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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
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Ready, Set, Grow: Raised Bed Renovations & Relocations
at Fantasy Garden
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join Fantasy Garden for a hands-on workday that will set the community up for growing success!
Free!
Urban Meadow Earth Day Celebration
at Urban Meadow Community Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
We'll be gathering as part of the CSWA Neighborhood cleanup. We will have crafts for the garden and opportunities to recycle/reuse clothing!
Free!
Volunteer Workday: 133rd Swing St Community Garden
at 133rd Swing Street Community Garden, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Celebrate EarthMonth with GreenThumb! We're helping 133rd Swing St Community Garden rebuild wooden raised beds and sharing information on how to become a garden member.
Free!
Volunteer Workday: Raised Bed Building
at West 132nd Street Community Garden, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Come to West 132nd Street Garden to help garden members assemble aluminum raised beds and fill them with garden soil and compost. All are welcome!
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!
Waking Up the Garden in 2026
at The Garden by the Bay, Queens
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
EarthMonth Volunteer Day! Help The Garden By The Bay prepare for the growing season. Volunteers can get involved in spreading soil and mulch, removing debris, and more!
Free!
It's My Park at Columbus Park
at Columbus Park, Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with TimeBank by Healthfirst to beautify Columbus Park.
Free!
Calling in the Community! Community engagement focused volunteer day
at Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo for a day of community connection and volunteer service!
Free!
Earth Day Festival
at Monument Plaza (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Celebrate Earth Day at Fort Greene Park for a fun, family-friendly day dedicated to celebrating and caring for the Earth.
Free!
Event
EarthMonth Volunteer Day: Preston Community Garden
at Preston Community Garden
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join us for a hands-on volunteer day to help prepare the garden for the upcoming season & enjoy a beginner-friendly workshop on urban sustainability
Free!
Garden Tours and Volunteer Day: 3 Sister gardens in Bed-Stuy!
at Tranquility Farm, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
T&T Block Association Garden, Vernon and Throop Community Garden, and Tranquility Farm are 3 sister gardens on the same block in Bed-Stuy!
Free!
It's My Park at Loreto Playground
at Loreto Playground, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Friends of Loreto Playground and the Morris Park Business Improvement District (BID) invite you to join them for a community Earth Day Clean-up! Help us keep the park clean, safe, and beautiful for everyone.
Free!
Volunteer Day - Ready, Set, Go!
at Peaceful Valley Garden (in ), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join Peaceful Valley Community Garden for some spring cleaning, mulch spreading, tool sharing fun. All are welcome. Cookies, juice, and garden gloves for all.
Free!
Volunteer Day: Her-King Alagantic Community Garden
at Her-King Alagantic Block Association Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join Her-King Alagantic Community Garden for a day of volunteer service and community connection!
Free!
EarthMonth Workday
at El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for a hands-on volunteer workday to prepare our garden for the growing season. All are welcome, come join us and get to know your neighbors and our community!
Free!
Spring Revival: Volunteer Workday at the Gatehouse Garden
at Gatehouse Garden, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
EarthMonth Volunteer Day! Join us at the Gatehouse Garden as we prepare for Spring. We'll be doing a general clean up along with getting our watering hoses out, and watering system working again.
Free!
Building Raised Beds to Prepare for Spring!
at Surfside Community Garden, Brooklyn
1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
EarthMonth Volunteer Day! Join us for a hands-on building session to re-build and replace old beds at the garden.
Free!
Growing Culture & Community
at Le Petit Versailles, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
EarthMonth Volunteer Day! Join Le Petit Versailles to help plan our upcoming season of garden arts programming and contribute to a general spring cleaning.
Free!
Sunday, April 19, 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 for spring work, which involves preparing areas for planting by removing invasive plants, adding compost and mulch to the soil, and processing debris piles.
Free!
It's My Park at Marine Park
at Marine Park, Brooklyn
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Volunteer with Marine Park Alliance to beautify Marine Park.
Free!
Earth Day Community Event
at Maple Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
EarthMonth Volunteer Day! Join Maple Street Community Garden for a garden-wide celebration with programs including volunteer tasks, storytelling, and arts & crafts.
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 Owl's Head Park
at Owl's Head Park Playground (in Owl's Head Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Owl's Head Park Volunteers to beautify Owl's Head Park.
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Outdoors at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true volunteer, join us! You can help us take care of this important educational resource.
Free!
Hooper Grove EarthMonth Public Workday
at Hooper Grove, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
EarthMonth Volunteer Day! Help Hooper Grove get ready for garden season with a hands-on volunteer workday. We'll clean and organize to transition from cold weather to warm weather operations.
Free!
It's My Park at John Jay Park
at Cherokee Place and E 77th Street (in John Jay Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with the John Jay Park Neighbors for a general cleanup, mulching, & arts/crafts.
Free!
It's My Park at Cherry Tree Park
at Cherry Tree Park Playground (in Cherry Tree Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Kids Lives Matter Too to paint some park benches and fence posts at Cherry Tree Park.
Free!
Our Power Our Planet
at All People's Community Garden, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Please join us for a volunteer day in celebration of EarthMonth at ALL PEOPLE'S COMMUNITY GARDEN to help fill new beds and plants seeds.
Free!
Monday, April 20, 2026
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
Monday Morning Pitch In to Pick Up
at Bronx River House (in Starlight Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Monday Morning Pitch In to Pick Up at Starlight Park, Bronx
Free!
Kids
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!
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
Free!
It's My Park at Sunset Park
at Outdoors at Sunset Park Recreation Center (in Sunset Park Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park.
Free!
Spring Planting at the Foodway at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
at 1370 Westchester Avenue (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Spring Planting at the Foodway, Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
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!
Friends of Shoelace Park Team Meeting
at Virtual/Online Events
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Friends of Shoelace Park Team Meeting
Free!
Trees of Life & Gotham Greens Volunteer Day
at Tree of Life Organic Garden, Queens
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
EarthMonth Volunteer Day! Join gardeners at the Tree of Life Organic Garden, hosted in partnership with Gotham Greens and NYC GreenThumb, to help care for our shared green space.
Free!
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
It's My Park at City Hall Park
at City Hall Park, Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of City Hall Park to beautify City Hall Park.
Free!
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!
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
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!
Earth Day Event
at Berry Street Garden
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Join the Berry Street Garden for a clean-up day in celebration of Earth Day!
Free!
Earth Day Hike and Litter Clean-Up
at 130th Street and 11th Avenue (in Powell's Cove Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Celebrate Earth Day with the Rangers and do your part by helping to beautify a local Queens park!
Free!
Earth Day Open House
at Olive Street Garden, Brooklyn
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join Olive Street Garden for a Earth Day open house! We will be hosting welcome tours, and getting started with seeds.
Free!
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Trail Work Thursdays
at Van Cortlandt Golf House (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 Vesuvio Playground
at Vesuvio Playground, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Friends of Vesuvio Playground to beautify Vesuvio Playground.
Free!
Exhibition: Think Global. Act Local.
at Visitor Center - Satterlee Street and Hylan Boulevard (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Multi artist exhibit of works highlighting endangered local and global species
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!
Volunteer Day: Kosciuszko Street Community Garden
at Kosciuszko Street Learning Garden, Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join us for a hands-on volunteer day to help prepare the garden for the upcoming season!
Free!
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