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If you want to do something special in the city, NYC Parks can match you with the right volunteer opportunity for you! Fulfill a service day by spending time outdoors and making new friends. From a neighborhood park to New York City's wildest natural areas, we work with hundreds of park partner groups across the city to find meaningful opportunities to give back to your park.
Looking for more volunteer opportunities? Check out our Let's Green NYC page! We'll match you with a volunteer group that you'll love, and find the group that's right for you!
Volunteer Events
Monday, August 24, 2026
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners for a general clean up, weeding, & watering at Stuyvesant Square.
Free!
Trees Count at Cambria Playground
at Cabbell Park (in Cambria Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count!
Free!
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Foragers in the Foodway
at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come outside and learn how to forage alongside NYC foragers and herbalists at the Bronx River Foodway!
Free!
Event
It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park
at Ralph Bunche Park, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Ralph Bunche Park for a general cleanup at Ralph Bunche Park.
Free!
Stewardship Morning at the Foodway
at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Stewardship Foodway Concrete Plant Park
Free!
Trees Count at Clove Lakes Park
at Clove Lakes Park park house (in Clove Lakes Park), Staten Island
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count!
Free!
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
CANCELLED: Citywide Nursery Gardening
at Citywide Nursery, Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Stewardship team and staff at Citywide Nursery to maintain our plant hoop houses and pot up perennials into larger grow pots.
Free!
Wetland Wednesdays: Volunteer Restoration at Van Cortlandt Park
at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Wetland and floodplain restoration with Van Cortlandt Park Alliance. Wednesdays 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9 AM-12 PM. Tools and training provided.
Free!
Open Farm Day at Battery Urban Farm
at Battery Urban Farm (in The Battery), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Stop by Battery Urban Farm on Saturday mornings (and Wednesday mornings in August) to learn about what we're growing, taste some produce, and maybe even get your hands dirty!
Free!
Kids
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
It's My Park at Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square
at Seth Low Playground (in Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Chinese American Social Services Center Inc. (CASS) to beautify Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square.
Free!
It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
at Stuyvesant Square, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners for a general cleanup, weeding, & watering, at Stuyvesant Square.
Free!
CANCELLED: It's My Park at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park
at Nelson Avenue and Tennyson Drive (in Seaside Wildlife Nature Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Pirate Park Families to clean and maintain the garden bed at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Bensonhurst Park
at Bensonhurst Park, Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Pineapple Ride every Wednesday afternoon to beautify Bensonhurst Park.
Free!
Thursday, August 27, 2026
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Trail Work Thursdays
at VCPA Learning Garden (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Be a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
at Hunter's Point South Park, Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter's Point South Park.
Free!
Trees Count at Cypress Hills Playground
at Park House (in Cypress Hills Playground), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count!
Free!
Event
Community Banquet Planning Meeting
at Virtual/Online Events
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Community Banquet Planning Meeting
Free!
Trees Count at Beach 17th Street Playground
at Beach 17th Street Playground (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count!
Free!
Event
Friday, August 28, 2026
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park, Brooklyn
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Andrew Haswell Green Park
at Andrew Haswell Green Park, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Green Park Gardeners NYC for a cleanup, weeding, & watering at Andrew Haswell Green Park.
Free!
Kissena Park Forest Restoration
at Kissena Park, Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Free!
Trees Count at Callahan-Kelly Playground
at Fulton Street and Callahan Kelly Playground
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count!
Free!
It's My Park at Brookville Park
at Brookville Park, Queens
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join Friends of Brookville Park for a book bag giveaway.
Free!
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Inwood Hill Park Forest Restoration
at Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Free!
It's My Park at Cooper Park
at Cooper Park, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Cooper Park to beautify at Cooper Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Westerleigh Park
at Westerleigh Park, Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to rake leaves and remove debris from Westerleigh Park.
Free!
Phoenix Renovation Volunteer Day
at Phoenix Community Garden, Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and care for the garden's ornamental and landscape plantings. Please join us as we continue transforming the space into a beautiful neighborhood public garden.
Free!
Open Farm Day at Battery Urban Farm
at Battery Urban Farm (in The Battery), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Stop by Battery Urban Farm on Saturday mornings (and Wednesday mornings in August) to learn about what we're growing, taste some produce, and maybe even get your hands dirty!
Free!
Kids
Forest Restoration at Strack Pond
at Strack Pond (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Restoration this summer to engage in hands-on forest restoration work!
Free!
Goodhue Park Forest Restoration
at Brighton Ave & Lafayette Ave by the Soldier Monument
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the Stewardship team to protect the forested areas in Goodhue Park! Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health.
Free!
Trees Count at Van Cortlandt Park (Sachkerah Woods Playground)
at Sachkerah Woods Playground (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count!
Free!
Volunteer Day: Jerry and The Senior Gents Of East New York
at Jerry And The Senior Gents Community Garden (in ), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join Jerry and the Senior Gents of East New York and NYC Parks GreenThumb for a hands-on volunteer day cleaning up the garden!
Free!
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the Conference House Park Conservancy for our ongoing, self-directed, beach and park clean-up initiative!
Free!
Trees Count at Riverside Park
at Dinosaur Playground (in Riverside Park), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count!
Free!
It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
at Leif Ericson Park, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park.
Free!
Sunday, August 30, 2026
It's My Park at Ewen Park
at Ewen Park Dog Run (in Ewen Park), Bronx
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Stewards of Ewen Park to do a general cleanup, weed, maintain recent plantings and prepare for fall plantings at Ewen Park.
Free!
It's My Park at McKinley Park
at McKinley Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
It's My Park at WNYC Transmitter Park
at WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of WNYC Transmitter Park to beautify WNYC Transmitter Park.
Free!
Trees Count at Pelham Parkway
at Pelham Parkway and Williamsbridge Rd
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count!
Free!
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