Ongoing

Celebrating NYBG: 125 Years

Join us for a photographic tribute by Larry Lederman to the Garden’s history and a prologue to its exciting future.

Free – $25

Greater New York

Museum of Modern Art PS 1 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City

Greater New York is the fourth iteration of the renowned series, begun in 2000 as a collaboration between MoMA PS1 (then P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center) and The Museum of Modern Art, that showcases emerging artists living and working in the New York metropolitan area.

Free – $10

Pop Up Shop – Local Craft Beverage Tasting Showcase

Fulton Stall Market 207A Front Street, New York

EscapeMaker's pop up shop is dedicated to agritourism, local farm and orchard getaways. They will host three FREE tasting showcases inside the Fulton Stall Market and spilling outside onto Front street: June 19th - Berry Jam; July 24th & August 14th - Local Craft Beverages.

Free

NYBG/125 Evenings

Celebrate NYBG's Anniversary with an al Fresco Performance Series !

$25 – $35

Queens Botanical Garden Farm Workdays

Queen Botanical Garden 43-50 Main St. , Flushing, NY 11355

Enjoy a pleasant Saturday morning outside in the Queens Botanical Garden learning about composting and having fun! Tasks include weeding, harvesting, planting, and composting.

Free

Plant-Based/Raw Food Demo

Crossroads Seventh Day Adventist Church 410 W 45th St, New York

During our class, you will discover how to prepare Healthy, Delicious and well-balanced Plant based meals that will bring mealtime enjoyment and may add years to your life ! Starts June 26th then every second Sunday until December 11th, 2016 !

Free

Every Tuesday Young Sprouts Gardening

Battery Park City South Cove, New York

Young Sprouts is a FREE BPCPC’s gardening program for children 3 to 5 years old and an accompanying adult. The event happens every week until August 30th.…

Free

Pop Up Maker Space at Pier 25

Pier 25 Pier 25, New York

Calling all Makers! Join us at our outdoor Maker Space for weekly workshops challenging participants to design and construct solutions to real-world problems. Guided Maker workshops challenge participants to design and construct projects inspired by science and river concepts. Learn about the Hudson River through an engineering scope. Come tinker, test and build!

Free

Books Beneath the Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Throughout July and August, six Monday nights will feature authors, representing six of Brooklyn’s best independent bookstores. Each evening will include readings, discussions, signings, and much more, as inspired by each author and our program sponsors.

Free

City of Water Day; Free Family Festival

Governors Island

Mark your calendars to celebrate the biggest harbor festival of the metropolitan region on Saturday, July 16, on Governors Island, New York; at Maxwell Place Park, Hoboken, New Jersey; and at dozens of In Your Neighborhood locations around New York Harbor.

Free

Summer on the Hudson: Yoga Evening Salute to the Sun

The Plaza at 66th Street Riverside Park South , New York

Summer on the Hudson brings back the ever popular Hatha yoga with Hollis, featuring beautiful sunsets over the Hudson River.

Free

Volunteer at The Epic Ride

Jacob Riis Park Gateway National Recreation Area Rockaway Beach Blvd, Queens

Volunteering at The Epic Ride is a great experience, with camaraderie, goodwill and loads of fun! Volunteers and bike marshals play an integral role in creating an unforgettable experience for participants of The Epic Ride.

Free

High Line Honey Day

Treat yourself to a sweet snack featuring local honey from the High Line's acclaimed food vendors, including L'arte del Gelato, People's Pops, and Melt Bakery, located on the High Line at West 16th Street.

Free

Brooklyn Bridge Green Team

Brooklyn Bridge Park 334 Furman Street, Brooklyn

Join the Green Team and learn about gardening, enjoy nature, and make the Brooklyn Bridge Park look its best

Free

Harlem Routes Family Scavenger Hunt

Harlem Grown 118 West 134th Street, New York

Spend a fun day with your family outside in a scavenger hunt through the Harlem Grown community gardens! Then enjoy a cooking class taught by Guest Chef George Duran at the Pono school.

Free – $30

Summer on the Hudson: Sun Gaze

Pier I in Riverside Park South West 70th Street, New York

Gaze at the sun through a safe scope and see the central star of our solar system!

Free