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 14,786 events
from July 22, 2013 (x) to December 28, 2019
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
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!
Introduction to Sign Language: Adults
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx 
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Adults of all abilities are welcome to join in learning basic sign language (the alphabet, vocabulary, and how to build simple phrases using American Sign Language).
Category: Accessible, Education
Free!
Central Park Tour: Hallett Nature Sanctuary and the Pond
at Sixth Avenue and Central Park South (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:15 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
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
Tour of Gracie Mansion
at Gracie Mansion (in Carl Schurz Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m.
Gracie Mansion Conservancy presents New York 1942. Our newest installation marking the 75th Anniversary of Gracie Mansion as the official mayoral residence.
Category: Art, History, Tours, Seniors
Free!
Tour of Gracie Mansion
at Gracie Mansion (in Carl Schurz Park), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m.
Gracie Mansion Conservancy presents New York 1942. Our newest installation marking the 75th Anniversary of Gracie Mansion as the official mayoral residence.
Category: Art, History, Tours, Seniors
Free!
Raised Bed Design: Wheelchair-Accessible Table-Top Raised Beds
at M'finda Kalunga Community Garden (in Sara D. Roosevelt Park), Manhattan 
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
This workshop will show several designs of common garden structures that ensure everyone will enjoy your garden. We will build one table-top raised bed as a demonstration.
Category: Accessible, Education
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Brooklyn Bridge Park
at Pier 6 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Open Run is a community-based, volunteer-led running initiative bringing free weekly runs and walks to local neighborhood parks, across all five boroughs of NYC.
Category: Fitness
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Silver Lake Park
at Reservoir Bridge (in Silver Lake Park), Staten Island
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Open Run is a community-based, volunteer-led running initiative bringing free weekly runs and walks to local neighborhood parks, across all five boroughs of NYC.
Category: Fitness
Free!
Wheelchair Basketball Open Gym Hosted by the Axis Project Wheelchair Basketball
at Recreation Center 54, Manhattan 
7:00 p.m.–9:00 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
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