Nature On The Go!
Join us at the Audubon Center where a naturalist will lead children and families through nearby trails where you can learn about the nature that is all…
UnCommon Pages Bookmaking Workshop
Learn about the Freshkills Park transformation, see examples of native and invasive plants, and create your very own passport-sized field notebook using paper that’s made…
Nature’s Workshop: Jewelry Making
Join the Rangers and learn how to make jewelry using materials from nature. Basic materials are provided.
Family Christmas Bird Count
Blooming Naturalists of all ages can join a tradition more than 100 years in the making. Join Prospect Park Alliance in this nationwide bird census…
Kids Wildlife Workshop with Bobby Horvath
Have you ever wanted to meet an eagle owl? Pet a fox? Hold a red-tailed hawk? Here’s your chance to get up close and personal…
Strand Summer of Color at Times Sqare
Each Friday afternoon in July, join us to show off your creative streak with coloring sheets designed by local NYC and Brooklyn artists and designers. This event is free, and all materials are provided!
Bridge Golf Foundation Water Fair
In partnership with The Eagle Academy, Columbia Water Center, and the physics department at The City College of New York, The Bridge Golf Foundation is…
Come Out & Play 2017
Come Out & Play returns to New York City in 2017 for a 12th year of extraordinary outdoor games. We’ll take over DUMBO on July 21 with an evening of street games and play. Then we’ll move the fun to Governors Island on July 22 for a day of new sports and family-friendly games. Charge up your phone, lace up your running shoes and get ready for another two days of wild new games and playful experiences.
Summer on the Hudson: Play Dates!
Enjoy monthly outdoor parties featuring children’s entertainers, arts and crafts, and neighborhood fun! Play Dates take place on the second Saturday of each month from May…
Summer on the Hudson: Learn to Ride
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…
Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live
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…
Happy Hour Fishing
Tired of the old noisy after work happy hour? Head down to the Ecology Center to finish off the week with views of the East…
Meet the Fishes
Meet the Fishes marks the opening of The River Project’s Wetlab season. Visitors can visit the flow-through river water aquarium and be introduced to the many species of marine animals that live in NY Harbor, such as seahorses, blackfish, and blue crabs, while enjoying food and drink from local businesses. There is a raffle of cool prizes and lots of fun for kids, including a touch tank where they can play with shrimps and other critters.
Lower EastStory: A Scavenger Hunt
The Lower East Side Ecology Center, Media education non-profit MIRA, and the East River Park Coalition are joining forces once again to explore the history,…
Bike Tour of Rockaway
Join Rockaway Waterfront Alliance for a bike tour of the Rockaways. Help us celebrate spring by going outside and exploring New York City together by…
Lowline Science and Sustainability Fair
Join us at the Lowline Lab for our first ever Science and Sustainability Fair! This all ages, interactive fair will include workshops on topics from biomimicry to entomology to sustainability.
Studio@theCenter: Animal Architecture
Young people grades 3-5, explore architecture through design projects, field trips and building activities during these 3-day programs at the Center for Architecture, held during…
Winter Jam, NYC’s Ultimate Snow Day
Presented by NYC Parks, Lake Placid, I Love NY, and I Ski NY, Winter Jam NYC is the ultimate snow day: a free winter sports festival for New Yorkers of all ages! Our partners at Gore Mountain will blow lots of fresh snow in the heart of Manhattan, so there will be plenty for all to enjoy!