Events Taking Place in New York City’s Parks
Nov 5 – 25, 2016

Courtesy of the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Newsletter

Saturday, November 5, 2016

• Flag Football Championship Festival 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at Macombs Dam Park, Macombs Dam Park, Bronx
• Pumpkin Smash 2016 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Clement Clarke Moore Park, Clement Clarke Moore Park, Manhattan
• NYC Parks Wheelchair Flag Football Championship 2016 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Victory Field, Forest Park, Queens
• Exhibition Opening – From the Silver Spoon to the Silver Screen: The Mansion in the Media 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. at Morris-Jumel Mansion, Roger Morris Park, Manhattan
• Arts, Culture & Fun: Night Sky: Taurid Meteor Shower 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Pats Lawn, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

Sunday, November 6, 2016

• Historic New York: Native Americans 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Alley Pond Park Adventure Center, Alley Pond Park, Queens
• Mount Moses Hike (Vigorous) 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Parking Area, High Rock Park, Staten Island
• Readings and Performances in Response to Zoe Leonard’s ‘I Want a President’ 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Chelsea Market Passage, The High Line, Manhattan
• Civil War Living History: Lee’s Forgotten General 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

• Fall Field Day 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at 41st Avenue Entrance, Queensbridge Park, Queens
• Kids Vote, Too! 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Thursday, November 10, 2016

• It’s My Park at McCarren Park 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Father Popieluszko Square, McCarren Park, Brooklyn
• Parks Without Borders: Van Cortlandt Park Community Input Meeting 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Horace Mann School, Bronx

Friday, November 11, 2016

• Family Skate Day at Roy Wilkins Recreation Center 4:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. at Roy Wilkins Recreation Center, Roy Wilkins Recreation Center, Queens

Saturday, November 12, 2016

• Bushwick Compost Workday 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Aberdeen Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
• Arts, Culture & Fun: Set Up and Pose Studio Lighting Photo Workshop 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at St. James Recreation Center, St. James Park, Bronx

Sunday, November 13, 2016

• Trail of the Month: Yellow Trail South 11:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at Parking Area, High Rock Park, Staten Island
• B2B: Bartow to Bartow Challenge 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Entrance to the Hutchinson River Greenway, Bronx
• 240th Commemoration of the Battle of Fort Washington 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Cafe Lawn, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan

Monday, November 14, 2016

• Anchor Parks: Betsy Head Park Community Visioning Meeting 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Betsy Head Park Gymnasium, Betsy Head Park, Brooklyn
• Parks Without Borders: Seward Park Community Input Meeting 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Educational Alliance, Manhattan

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

• Arts, Culture & Fun: Dark Nights, Bright Lights 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, Manhattan

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

• HHT Roof Raisers Curatorial Brigade Fall Training! 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Saturday, November 19, 2016

• Walk Randall’s Island 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. at Touchdown of the 103rd Street Footbridge, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
• Historic New York: Native Americans 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
• Perfect Pumpkin Pie Workshop 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx

Sunday, November 20, 2016

• Sunday Salon: Street Photography – Sacha Lecca 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Alice Austen House Museum, Alice Austen Park, Staten Island

Friday, November 25, 2016

• Black Friday Hike: Hunter Island Hike (Moderate) 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at Orchard Beach Nature Center, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx