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Celebrate Halloween in Central Park

Charles a. Dana Discovery Center inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues, New York City, NY, United States

Bring the whole family to celebrate Halloween in Central Park at Central Park Conservancy’s annual Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Flotilla. Enjoy live music, spooky stories,…

Free

Friends of Brower Park: 3rd Annual Leaf Crunch

Brower Park St. Mark's Ave., Park Pl. bet. Brooklyn Ave. and Kingston Ave., Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join Repair the World and Friends of Brower Park as they partner with the NYC Composting Project this November! Volunteers will help rake up Brower Park's fall leaves. The leaves will be used to fill their Leaf-Mold bins to replenish last years leaf-mold crop that is used to add a blanket of nutrients to Brower Parks plant and tree beds.

Free

Winter on a Flatbush Farm

Lefferts Historic House Prospect Park West, Parkside between Flatbush Ave., Ocean Ave. and Prospect Park SW, Brooklyn, United States

Get ready for winter as they did in the 19th century farming village of Flatbush. Learn how to make a candle, watch a master spinster…

Free – $3

NYC Outdoors! An Environmental Education Expo

Kimmel Center for University Life 60 Washington Square South, 10th FL, New York, NY, United States

The NYC Outdoors! Expo is public event showcasing environmental education resources in New York City.
Who should attend? Participants will meet more than 40 environmental education organizations

Free

Fall Soil Health Workshop

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

Autumn is here and it’s time to put the garden to sleep for the season. Join QBG Farm staff to learn how to care for your soil during fall and winter. We’ll discuss soil testing, cover crops, mulch, and compost application.

Free

Winter Walk at Pelham Bay Park

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum 895 Shore Road, Bronx, NY, United States

Join the Natural Areas Conservancy for a guided walk through the coastal and forested areas of New York City’s largest park. This diverse 2,700-acre park…

Free

Parks Without Borders Fort Greene Park

Ingersoll Community Center 177 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Through the Parks Without Borders program, Fort Greene Park was chosen to receive a share of $40 million for the redesign of its entrances, edges,…

Free

Book Launch: Thirtyfour Campgrounds by Martin Hogue

Van Alen Institute 30 West 22nd Street, New York, NY, United States

Join us for the launch of Martin Hogue’s Thirtyfour Campgrounds, published by MIT Press. Hogue will be discussing the book and its connections to his…

Free

Garden Walk: Trees and the Designed Landscape

Wave Hill 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY, United States

Trees play an integral role in landscape design, from defining garden spaces to softening architecture and acting as focal points. Take a spring stroll with…

Free – $8

Lola’s Dreamland Disco

Lefrak Center at Lakeside 171 East Dr, Brooklyn, United States

Straight from the Coney Island boardwalk, Lola Star’s Dreamland Disco brings a vintage vibe and stellar entertainment to the LeFrak Center at Lakeside every summer season. Each…

$30

Pop-up Audubon: Wonderful Warblers

Prospect Park Bandshell 9th Street & Prospect Park West, New York, NY, United States

Join Prospect Park Alliance to discover why Prospect Park is an important place for many species of birds. Through fun games, experiments and citizen science…

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