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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.
Looking for something to do this fall? Find highlights of our favorite programs in an easy-to-read printable calendar, or check out the online calendar below for a complete list of upcoming events!
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Autumn Animal Crafts and Exploration
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx 
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
No costume? No problem. Join the Urban Park Rangers for a hands‑on mask‑making activity inspired by the wildlife of Crotona Park
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Kids
Pumpkin Palooza
at Basketball Courts (in St. Mary's Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids, Halloween, Fall Festivals
Free!
Kids
Howl-oween Doggie Day Walk
at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 88th Street (in Bay Breeze Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Dress your pet in a costume and see who's the best. Take a stroll through the park with your four legged friend on this dog-friendly hike. Dogs are required to be on-leash.
Category: Urban Park Rangers, Hiking
Free!
Folklore Tales on the Trail Hike
at Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue Entrance (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Gather at the Washington Irving statue and join the Urban Park Rangers for a hike learning about the folklore and history surrounding Sleepy Hollow while enjoying Prospect Park.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Bird Friendly Garden Management Workshop
at The Ramble
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Participants will explore bird habitat through guided observation, sound-based activities, and three ecological themes: water, food, and shelter.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Tours, Hiking, Wildlife, Workshops, Walking, Gardening
Free!
Public Gallery Tour
at Wave Hill, Bronx
2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
Solo and group exhibitions at Glyndor Gallery explore the dynamic relationships between nature, culture, and site.
Category: Art, Tours, Workshops, Accessible Activities
Kids in Motion: Seward Park
at Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St (in Seward Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Basketball/Netball, Sports Camps
Free!
Kids
Truco o Trato / Trick or Treat
at Sunset Community Garden, Queens
2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Una fiesta de Halloween para la comunidad. ¡Ven a disfrutar de música, dulces y diversión! A Halloween party for the community. Come and enjoy music, candy, and fun!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Concerts, Nature, Games, Best for Kids, Halloween
Free!
Kids
Halloween at Wishing Well Garden
at Wishing Well Garden, Bronx
2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Stop by the garden to celebrate Halloween!
Category: Halloween, Gardening
Free!
Safe Halloween at Howard Garden
at Howard Garden (in ), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
All are welcome to Howard Garden for a family-friendly Safe Halloween! There will be a costume contest, games, sweet treats, music, and refreshments. Fun for all ages!
Category: Dance, Nature, Games, Best for Kids, Halloween, Food, Accessible Activities
Free!
Kids
Masquerade Party
at Jardín de la Familia, Bronx
3:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Jardin de la Familia hosting a masquerade party to raise funds for the project of a better and accessible entrance at the garden
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Halloween, Food, Fall Festivals, Gardening
Sugar Hill Hope Garden Annual Halloween Party Candy Giveaway
at Sugar Hill Hope Garden, Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Sugar Hill Hope Garden will be having a Halloween Celebration and Candy Giveaway!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Dance, Games, Best for Kids, Halloween, Food
Free!
Kids
Trick or Treat at the Garden Gate
at Edgecomb Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary, Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Treats only for goblins, ghosts and ghouls of all ages at the Edgecombe Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary gate, Saturday, October 31st for a Happy Halloween!
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Halloween, Food, Accessible Activities
Free!
Kids
LIC Community Garden Halloween Trick or Treating
at LIC Community Gardens, Inc., Queens
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Please bring your little ones by the Long Island City Community Garden for our annual Halloween Trick or Treating event!
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Halloween
Free!
Kids
The Haunted Garden
at Vinegar Hill Community Garden, Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Fun-filled afternoon of family, creativity, and community wearing your favorite costume! There will be Pumpkin Crafting, candy Giveaway, Sweets & Treats, & Haunted Garden Walkthrough!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Halloween, Food, Gardening
Free!
Hippo Playground Halloween Parade
at Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
The annual Hippo Playground Halloween Parade invites kids to put on your favorite costume and join the fun, featuring Ramblin' Dan's Freewheelin' Band.
Category: Concerts, Festivals, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Halloween Party
at Garden of Life, Bronx
3:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Families in the community are invited to show off their Halloween costumes at Garden of Life's Halloween Party!
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Halloween
Free!
Kids
Inwood Hill Park After Dark Hike
at West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers on a walk through Inwood Hill Park at night, where bats, bones, owls, and lore make for a perfect night hike.
Category: Urban Park Rangers, Hiking
Free!
Halloween Candy Giveaway
at Halsey, Ralph, & Howard Community Garden, Brooklyn
4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Trick or Treat? Treats! Happy Halloween from the stewards of Halsey Ralph & Howard Community Garden.
Category: Halloween, Food, Gardening
Free!
HallowGreen
at Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden, Brooklyn
4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
On this Halloween, we will be celebrating the Ghouls and Bootiful flora beneath spooky skies.
Category: Games, Best for Kids, Halloween, Food, Gardening
Free!
Kids
Halloween Candy Giveaway
at Halsey, Ralph, & Howard Community Garden, Brooklyn
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Trick or Treat? Treat! Come by the Halsey, Ralph, & Howard Community Garden on October 31st for a sweet surprise!
Category: Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Wagner College: Children's Learn to Swim (Level 1)
at Wagner College Pool - Spiro Sports Center, Staten Island
5:00 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Haunted Garden Halloween Party
at 61 Franklin Street Garden, Brooklyn
5:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Neighbors of all ages are invited to stop by for Halloween fun, festive decorations, treats, and a few spooky surprises throughout the garden. Costumes are encouraged!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Games, Best for Kids, Halloween, Accessible Activities
Free!
