please note: You must arrive at noon. Children (under 18) must be accompanied by a parent. For every rower under 12 one parent or adult guardian must be present.
Category: Nature, Fitness, Sports, Kayaking and Canoeing, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness
Free!
Free Boatbuilding at Pier 40
at Pier 40, Manhattan 
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join the Village Community Boathouse for Community Boatbuilding of traditional Whitehall gigs: larger wooden rowboats for four rowers and a coxswain (captain).
Category: Volunteer, Kayaking and Canoeing, Waterfront
Free!
Historic New York: Coney Island
at Parachute Jump (in ), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Between about 1880 and World War II, Coney Island was the largest amusement area in the United States. Join the Urban Park Rangers for a walking tour of this famous amusement park.
Category: History, Tours
Free!
Garden Walk: Trees and the Designed Landscape
at Wave Hill, Bronx 
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Take a spring stroll with Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmer to see how trees enhance the design of the gardens at Wave Hill.
Category: Nature, Tours, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Science in the Park: Woodlands
at 76th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Topics include pond exploration, engineering, insects, and flight. This program is suitable for children ages 7 to 11.
Category: Education, Best for Kids, Wildlife
Free!
Kids
Youth Wheelchair Basketball Hosted by New York Rolling Fury
at Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center, Manhattan 
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Come out and scrimmage against other wheelchair basketball players from the NYC area.
Category: Accessible, Best for Kids, Sports
Central Park Tour: Hallett Nature Sanctuary and the Pond
at Sixth Avenue and Central Park South (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Enjoy this walk through the park's smallest woodland area, open to visitors only on guided tours and limited open hours.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Garden Highlights Walk
at Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights.
Category: Nature, Tours
Free!
Spring Walk
at Touchdown of the 103rd Street Footbridge (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan 
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Spring is a time for nature. Join us as we explore budding flowers, migrating birds, butterflies, emerging mushrooms, and more.
Category: Nature, Tours, Waterfront
Free!
Highland Park and Ridgewood Reservoir: A Sanctuary for Shedding Stress
at Highland Boulevard and Bulwer Place
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join us as we walk, sit, and reflect along the forest bluestone overlook, the newly-renovated and landscaped Boulder Arch Bridge, and the paths of the Ridgewood Reservoir.
Category: Education, Nature, History, Tours
Free!
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