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 51–60 out of 1,745 events
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from April 20, 2018 to December 28, 2019
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Cherry Blossom Festival
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan, Field 62 - 63 (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate the spring season and Japanese culture at our free festival at Randall's Island Park!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids, Cherry Blossom Festivals
Free!
Wave Hill History Walk
at Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Hear about the people who once called Wave Hill home, among them Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, Bashford Dean and Arturo Toscanini.
Category: History, Tours
Free!
Free Tour of Washington Square Park
at Holley Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan 
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Take a journey through history and learn about the park’s beginnings as a parade ground, the unmistakable monuments, and the people who made the park the cultural hub that it is today.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Free!
Arts, Culture & Fun: Public Theater Presents Henry V
at Faber Park Field House (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Obie Award-winning director Robert O’Hara brings a warring King and his band of brothers to communities all across New York with Mobile Unit’s spring production of Henry V.
Category: Accessible, Festivals, History, Theater, Women's History Month, Seniors
Free!
Ranger's Choice: Landscape Natural History
at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street Entrance (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers and learn more about New York City's natural landscape.
Category: Nature, History, Hiking
Free!
Animal of the Month Club: Northern Gannet
at Wolfe's Pond Park Comfort Station (in Wolfe's Pond Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join our park rangers at Wolfe's Pond for a chance to view and learn more about Northern Gannets, a little known resident species of Staten Island.
Category: Birding, Nature, Hiking, Wildlife
Free!
Site Planning for Your Community Garden
at Powers St. Community Garden, Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
In this workshop, we’ll walk through the site-planning process for the Powers St. Garden and look at the many factors to consider in planning our gardens.
Category: Education, Talks
Free!
Culture Shock: The High Line's Season Kick-off
at High Line (in The High Line), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Kick off the High Line's 2018 season with a bang! Culture Shock is the Friends of the High Line's annual festival of music, art, performance, horticulture, and hands-on activities.
Category: Nature, Art, Festivals
Free!
Gallery Tour: Avifauna: Interplay of Birds + Habitat
at Glyndor Gallery (in Wave Hill), Bronx 
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Avifauna: Interplay of Birds + Habitat features artworks that delve into the relationship between birds and their habitats.
Category: Art, Tours
Free!
Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park
at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Visit some of the park's most famous landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Bethesda Terrace, and The Lake, on this east-to-west tour led by Central Park Conservancy guides.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Free!
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