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.
Viewing 11–20 out of 14,857 events
from June 11, 2013 (x) to December 28, 2019
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Wheelchair Basketball Open Gym Hosted by the Axis Project Wheelchair Basketball
at Recreation Center 54, Manhattan 
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to play wheelchair basketball and know the rules inside and out? Well, here's your chance to learn from the best!
Category: Accessible, Sports
Discussion: What’s Next for Women
at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island 
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Inspired by Alice Austen’s imagery, join us for a facilitated conversation with socially-engaged artist Anna Lise Jensen about expressing and representing oneself in today’s world.
Category: Education, Art, History, Women's History Month, Talks
Free!
Friday, March 24, 2017
Exhibition - Zane York: Nature Morte
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
With a hint of dark humor, Zane York transforms traditional floral still lives and familiar scenes into unexpected compositions in Nature Morte.
Category: Art, Seniors
Free!
Arts, Culture & Fun: City Birds by Elana Amity
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
"City Birds" includes numerous paintings and monotypes of birds found in New York City’s parks, sidewalks, and window sills.
Category: Accessible, Education, Art, History, Seniors
Free!
Arts, Culture & Fun: Lenape Landscape: Trees as Tonic by Artist Susan Stair
at Conference House Park Visitor Center (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
This exhibit of clay castings by Susan Stair forms portraits in trees used by the Lenape Indians for food and medicine.
Category: Art
Free!
Like Us: Primate Portraits by Robin Schwartz
at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island 
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Check out the early work by photographer Robin Schwartz documenting the close relationship between primates and their caretakers.
Category: Art, Women's History Month
Women on Film Series: African American Women in Cinema Community Screenings
at Brownsville Recreation Center (in Brownsville Playground), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the African American Women in Cinema Film Festival for the inaugural community initiative featuring dynamic short films taking on identity and self-esteem.
Category: Film, Women's History Month, Talks
Free!
Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park
at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 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: Education, Nature, History, Tours, Seniors
Staaten Shores Exhibit: A Photographic Journey of Our Maritime Boundary
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island 
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
This exhibit celebrates the signature feature: the waterfront. North, south, east and west, the waterfront surrounds, unifies, and creates Staten Island's unique sense of place.
Category: Art, Waterfront
Free!
Multimedia Arts: Adults
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Participants will use contrasting and unconventional mediums to create intriguing works. Each month we will focus on a different art form.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Seniors
Free!
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