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 20, 2025

Sep20

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.
Free!

Sep20

McGolrick Bird Club

at Monsignor McGolrick Park (in Msgr. McGolrick Park)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Free birding walks are held every Saturday at 9am, year-round.  Meet at the Russell & Driggs entrance to McGolrick park. 
Category: Birding
Free!

Sep20

NYRR Open Run: Astoria Park

at Astoria ParkQueens

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!

Sep20

NYRR Open Run: Canarsie Park

at Canarsie Park House (in Canarsie 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!

Sep20

NYRR Open Run: St. Marys Park

at St. Mary's Annual 5K StartBronx 
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!

Sep20

NYRR Open Run: Highland Park

at Elton Street and Jamaica Avenue (in Highland Park)Queens

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!

Sep20

NYRR Open Run: Baisley Pond Park

at Baisley Pond Park House (in Baisley Pond Park)Queens

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!

Sep20

NYRR Open Run: Crocheron Park

at Entrance to John Golden Park (in John Golden Park)

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.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.
Free!

Sep20

NYRR Open Run: Shore Road Park

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.
Free!

Sep20

NYRR Open Run: Soundview Park

at Entrance - Lafayette Avenue and Morrison Avenue (in Soundview Park)Bronx

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!

Sep20

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!

Sep20

Summer on the Hudson: Billion Oyster Project Presentation

at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

12:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Come see and learn about the Billion Oyster Project on the Baylander’s Jungle Deck.
Category: Education, Nature, Waterfront, Fishing, Wildlife
Free!

Sep20

Field Guide: Radiating Undercurrents – Communing with Elements of Socrates

at Socrates Sculpture ParkQueens

12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Bring the sounds to life with Buena Onda Collective! Using natural and repurposed materials (in collaboration with Materials for the Arts), participants will co-create interactive sound sculptures.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Workshops
Free!

Sep20

Searching for Social Justice

at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

1:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Prithi Kanakamedala, professor at Bronx Community College and CUNY Graduate Center, will discuss her book Brooklynites: the Remarkable Story of the Free Black Communities that Shaped a Borough
Free!

Sep20

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!

Sep20

Summer on the Hudson: River Rhyme

at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

4:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
This live music concert invites listeners to contemplate the musical, political, and environmental histories of human interaction with our rivers.
Category: Concerts, Nature, Waterfront
Free!

Sep20

Summer on the Hudson: River Rhyme

at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
This live music concert invites listeners to contemplate the musical, political, and environmental histories of human interaction with our rivers.
Category: Concerts, Nature, Waterfront
Free!

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Sep21

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!

Sep21

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!

Sep21

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!

Sep21

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!

Sep21

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!

Sep21

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!

Sep21

Summer on the Hudson: River Rhyme

at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
This live music concert invites listeners to contemplate the musical, political, and environmental histories of human interaction with our rivers.
Category: Concerts, Nature, Waterfront
Free!

Sep21

Summer on the Hudson: River Rhyme

at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
This live music concert invites listeners to contemplate the musical, political, and environmental histories of human interaction with our rivers.
Category: Concerts, Nature, Waterfront
Free!

Sep21

Sea Shanty Sessions

at The Noble Maritime Collection 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Experience rollicking time-honored maritime songs in a majestic greek revival building that served as a dormitory for sailors 1844-1976.
Category: Concerts, Accessible Activities
Free!

Sep21

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!

Sep21

Sea Shanty Sessions

at The Noble Maritime Collection 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Experience rollicking time-honored maritime songs in a majestic greek revival building that served as a dormitory for sailors 1844-1976.
Category: Concerts, Accessible Activities
Free!

Monday, September 22, 2025

Sep22

Climate Week Community Clean Up Day: Socrates Sculpture Park and Hallet’s Cove Beach

at Socrates Sculpture ParkQueens

12:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Join us at Socrates Sculpture Park and Hallet’s Cove for a Community Clean Up Day in recognition of Climate Week! Tend to our coastal ecosystem with Socrates staff by weeding, raking, and helping clean up the beach as well as street tree beds on Vernon Blvd.
Category: Volunteer, It's My Park
Free!

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Sep23

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!

Sep23

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 24, 2025

Sep24

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!

Sep24

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!

Sep24

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!

Sep24

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 25, 2025

Sep25

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!

Sep25

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!

Sep25

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 26, 2025

Sep26

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!

Sep26

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
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Saturday, September 27, 2025

Sep27

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.
Free!

Sep27

Riverside Park Birding Club

at 116th Street and Riverside Drive (in Riverside Park)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

9:00 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Monthly walks through birding hotspots in Riverside Park, led by Riverside Park Conservancy Field Staff.
Category: Birding, Nature, Wildlife
Free!

Must See
Event
Sep27

McGolrick Bird Club

at Monsignor McGolrick Park (in Msgr. McGolrick Park)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Free birding walks are held every Saturday at 9am, year-round.  Meet at the Russell & Driggs entrance to McGolrick park. 
Category: Birding
Free!

Sep27

NYRR Open Run: Astoria Park

at Astoria ParkQueens

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!

Sep27

NYRR Open Run: Canarsie Park

at Canarsie Park House (in Canarsie 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!

Sep27

NYRR Open Run: St. Marys Park

at St. Mary's Annual 5K StartBronx 
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!

Sep27

NYRR Open Run: Highland Park

at Elton Street and Jamaica Avenue (in Highland Park)Queens

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!

Sep27

NYRR Open Run: Baisley Pond Park

at Baisley Pond Park House (in Baisley Pond Park)Queens

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!

Sep27

NYRR Open Run: Crocheron Park

at Entrance to John Golden Park (in John Golden Park)

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.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.
Free!

Sep27

NYRR Open Run: Shore Road Park

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.
Free!

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