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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.
Saturday, August 13, 2022
Great Jazz on the Great Hill
at The Great Hill (in Central Park), Manhattan 
4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Bring a picnic blanket, snacks, and your dancing shoes for this fun, free event!
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Free!
Event
VP Records Presents Dancehall meets Hip Hop 90s Style: Slick Rick / Wayne Wonder / Shinehead/ Red Fox / Lady G. / DJS Jazzy Joyce and Peter Panic / Hosted by Ralph McDaniels
at Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Legendary label VP Records has been a bastion of Jamaican music in New York City since its founding in 1977. This Central Park party showcases the intersection of dancehall and hip-hop in the 1990s.
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Free!
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Wake Up, Daisy! at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
at Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Wake Up, Daisy! is a family-friendly modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty performed by puppeteers at the scenic Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park
Category: Best for Kids
Kids
Wake Up, Daisy! at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
at Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (in Central Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–1:45 a.m.
Wake Up, Daisy! is a family-friendly modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty performed by puppeteers at the scenic Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park
Category: Best for Kids
Kids
Harlem Meer Performance Festival
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
The annual Performance Festival brings the best local talent to Central Park. Enjoy a variety of performances featuring multicultural music, dance, and family-friendly entertainment while admiring the Meer-side views. All ages are welcome.
Category: Concerts, Festivals, Free Summer Concerts, Seniors
Free!
Flavour / Juls / Superhero DJ Jon Quick (AfroFlava Radio) & friends with co-hosts Lisa Yaro & Osei The Dark Secret
at Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
This showcase of the sounds of West Africa at SummerStage is Central Park is headlined by Flavour, featuring British-Ghanaian artist Juls for support.
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Free!
Monday, August 15, 2022
Streets In Play: Katrina Thomas, NYC Summer 1968
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
See New York City in 1968 through the lens of photographer Katrina Thomas with “Streets in Play."
Category: Art, History
Free!
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Streets In Play: Katrina Thomas, NYC Summer 1968
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
See New York City in 1968 through the lens of photographer Katrina Thomas with “Streets in Play."
Category: Art, History
Free!
Central Park Conservancy Film Festival Presented by National Geographic: The Territory
at Frisbee Hill (in Central Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Join us August 16–19 for the 19th Annual Central Park Conservancy Film Festival, presented by National Geographic.
Category: Film, Free Summer Movies
Free!
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Streets In Play: Katrina Thomas, NYC Summer 1968
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
See New York City in 1968 through the lens of photographer Katrina Thomas with “Streets in Play."
Category: Art, History
Free!
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