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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 17, 2026
NYRR Open Run: Astoria Park
at Astoria 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!
NYRR Open Run: Inwood Hill Park
at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street Entrance (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
8:45 a.m.–10:30 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: Soundview Park
at Entrance - Lafayette Avenue and Morrison Avenue (in Soundview Park), Bronx
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: Highland Park
at Elton Street and Jamaica Avenue (in Highland 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!
NYRR Open Run: Baisley Pond Park
at Baisley Pond Park House (in Baisley Pond 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!
NYRR Open Run: Crocheron Park
at Entrance to John Golden Park (in John Golden Park), Queens, John Golden Parking Lot (in John Golden Park), Queens
8:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Widely known for its history with the Crocheron Family and summer house, Crocheron Park is home to running paths, baseball fields, and a 4-court tennis center.
Category: Running/Jogging
Free!
NYRR Open Run: Shore Road Park Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Run
at Lawn Near 79th Street Entrance (in Shore Park and Parkway), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Category: Hispanic Heritage Month, Running/Jogging
Free!
Zumba
at Gymnasium (Court) (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens 
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Zumba
at Midland Beach Splash Plaza (in Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
No Excuses Circuit Training
at Dance Room (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
A high-energy beginner-friendly workout that combines strength and endurance exercises performed in timed stations with minimal rest.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes, Strength Training/Weightlifting
Free!
Virtual Rise and Shine Yoga
at Virtual/Online Events
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Start your day with a guided meditation and gentle yoga flow.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Virtual/Online Events, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Every Play Counts, Every Player Matters
at Athletic Field (in Starlight Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come join NYC Parks for this "free" event.
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Football
Free!
Kids
Birding with Ryan
at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join local birdwatching author and garden member Ryan Goldberg for a fall birding event.
Category: Birding, Education, Workshops, Gardening
Free!
Farm Stand
at Powell Street Garden, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come to Powell Street Garden and see what the garden group grew for the community at their farm stand!
Category: Gardening
Free!
Youth Sports Club
at Gymnasium (in Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center), Queens
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join our Youth Sports Club where will we hosting weekly clinics teaching youth how to play a variety of sports.
Category: Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Strong For Life Circuit Training
at BPL- Macon Library, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
A welcoming exercise class focused on helping participants feel stronger, more mobile, and more energized in daily life.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Kids In Motion: Arrochar
at Play Area (in Arrochar Playground), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Kids In Motion: Levy
at Play Area (in Levy Playground), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Open House New York: Grand Army Plaza
at Grand Army Plaza Arch (in Grand Army Plaza), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers and the Prospect Park Alliance for a special access tour of Prospect Park's Grand Army Plaza. Registration only through Open House New York.
Category: History, Tours, Urban Park Rangers, Open House New York
Free!
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Stop by the Lenape Gallery in the Conference House Park Visitor Center and explore “Voices of 1776: The People and Events Surrounding the Historic Staten Island Peace Conference of the American Revolution”.
Category: Art, History, Tours, Waterfront, Accessible Activities
Free!
Zumba
at Queens Community House Beacon @ PS 149, Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Volunteer Day: Cedar Tree
at Jane Bailey Memorial Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Cedar Tree Garden, is seeking volunteers and new garden members who are interested in helping preserve this vital green space!
Category: Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
GCC/PPOW: Forest Restoration Workshop on the Todt Hill Blue Trail
at 1 Helena Road, SI, NY (in High Rock Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
We are teaming up with the Protectors of Pine Oak Woods for It's My Park Day.
Category: Volunteer
Free!
Fall Festival
at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for a day packed with fun, creativity, and a touch of history on Saturday, October 17th from 10AM-3PM!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Concerts, Festivals, Games, History, Food, Fall Festivals
Free!
Event
Plant Tulips & Daffodil Bulbs in Dag Plaza
at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
A little time, big impact! Many hands make light work.
Category: Volunteer, Open Garden Weekend
Free!
Event
Dog Halloween Costume Contest in Washington Square Park
at Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Watch hundreds of costumed dogs take over Washington Square Park at the Washington Square Park Conservancy’s Dog Halloween, a free event on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Category: Best for Kids, Dogs, Halloween
Free!
