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.

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Saturday, September 13, 2025

Sep13

Strength & Cardio Fun!

at 145th and the Hudson River (in Riverside Park)Manhattan

9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
This beginner friendly class will focus on improving your strength and endurance by challenging your muscles and increasing the heart rate.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep13

Dance Fitness- Upbeat Pop!

at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.10:45 a.m.
A 45-minute dance fitness class to your favorite upbeat pop songs!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep13

Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden

at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
The Eastern Queens Alliance is looking for volunteers to help us turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden.
Category: Nature, Gardening
Free!

Sep13

Zumba

at Gymnasium (in St. John’s Recreation Center)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

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, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep13

Summer on the Hudson: Nature Explorers

at 102nd Street Field House (in Riverside Park)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.12:30 a.m.
Arts and crafts, storytelling, and nature-focused workshops for kids!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Best for Kids, Workshops
Free!

Best For
Kids
Sep13

Total Body Reset

at Greene Ave & Tompkins Ave (in Herbert Von King Park)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

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, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep13

Dance Fitness

at 125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers)Manhattan

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Join Shape Up NYC for a free dance fitness class every Saturday at West Harlem Piers Park! This class is appropriate for all fitness levels.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep13

Summer on the Hudson: Sketch Jam

at W 72nd Street and Riverside Drive (in Riverside Park)Manhattan

11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Observational drawing event led by artist and illustrator Ishita Jain!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art
Free!

Sep13

Bodyweight Circuit Training

at Dance Room (in Chelsea Recreation Center)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

11:30 a.m.12:30 p.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!

Sep13

Yoga

at Dance Room (in St. James Recreation Center)Bronx 
This is an Accessible location

11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
This open level class is designed to awaken your mind, body and senses through controlled breathing, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!

Sep13

Snug Storytime

at The Noble Maritime Collection 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Bring your grown-ups to the museum to hear stories about mermaids, pirates, ships, and the sea!
Category: Accessible Activities
Free!

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Sep14

NYRR Open Run: Marine Park

at Carmine Carro Community Center (in Marine Park)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.
Free!

Sep14

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

at Conference House ParkStaten Island

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.
Free!

Sep14

NYRR Open Run: Cunningham Park

at Cunningham Park Parking Lot (in Cunningham Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

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.
Free!

Sep14

Yoga with Astoria Yoga

at Socrates Sculpture ParkQueens

10:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Socrates is delighted to offer FREE yoga classes of Vinyasa yoga – a series of flowing poses linked to the awareness of breath with instructors from Astoria Yoga (on Sundays). Classes are designed for all experience levels.
Category: Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!

Sep14

Urban Farm Volunteers

at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!

Sep14

Urban Farm Volunteers

at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!

Sep14

Total Body Reset

at Greene Ave & Tompkins Ave (in Herbert Von King Park)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

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, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep14

Summer on the Hudson: Huellas De Vida (Bilingual Horticulture Tour)

at 120th Street and Riverside Drive (in Riverside Park)Manhattan

12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m.
Ven a celebrar la vida, fomentar conexiones con la naturaleza y honrar los ecosistemas que nos sustentan/ Foster connections with nature on this guided bilingual horticulture tour
Category: Education, Nature, Tours, Wildlife, Walking
Free!

Sep14

Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison

at Ralph Ellison PlazaManhattan

2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
Category: Concerts
Free!

Monday, September 15, 2025

Sep15

Cardio Sculpt

at Athletic Courts (in Torsney Playground)Queens

9:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
This cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep15

Zumba Gold®

at New Settlement Community CenterBronx

9:15 a.m.10:15 a.m.
Zumba Gold® offers a low-impact workout set to a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes, creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep15

Senior Cardio Sculpt

at Sunnyside Community ServicesQueens

10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
This low impact cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform. Participants must be 60+ to attend this class.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Seniors, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep15

Gentle Yoga

at Queens Public Library - BaysideQueens

11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
A therapeutic yet powerful series of balancing, stretching, easy back bending, twisting, and mild inverted postures, concluding with a guided relaxation. NOTE: Spots are limited
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep15

Zumba Gold®

at Ryan Health- Chelsea Clinton Community Health CenterManhattan

6:00 p.m.6:55 p.m.
Zumba Gold® offers a low-impact workout set to a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes, creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep15

Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training

at Multi-Use Room (in Asser Levy Recreation Center)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

6:00 p.m.6:45 p.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!

