Upcoming Events in NYC’s Parks
Courtesy of the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Ranger’s Choice: Gravesend Cemetery Tour 11:00 a.m. at Gravesend Cemetery, Brooklyn
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Hike through the Greenbelt 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Greenbelt Nature Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island
Central Park Tour: Seneca Village 12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. at 85th Street and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan
Scavenger Hunt Hike (light) 1:00 p.m. at Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Monday, March 30, 2015
Reopening The High Bridge: Celebration Planning Forum 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Highbridge Green School, Bronx
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Scotland 10K Run 8:00 a.m. at West Drive near 62nd Street, Central Park, Manhattan
Ranger’s Choice: Fort Tour by Candlelight 8:00 p.m. at Fort Totten Visitor’s Center, Fort Totten Park, Queens
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Partnerships for Parks 2015 Conference 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at NYU Law, Manhattan
Annual Shearing of the Heather Celebration 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Margaret Corbin Circle, Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan
Central Park Tour: The Art of the Park 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, Central Park, Manhattan
Historic New York: Old Croton Aqueduct 1:00 p.m. at Mosholu Avenue and Broadway, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Hike the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway (Moderate) 11:00 a.m. at 73rd Avenue and Hollis Hills Terrace, Cunningham Park, Queens
Build a Bird Feeder 1:00 p.m. at Salt Marsh Nature Center, Marine Park, Brooklyn
The New York World’s Fairs in 3D: A Stereoscopic Projection Show 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. at Kingsland Homestead, Margaret I. Carman Green – Weeping Beech, Queens
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Ride to Floyd Bennett Field: Jamaica Bay Greenway Guided Bike Tour 9:15 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Emmons Avenue and Sheepshead Bay Road, Brooklyn
Ranger’s Choice: Camping Skills Workshop 1:00 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Soarin’ over Staten Island 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Wild Avenue between Beresford Avenue and West Shore Expressway Service Road, Staten Island
Historic House Tour: Behind the Dutch Doors 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, Fidler-Wyckoff House Park, Brooklyn
Earth Day at Prospect Park 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Central Park Tour: Hallett Nature Sanctuary and the Pond 2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. at Sixth Avenue and Central Park South, Central Park, Manhattan
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Birding: Ridgewood Reservoir 9:00 a.m. at Vermont Place Parking Lot, Highland Park, Queens
Dachshund Spring Fiesta 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Washington Square Park, Washington Square Park, Manhattan
High Bridge Historic Neighborhood Walk Tour 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. at 167th Street Train station, Bronx
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Arbor Festival 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
Nature Exploration: Spring Blossoms (Light) 1:00 p.m. at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Midweek Bird Walk: Wolfe’s Pond Park and Lemon Creek 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Holten Ave. and Purdy Place, Wolfe’s Pond Park, Staten Island
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Elements Art Expo NYC 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at Conference House Park, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Birding: Ospreys 10:00 a.m. at Fort Totten Visitor’s Center, Fort Totten Park, Queens
Sunday, May 3, 2015
TD Five Boro Bike Tour 7:30 a.m. at Franklin Street & Church Street, Manhattan
Rangers’ Choice: Nature Photography 11:00 a.m. at Willowbrook Park, Willowbrook Park, Staten Island