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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from July 6, 2025 to March 8, 2026

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Jul20

Spotted Lanternfly Trap Building with NYCH20

at Greenbelt Nature Center - Hike Start Point (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Help stop the spread of invasive spotted lanternflies.
Free!

Jul20

Zumba

at Multi-Use Room (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx

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!

Jul20

Beginner Yoga

at Sobelsohn Basketball Court (in Forest Park), Queens

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Connect with yourself in Beginner Yoga, a class to be enjoyed by all. Experience a fun and light-hearted, beginner flow that will move you seamlessly from Sun Salutation to a final peak
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!

Jul20

Summer on the Hudson: Over, Under, Through

at Parkour Park (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join The Movement Creative for a 6-week Sunday Summer Series to learn the basics of parkour. Have a blast while getting strong!
Category: Fitness, Adventure Courses/Rock Climbing
Free!

Jul20

Intermediate Canoeing

at Ballfield 13 - Meadow Lake Drive (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
All canoe programs are for ages 8 years and older. Participants must have prior canoeing experience. Registration opens on Wednesday July 9
Category: Urban Park Rangers
Free!

Jul20

Archery

at Archery Field Parking Lot (in Willowbrook Park), Staten Island

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
All equipment will be provided. Ages 8 and older. Registration is required. Registration opens Wednesday July 9.
Category: Urban Park Rangers
Free!

Jul20

Conference House Tours

at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island

12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Tours are offered on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 - 4 pm until December 13th.
Category: Education, Art, Tours, It's My Park, Hiking

Jul20

Volunteer Workday at Green Oasis Garden

at Green Oasis Community Garden/Gilbert's Garden (in ), Manhattan

12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer at Green Oasis Community Garden to help us maintain our community-led space. You'll learn how to plant, prune, identify plants and trees, compost, do basic carpentry, and more! Enjoy nature and meet your neighbors. Free tea provided. Bring gardening-appropriate clothes and shoes as well as water. There is no secure storage space so please leave your valuables and large bags at home. First and third Sundays of the month at 12pm.
Category: Volunteer, Gardening
Free!

Jul20

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

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Kids

Jul20

Magnetic Archery and Foam Axe Throwing

at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx

1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Learn the art of archery with free lessons taught by our expert Urban Park Rangers. This program uses safe equipment with magnetic arrows and targets. All equipment provided.
Category: Urban Park Rangers
Free!

Jul20

Trees Count at Bill Rainey Park

at Bill Rainey Park, Bronx

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025!
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!

Jul20

Sea Shanty Sessions

at The Noble Maritime Collection

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!

Jul20

Drums of Freedom

at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn

2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join Prospect Park Alliance for a historical and musical exploration of the little-know enslaved revolt in New Utrecht in 1706.
Category: Concerts
Free!

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Jul20

Queens Jazz Trail Concert: Alí Bello & The Charanga Syndicate

at Unisphere

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
The concert will be held at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. It’s free—just show up! Bring a blanket, lawn chair, picnic, friends—even your dancing shoes—and join us for an afternoon of live jazz in the park!
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Free!

Jul20

Nature Exploration: The North Woods

at Entrance - West 100 Street and Central Park West (in Central Park), Manhattan

2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
On Nature Exploration hikes, we will discover the plants and animals that inhabit the urban forest. Join the Rangers on a nature walk into the North Woods of Central Park.
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Hiking, Wildlife
Free!

Jul20

Garden Highlights Walk

at Wave Hill, Bronx

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join a knowledgeable Wave Hill Garden Guide for a leisurely stroll in the gardens every Sunday.
Category: Wildlife, Walking
Free!

Jul20

Jazz in the Park at Ralph Ellison

at Ralph Ellison Plaza, Manhattan

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

Jul20

Sea Shanty Sessions

at The Noble Maritime Collection

Jul20

Sea Shanty Sessions

at The Noble Maritime Collection

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Led by the Folk Music Society of New York, this program offers a great opportunity to experience authentic, time-honored maritime songs in an appropriately historic setting.
Category: Concerts, Art, Best for Kids, Seniors, Accessible Activities

Best For
Kids

Jul20

Queensboro Dance Festival: Performances at Fort Totten Park

at Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park), Queens

3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Queensboro Dance Festival is back on tour this summer throughout Queens and Bayside Historical Society is proud to be a venue partner again this year!
Category: Dance, Festivals, Theater
Free!

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Event

Jul20

Hudson Classical Theater Company Presents: Sense and Sensibility

at Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (in Riverside Park), Manhattan

6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
The Hudson Classical Theater Company Presents Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility!
Category: Theater, Free Summer Theater

Jul20

Summer on the Hudson: Amplified Sundays featuring Slavic Soul Party!

at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan

7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Vibrant live music accompanied by spectacular sunsets over the Hudson River.
Category: Concerts, Waterfront
Free!

Jul20

The Roots / DJ Scratch

at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Hip-hop’s most influential band takes over Flushing Meadows-Corona Park with beats, bars, and good times
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Free!

Jul20

Movies Under the Stars: Queen of Katwe

at Beach 94th St. Amphitheater (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens

9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
This biopic of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi traces her journey from the slums of Katwe.
Category: Film, Best for Kids, Free Summer Movies, Movies Under the Stars
Free!

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Kids