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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.
Friday, July 18, 2025
KIM: Tompkins Square Park Playground
at Tompkins Square Park Playground - Ave A (in Tompkins Square 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!
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!
Kids
Trees Count at Rufus King Park
at 89th Avenue & 150th Street (in Rufus King Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025!
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
KIM: Astoria Heights Playground
at Astoria Heights 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: Grover Cleveland Playground
at Play Area (in Grover Cleveland Playground), Queens
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoor play. An NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC’s playgrounds, including organized spo
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Bloomingdale Playground
at Play Area (in Bloomingdale Playground), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–6:30 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!
Kids
Astoria Pool: Senior Splash
at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Move and groove to the music and get a great workout by joining our instructor-led Adult Water Aerobics class!
Category: Seniors, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Lyons Pool: Senior Splash
at Lyons Pool, Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Move and groove to the music and get a great workout by joining our instructor-led Adult Water Aerobics class!
Category: Seniors, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1B
at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class B)
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1B
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Kids In Motion: Gertrude Ederle Playground
at Play Area (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), 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, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
7/18 Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
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 Fridays this summer to engage in hands-on forest restoration work!
Category: Nature, Volunteer, Gardening
Free!
KIM: Lou Lodati / Torsney Playground
at Lou Lodati Playground - Play Area (in Torsney 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, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!
Kids
KIM: Phil Scooter Rizzuto Park
at Playground (in Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto 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
SSE: Lawrence Playground Courts
at Lawrence Playground (in Flushing Meadows Corona 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: Education, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Outdoor Fitness, Summer Sports Experience, Baseball/Softball, Basketball/Netball, Exercise Classes, Soccer, Volleyball, Walking
Free!
Kids
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: 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
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: 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
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: 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: Arrochar Playground
at Play Area (in Arrochar 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: De Matti Playground
at DeMatti Park Fieldhouse (in De Matti Park), Staten Island
10:30 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
Total Body Fitness
at Tilden Senior Center
10:30 a.m.–11:15 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, Exercise Classes
Free!
Early Childhood Music & Movement
at Kids Playground - Large (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Children aged 16 months to 4 years, and their parents/caregivers are invited to explore their first music and movement experiences while also building vital social skills.
Category: Education, Art, Best for Kids, Workshops
Free!
Kids
KIM - Ben Abrams Playground
at Ben Abrams Playground (in Bronx Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–7:00 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, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Kids in Motion: Tie Dye
at Multipurpose Hard Top Area (in Astoria Heights Playground), Queens
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Tie Dye event at Astoria Heights Playground on Friday, July 18, 2025 from 11AM-1PM.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
KIM - Hunts Point Playground
at Basketball Court (in Hunts Point Playground), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–7:00 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, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
KIM - Devoe Park
at Entrance - University Ave and Wagner Avenue (in Devoe Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–7:00 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, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
KIM - Behagen Playground
at Play Area (in Behagen Playground), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–7:00 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, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
KIM - Tremont Playground
at Entrance - 175th St & Arthur Ave (in Walter Gladwin Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–7:00 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, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
KIM - Al Quinones Playground
at Play Area (in Al Quiñones Playground), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–7:00 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, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
Van Cortlandt Pool: Senior Splash
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Move and groove to the music and get a great workout by joining our instructor-led Adult Water Aerobics class!
Category: Seniors, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2A
at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Tots Learn to Swim Fisher Pool Class A
at Main Pool (in Fisher Pool), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water for tots.
Category: Fitness, Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Puppet Mobile: Pippi Longstocking
at Buz O' Rourke Playground (in Crocheron Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come enjoy “Pippi Longstocking”, as we celebrate the books 80th anniversary with the Puppet mobile.
Category: Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
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!
SSE: Co-ed Youth Basketball
at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Dribble, pass, shoot and have a blast doing it! Our Youth Recreational Basketball Program is designed to teach the fundamentals of basketball in a fun, energetic, and supportive environ
Category: Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming, Basketball/Netball, Sports Camps
Free!
Kids
SSE: Flag Football Skills and Drills
at Kwame Ture Recreation Center (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Join the fun! Our flag football program for ages 8–14 builds skills, teamwork, and confidence in a safe, fast-paced, non-contact environment.
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming, Football
Free!
Kids
Session 1: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Hamilton Fish Pool - Swim Team Training
at Hamilton Fish Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Kids and teens can dive into competitive waters and join a Parks Swim Team.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Kosciuszko - Swim Team Training
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Kids and teens can dive into competitive waters and join a Parks Swim Team.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Tots Learn to Swim Fisher Pool Class B
at Main Pool (in Fisher Pool), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water for tots.
Category: Fitness, Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 1: Van Corlandt Pool - Swim Team Training
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Kids and teens can dive into competitive waters and join a Parks Swim Team.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
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