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 January 3, 2013 (x) to December 28, 2019
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Nature's Workshop: Natural Dyes and Colors
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Learn how to make dyes using natural materials found right here in Van Cortlandt Park!
Category: Nature, Art
Free!
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
Winter Workspace Drop-In Sunday
at Glyndor Gallery (in Wave Hill), Bronx 
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Artists in the Winter Workspace program share their studio practice with visitors on this Drop-In Sunday.
Category: Art
Whales: Then and Now
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island 
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Paul Sieswerda, founder and director of Gotham Whale, discusses preservation efforts for whales in and around New York Harbor.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Talks, Waterfront
Free!
Central Park Tour: Southern Welcome Tour
at Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:00 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!
Concert: Zig Zag Quartet
at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill), Bronx 
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Jazz ensemble Zig Zag Quartet will play jazz standards, original tunes and arrangements of enduring American spirituals as a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Category: Concerts, History
Garden & Conservatory Highlights Walk
at Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights.
Category: Nature, Tours
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Film Screening: Dear White People
at Lewis H. Latimer House (in Lewis H Latimer House), Queens
2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Registration is required. This 2014 American satirical comedy-drama focuses on escalating racial tensions at a prestigious Ivy League college from the perspective of several African American students.
Category: Film, History
Free!
Astronomy: The Night Sky
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn 
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Night Sky programs highlight the history and folklore of the solar system, using the naked eye to locate stars and planets.
Category: Astronomy
Free!
Event
Monday, January 15, 2018
Harlem Street Tree Care
at 119th Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks Stewardship as we celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Free!
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