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.
Monday, June 30, 2025
Arsenal Gallery: Queer in Nature
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks is proud to present Queer in Nature, a group exhibition highlighting the abundance of queerness in our everyday urban and natural environments.
Category: Art
Free!
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!
Line Dancing
at Handball Court (in Betsy Head Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
The line dance incorporates low impact dances that are very easy to learn and enjoy!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
CANCELED: Zumba Gold®
at New Settlement Community Center, Bronx
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!
Pitch in to Pick Up
at Starlight Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Cleanup in Starlight Park alongside the Bronx River
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Le Carrousel Extravaganza
at Le Carrousel (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays June 2nd to September 26 at 10am, kiddos will enjoy an amazing magic show, be wowed by wacky science experiments, or engage with a puppet show!
Category: Education, Art, Best for Kids
Free!
CANCELED: Step Aerobics
at New Settlement Community Center, Bronx
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Step Aerobics is a cardio workout that will elevate your heart rate, strengthen muscles, and improve coordination and balance.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Senior Cardio Sculpt
at Sunnyside Community Services, Queens
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!
Yoga
at Brooklyn Public Library - Kings Bay Branch 

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!
Gentle Yoga
at Queens Public Library - Bayside, Queens
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!
Pétanque
at Pétanque Court (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Interested in learning to play pétanque? Stop by the Washington Square Park pétanque courts for free lessons and casual play every Monday and Wednesday
Category: Fitness, Games, Sports, Outdoor Fitness, Seniors, Bocce, Social Sports
Free!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens 

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, It's My Park, Seniors, Accessible Activities
Yoga
at Entrance - 215th Place and 33rd Road (in Crocheron Park), Queens 

6:00 p.m.–7:00 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!
Conoce Tus Derechos (virtual) | Know Your Rights Workshop (virtual)
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join us for an informative session by the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, designed to support immigrant communities.
Category: Workshops, Virtual/Online Events
Free!
Zumba Gold®
at Ryan Health- Chelsea Clinton Community Health Center, Manhattan
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!
Total Body Boogie and Burn
at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Bedford-Stuyvesant Center, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
A full-body circuit workout with some groovy tunes to keep you pushing!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Low Impact Bodyweight Circuit Training
at Multi-Use Room (in Asser Levy Recreation Center), Manhattan 

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!
Cardio Dance
at NYPL - Hamilton Grange Library, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
If cardio is cardi-NO for you, give this Cardio Dance class a try!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Bodyweight Circuit Training
at Dance Room (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan 

6:15 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Using your own body weight, come experience this circuit training class that focuses on functional, everyday movement that will increase overall strength.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Chair Yoga
at Bartow Community Center - Room 31, Bronx
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
This class provides a seated flow that raises the heart rate and improves balance, with minimal impact on joints.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Hudson River Park's Healthy on the Hudson x Conditioning with Tone House
at Hudson River Park's Pier 25, Manhattan 

6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Healthy on the Hudson, part of Hudson River Park's free summer event season, offers a variety of accessible, exciting fitness classes led by NYC’s best trainers in your west side backyard all summer.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Exercise Classes, Social Sports
Free!
Bodyweight Interval Training
at Handball Courts (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn 

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, Exercise Classes
Free!
New York Sings Yiddish: Zalmen Mlotek / Frank London’s Klezmer All Stars & Celebrated Yiddish Vocalists
at Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan 

7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Celebrate Yiddish music with a massive sing-along in Central Park
Category: Concerts
Free!
Virtual Yoga
at Virtual/Online Events
7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Welcome to this online yoga community in Vinyasa Yoga Flow with Rika.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Virtual/Online Events, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: The Little Mermaid (2023)
at Lincoln Terrace Park (in Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park), Brooklyn 

8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince..
Category: Film, Free Summer Movies, Movies Under the Stars
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Coco (2017)
at Lawn Area (in Gorman Playground), Queens
9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
A boy named Miguel dreams of becoming a famous guitar player, despite the misgivings of his close-knit family.
Category: Film, Best for Kids, Free Summer Movies, Movies Under the Stars
Free!
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Total Body Fitness
at Handball Courts (in St. John's Park), Brooklyn
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.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!
Bodyweight Blast
at 102nd Street Field House (in Riverside Park), Manhattan 

8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
Join us for 45 minutes of bodyweight exercises, combining cardio and strength for a full-body workout.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Senior Cardio Sculpt
at Sunnyside Community Services, Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:00 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!
Arsenal Gallery: Queer in Nature
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks is proud to present Queer in Nature, a group exhibition highlighting the abundance of queerness in our everyday urban and natural environments.
Category: Art
Free!
Adult & Senior Movement
at Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Get your body moving with fun, unique dance classes that promote strong and creative movement among adults of all ages and abilities.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Outdoor Fitness, Seniors, Accessible Activities, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
KIM: Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground
at P.S. 55 (in Lieutenant John H. Martinson 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, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
KIM: McDonald's Playground
at Austin J. McDonald Playground Fieldhouse (in Austin J. McDonald 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, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Bloomingdale Park
at Bloomingdale 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, Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
SSE: Fairview Lean to Play Pickleball
at Pickleball Courts (in Fairview Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Come join the Staten Island Summer Sports Experience Team in a great game of Pickleball at Fairview Park.
Category: Fitness, Sports, Pickleball
Free!
KIM: Levy Programs
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, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: The Big Park
at Entrance - Continental Place and Grandview Avenue (in The Big 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, Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Columbus Park
at Columbus Park, Manhattan 

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
KIM: Martin Luther King Jr. Playground
at Play Area (in Martin Luther King, Jr. Playground), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
KIM: Carmansville Playground
at Play Area (in Carmansville Playground), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness, demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
KIM: Sol Lain Playground
at Sol Lain Playground (in Sol Lain Plgd), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
KIM: Alley Pond Park
at Alley Springfield Playground (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
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, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: John J. Carty Park
at Playground (in John J Carty Park), Brooklyn
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, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Highland Park
at Lower Highland Playground (in Highland Park), Queens 

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, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Bayswater Park
at Playground (in Bayswater Park), Queens
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, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Park Of the Americas
at Playground (Linden Playground) (in Park Of The Americas), Queens
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, Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Nostrand Playground
at Nostrand Playground, Brooklyn
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, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
KIM: Yellowstone Park
at Katzman Playground (in Yellowstone Park), Queens 

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, Art, Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Lawrence Virgilio Playground
at Play Area (in Lawrence Virgilio Playground), Queens 

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, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Corona Golf Playground
at Basketball Courts (in Corona Golf Playground), Queens 

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids