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.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Fall Volunteer Days at the Bronx River Foodway
at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Support morning stewardship, which includes gardening and beautifying of New York City's only edible food forest. Join us as well for some tours around our food forest.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, Volunteer, Waterfront
Free!
Friday, October 29, 2021
Not-so-Spooky Daffodil Planting
at Freshkills Park Event Entrance, Staten Island 
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Help us lay our garden beds to rest by removing invasive species and planting Daffodil bulbs for the Daffodil project at our visitor center.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Wetland Clean up + Costumed Kayak Tour
at Freshkills Park Event Entrance, Staten Island 
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join the Freshkills Park Alliance for a wetland clean up at our Kayak Launch site. Following the clean up volunteers will have the opportunity to Kayak along Freshkills Park's…
Category: Nature, Halloween, Kayaking and Canoeing, Waterfront, Wildlife
Free!
It's My Park at Playground 103 CIII
at Playground 103 CIII, Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Volunteer with The East River Old-Timer's Committee to plant bulbs and clean up at Playground 103 CIII.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Saturday, October 30, 2021
It's My Park at Concrete Plant Park
at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join Concrete Friends to celebrate the end of the season at Concrete Plant Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Forest Park Litter Ambassadors June - October
at George Seuffert Bandshell (in Forest Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come volunteer for the Litter Ambassador program and help keep our picnic and BBQ areas clean this summer!
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Highland Park Litter Ambassadors June - October
at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens 
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come volunteer for the Litter Ambassador program and help keep our picnic and BBQ areas clean this summer!
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Sunday, October 31, 2021
It's My Park at Carl Schurz Park
at Carl Schurz Park, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Volunteer with UES Mutual Aid Network to clean up litter, rake leaves, and weed at Carl Schurz Park.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
Forest Park Litter Ambassadors June - October
at George Seuffert Bandshell (in Forest Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come volunteer for the Litter Ambassador program and help keep our picnic and BBQ areas clean this summer!
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Highland Park Litter Ambassadors June - October
at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens 
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come volunteer for the Litter Ambassador program and help keep our picnic and BBQ areas clean this summer!
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!
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