Sep15

Yoga

at Entrance - 215th Place and 33rd Road (in Crocheron Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

6:15 p.m.7:15 p.m.
Connect with yourself in this Yoga class with Ambeka, a class to be enjoyed by all.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep15

Full Body Fitness

at PS 503/PS 506 Beacon - Center for Family Life

6:30 p.m.7:15 p.m.
Show your body some love with this full body fitness class open to all fitness levels.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep15

Bodyweight Interval Training

at Multi-Use Room C (in McCarren Play Center)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Bodyweight Interval Training is an energetic yet low impact exercise class that will get your muscles moving!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Sep16

Cardio Sculpt

at Queensbridge Park House (in Queensbridge Park)Queens

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
This cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep16

Soca Sweat Dance Fitness

at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Bedford-Stuyvesant CenterBrooklyn

6:00 p.m.6:45 p.m.
This Dance Fitness class will not only provide you with a full body workout- but with fun as well!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep16

Zumba

at Dance Room (in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic fitness interval training w
Category: Dance, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep16

Summer on the Hudson: Bodyweight Blast

at Pier I (in Riverside Park South)Manhattan

6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
High energy bodyweight exercises combining cardio and strength for a full-body workout.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep16

NYRR Open Run: Brooklyn Bridge Park

at Pier 6 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park)Brooklyn

7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area.
Free!

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Sep17

Cardio Sculpt

at Athletic Courts (in Torsney Playground)Queens

9:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
This cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep17

Team RIVER Volunteers

at Randall's Island ParkManhattan 
This is an Accessible location

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!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Walking, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!

Sep17

Team RIVER Volunteers

at Randall's Island ParkManhattan 
This is an Accessible location

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!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, STEM Classes, Gardening
Free!

Sep17

Team RIVER Volunteers

at 10 Central Road (in 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!
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer, Waterfront, Wildlife, Gardening
Free!

Sep17

Senior Cardio Sculpt

at Sunnyside Community ServicesQueens

10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
This low impact cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform. Participants must be 60+ to attend this class.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Seniors, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep17

Summer on the Hudson: Yoga - Evening Salute to the Sun

at The Plaza at 66th Street (in Riverside Park South)Manhattan

6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
End your day with yoga in a beautiful sunset setting.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Sep18

Zumba

at Queens Public Library - BroadwayQueens 
This is an Accessible location

6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep18

Summer on the Hudson: Forest Bathing

at 119th Street Tennis Courts (in Riverside Park)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Reconnect with nature on a guided walk led by certified Forest Therapy Guide Lori Klamner.
Category: Nature, Walking
Free!

Sep18

Summer on the Hudson: Bodyroll Workout

at Pier I (in Riverside Park South)Manhattan

6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Joyful and cathartic dance aerobics with VIVA!
Category: Dance, Waterfront, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep18

Summer on the Hudson: Sunset Yoga

at 145th and the Hudson River (in Riverside Park)Manhattan

6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Summer on the Hudson partners with Sweet Water Dance & Yoga for a multi-level sunset yoga practice.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!

Sep18

NYRR Open Run: Flushing Meadows Corona Park

at United Nations Ave South Entrance (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)

7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
One of the city's most iconic parks, Flushing Meadows Corona Park was the site of two 20th-century World's Fairs.
Free!

Friday, September 19, 2025

Sep19

Cardio Sculpt

at Athletic Courts (in Torsney Playground)Queens

9:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
This cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!

Sep19

Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden

at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
The Eastern Queens Alliance is looking for volunteers to help us turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden.
Category: Nature, Gardening
Free!

Sep19

Yoga

at Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Connect with yourself in Yoga with Nicole, a class to be enjoyed by all.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!

Sep19

Summer on the Hudson: Bingo!

at 125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers)Manhattan

5:30 p.m.7:00 p.m.
BYO food & beverages to this free to enter B-I-NG-O night. Each game winner receives a prize.
Category: Games, Best for Kids, Waterfront
Free!

Best For
Kids
Sep19

Dance Fitness

at Ryan Health- Chelsea Clinton Community Health CenterManhattan

6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Dance Fitness is a creative workout that fuses dance and aerobics.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

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