Kids
Wagner College: Children's Learn to Swim (Level 2)
at Wagner College Pool - Spiro Sports Center, Staten Island
5:45 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Staten Island Shockwaves Swim Team
at Wagner College Pool - Spiro Sports Center, Staten Island
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Kids and teens can dive into competitive waters and join a Parks Swim Team.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Dyckman Marina Movie Nights
at Dyckman Marina (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! NYC Parks will host family-friendly movie showings across the five boroughs. Movies begin at dusk. The estimated start time is approximately 7:00 pm.
Category: Film, Halloween
Free!
Dyckman Marina Movie Nights
at Dyckman Marina (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground!
Category: Film
Free!
2026 Spooky Snug Harbor Tour
at Visitor Information Booth (in Snug Harbor Cultural Center), Staten Island
9:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Explore chilling tales of mystery, mayhem, and hauntings on a nighttime walking tour featuring eerie history, local legends, and ghost-hunting equipment.
Category: Tours, Halloween
Event
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Proximity Exhibition
at Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art (Building C) (in Snug Harbor Cultural Center), Staten Island
12:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Discover PROXIMITY, featuring 10 Snug Harbor studio artists across painting, photography & mixed media. Explore how shared spaces and creative connections shape artistic practice.
NYC Parks’ 44th Annual Wreath Interpretations Open Call
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
This juried exhibition features creative variations on the traditional holiday decoration in all varieties of materials and subjects.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Talks
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park
at Conference House Park, Staten Island
8:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Running/Jogging
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Marine Park
at Carmine Carro Community Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
8:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Running/Jogging
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Cunningham Park
at Cunningham Park Parking Lot (in Cunningham Park), Queens
8:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Running/Jogging
Free!
Experience Civil War Living History at Fort Totten
at Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
The Bayside Historical Society invites you to join the Company K of the 67th NY Infantry for a Civil War Living History event at Fort Totten.
Category: Education, History, It's My Park
Free!
Strength & Cardio Circuit Training
at Dance Room (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
9:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Family Art Project: Day of the Dead
at Wave Hill, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join us to celebrate this special Mexican cultural holiday.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids, Hispanic Heritage Month, Accessible Activities
Kids
Native American Heritage Month: Lenape Botany
at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
During Native American Heritage Month, explore the past and present experience of Native Americans.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Hiking, Native American Heritage Month
Free!
Saltwater Fishing
at American Veterans Memorial Pier, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Rangers will guide participants in basic angling skills as well as introduce some of the inhabitants of Brooklyn’s estuaries
Category: Urban Park Rangers, Fishing
Free!
Native American Heritage Month: Lenape History and Ethnobotany
at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Explore the ancient tulip tree forest of Inwood Hill Park with the Urban Park Rangers and learn about the Lenape’s deep connection to this landscape.
Category: Urban Park Rangers, Hiking
Free!
Nature's Workshop: Fall Foliage Leaf Art
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Enjoy the beauty of fall with the Urban Park Rangers as we collect tree leaves and create colorful leaf art!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Urban Park Rangers, Fall Foliage
Free!
Historic New York: Fort Totten
at Fort Totten Park Visitors Center (in Fort Totten Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
The Urban Park Rangers will guide you through this civil war era fort, designed to defend our city. Learn more about the history and significance of this site.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Open House New York
Free!
Fall Canoeing
at Holten Ave. and Purdy Place (in Wolfe's Pond Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Enjoy a calm autumn paddle with the Urban Park Rangers as we explore seasonal colors and wildlife along Wolfe’s Pond Park. Ages 8 and up.
Category: Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
NYC Parks and the Tottenville Historical Society invite you to visit a unique collection of terracotta artifacts that chronicle turn-of-the-twentieth-century architectural styles.
Category: Art, History, Tours, Waterfront, Walking
Free!
Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum
at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Take a docent led tour of the Conference House Museum also known as the Billiopp House located in Tottenville on Staten Island
Category: History, Tours, It's My Park, Seniors
Old Stone House: Open Hours
at Old Stone House (in Washington Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come visit the Old Stone House during our public Open Hours!
Category: Education, Art, History
Free!
Haunted Carousel
at Children's Corner (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Don’t be scared when you see the haunted carousel! Take a spin on the spooky ride to your favorite Halloween jams at the beloved Prospect Park Carousel.
Category: Best for Kids, Halloween
Kids
Garden Highlights Walk
at Wave Hill, Bronx
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
Join a knowledgeable Wave Hill Garden Guide for a leisurely stroll in the gardens.
Category: Nature, Walking
Discovery Hike: Micro Hike
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Honey, I shrunk the park! Join the Urban Park Rangers to discover the hidden wonders of the microscopic world!
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Annual Community Dia de los Muertos Celebration
at Campos Community Garden (in ), Manhattan
2:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Please join us at Campos Community Garden for our Annual Community Dia de los Muertos
Category: Arts & Crafts, Dance, Halloween, Food, Gardening
Free!
Day of the Dead Celebration featuring Mariachi Real de Mexico
at Oak Ridge (in Forest Park), Queens
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Enjoy a free concert and Day of the Dead Celebration at Oak Ridge!
Category: Concerts
Free!
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