Event
Kids In Motion: Faber
at Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Park Recreation Center), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Kids In Motion: De Matti Playground
at De Matti Playground (in De Matti Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Family Art Project: Revealing the Palisades
at Wave Hill, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
We all enjoy a beautiful view of The Palisades from Wave Hill. Discover the geology behind these magnificent cliffs!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids, Workshops
Kids
Jesse Owens Track & Field Youth Program
at Thomas Jefferson Park, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
This free weekly program is available to youth ages 8-16 and enables participants to learn the fundamentals of the sport and stay active.
Category: Education, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Running/Jogging, Track & Field
Free!
Kids
Paddle and Pick Up at Concrete Plant Park
at Concrete Park Boat Launch (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Paddle and Pick Up at Concrete Plant Park
Category: Volunteer, Kayaking and Canoeing
Free!
Bronx River Forest Clean Up
at Bronx River Forest at Burke Bridge (in Bronx Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us for a day of stewardship at the Bronx River Forest!
Category: Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife
Free!
Rise&Restore Circuit Training
at Dance Room (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–10:45 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!
Zumba
at Gymnasium (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Bodyweight Circuit Training
at Pier 35 (in East River Waterfront Esplanade), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Bodyweight Circuit Training is an energetic yet low impact exercise class that will get your muscles moving!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
CANCELED: Cardio Circuit Blast
at Dance Room (in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
R&B Beats Dance
at Queens Public Library - Cambria Heights
10:15 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
You’re cordially invited to a dance fitness party!
Category: Dance, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Bodyweight Burn Circuit Training
at Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights (in Cadman Plaza Park), Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
A bodyweight circuit class combining cardio, strength, and core-focused movements for a dynamic full-body workout!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Jesse from Moozika Performance
at The Amazing Garden (in ), Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Jesse with Moozika will play unamplified music for young children
Category: Concerts, Nature, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Hops Harvest
at East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Come to East 4th Street Community Garden to help pitch in with our annual harvesting of the hops while learning about the crop and tips on the brewing process.
Category: Education, Nature, Gardening
Free!
LaBlast® Fitness
at Brooklyn Public Library - New Utrecht
10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
This dance fitness program is based on ballroom dances, including those seen on Dancing with the Stars.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Phoenix Community Garden Farm Stand
at Phoenix Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Phoenix Community Garden's Farm Stand is open for the season, every Saturday rain or shine until mid-November.
Category: Markets, Food, Accessible Activities, Gardening
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!
Cardio Punch
at Boardwalk at Beach 60th Street (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Cardio Punch is a total body, non-contact workout fit for all levels
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Cuidado de Árboles y Arbustos para Jardineros Comunitarios
at Bruckner Mott Haven Community Garden, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
En este taller conocerá prácticas básicas de mantenimiento, así como estrategias para seleccionar y ubicar especies que proporcionen alimento y refugio a polinizadores y otra fauna benéfica.
Category: Education, Nature, Workshops, Climate Week NYC, Gardening
Free!
Seeds of Restoration: Collecting Native Seeds for Biodiversity
at West 87th Street Garden (in ), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Led by staff from the NYC Parks Plant Ecology Center and Nursery, participants will learn about the importance of plant habitat to local ecosystems and how seed-based restoration promotes biodiversity.
Category: Education, Nature, Workshops, Walking, Gardening
Free!
Total Body Reset
at Herbert Von King Park, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
This fun low-impact full-body workout includes cardio, strength and balance exercises to improve your overall fitness.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!
Historic New York: Italian Heritage Walk
at Front Lawn (in De Matti Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Follow along as we walk and talk about some important figures from historical explorers to pop culture phenomena, as well as engage with some activities familiar to Italian tradition.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Healthy Hike
at Forest Avenue and Silver Lake Park Road (in Silver Lake Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a relaxing, easy walk along the paved paths of Silver Lake Park.
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers
Free!
Open House New York: Fort Totten
at Fort Totten Front Gate (in Fort Totten Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Explore the many historic structures of the peninsula and learn about the important role Fort Totten played in New York City’s defense history, from the Civil War to today.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Open House New York
Free!
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