NYC Parks Events Calendar

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 an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.

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Friday, July 18, 2025

Jul18

KIM: De Matti Playground

at DeMatti Park Fieldhouse (in De Matti Park)Staten Island 
This is an Accessible location

10:30 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

Early Childhood Music & Movement

at Kids Playground - Large (in Washington Square Park)Manhattan

10:45 a.m.11:15 a.m.
Children aged 16 months to 4 years, and their parents/caregivers are invited to explore their first music and movement experiences while also building vital social skills.
Category: Education, Art, Best for Kids, Workshops
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

KIM - Al Quinones Playground

at Play Area (in Al Quiñones Playground)Bronx

11:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

Kids in Motion: Tie Dye

at Multipurpose Hard Top Area (in Astoria Heights Playground)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Tie Dye event at Astoria Heights Playground on Friday, July 18, 2025 from 11AM-1PM.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

KIM - Hunts Point Playground

at Basketball Court (in Hunts Point Playground)Bronx 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

KIM - Devoe Park

at Entrance - University Ave and Wagner Avenue (in Devoe Park)Bronx

11:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

KIM - Behagen Playground

at Play Area (in Behagen Playground)Bronx

11:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

KIM - Tremont Playground

at Entrance - 175th St & Arthur Ave (in Walter Gladwin Park)Bronx

11:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

KIM - Ben Abrams Playground

at Ben Abrams Playground (in Bronx Park)Bronx

11:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fitness demos, board games, water games, and more!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

Van Cortlandt Pool: Senior Splash

at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park)Bronx 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Move and groove to the music and get a great workout by joining our instructor-led Adult Water Aerobics class!
Category: Seniors, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)

at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park)Manhattan

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2A

at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park)Manhattan

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)

at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park)Staten Island 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Tots Learn to Swim Fisher Pool Class A

at Main Pool (in Fisher Pool)Queens

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water for tots.
Category: Fitness, Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)

at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park)Queens

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)

at Kosciuszko PoolBrooklyn

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Puppet Mobile: Pippi Longstocking

at Buz O' Rourke Playground (in Crocheron Park)Queens

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Come enjoy “Pippi Longstocking”, as we celebrate the books 80th anniversary with the Puppet mobile.
Category: Best for Kids
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

Yoga

at Brooklyn Public Library - Sheepshead Bay

11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Connect with yourself in Yoga with Nicole, a class to be enjoyed by all.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!

Jul18

SSE: Co-ed Youth Basketball

at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center)Bronx

11:30 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Dribble, pass, shoot and have a blast doing it! Our Youth Recreational Basketball Program is designed to teach the fundamentals of basketball in a fun, energetic, and supportive environ
Category: Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming, Basketball/Netball, Sports Camps
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

SSE: Flag Football Skills and Drills

at Kwame Ture Recreation Center (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center)Manhattan

11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Join the fun! Our flag football program for ages 8–14 builds skills, teamwork, and confidence in a safe, fast-paced, non-contact environment.
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming, Football
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

Session 1: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class B)

at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park)Queens

12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class C)

at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park)Manhattan

12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Van Corlandt Pool - Swim Team Training

at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park)Bronx 
This is an Accessible location

12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Kids and teens can dive into competitive waters and join a Parks Swim Team.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Kosciuszko - Swim Team Training

at Kosciuszko PoolBrooklyn

12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Kids and teens can dive into competitive waters and join a Parks Swim Team.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Hamilton Fish Pool - Swim Team Training

at Hamilton Fish Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Kids and teens can dive into competitive waters and join a Parks Swim Team.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)

at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park)Staten Island 
This is an Accessible location

12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Tots Learn to Swim Fisher Pool Class B

at Main Pool (in Fisher Pool)Queens

12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water for tots.
Category: Fitness, Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Crotona Pool - Swim Team Training

at Crotona Pool (in Crotona Park)Bronx

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Kids and teens can dive into competitive waters and join a Parks Swim Team.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class C)

at Kosciuszko PoolBrooklyn

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1C

at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park)Manhattan

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Lyons Pool - Swim Team Training

at Lyons PoolStaten Island

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Kids and teens can dive into competitive waters and join a Parks Swim Team.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1C

at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park)Bronx 
This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class C)

at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park)Queens

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Faber Pool - Swim Team Training

at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park)Staten Island 
This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Kids and teens can dive into competitive waters and join a Parks Swim Team.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Fisher Pool - Swim Team Training

at Fisher PoolQueens

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Kids and teens can dive into competitive waters and join a Parks Swim Team.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class A)

at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park)Manhattan

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

SSE: Girls Athletic Conditioning

at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center)Bronx

1:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.
This Program follows a progressive structure to build athletic skills, strength, agility, and confidence over the course of 12 weeks
Category: Fitness, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes, Strength Training/Weightlifting
Free!

Jul18

SSE: Softball

at Kwame Ture Recreation Center (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center)Manhattan

1:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.
This beginner-friendly baseball program teaches hitting, throwing, fielding, and base running in a fun, team-focused environment for youth and teens.
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming, Baseball/Softball
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

Session 1: Children Learn to Swim Fisher Pool Level 1B

at Main Pool (in Fisher Pool)Queens

2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children
Category: Fitness, Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Faber Pool - Tots Learn to Swim (Class A)

at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park)Staten Island 
This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water for tots.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Crotona Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)

at Main Pool (in Crotona Park)Bronx

2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

Session 1: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class B)

at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park)Manhattan

2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Jul18

SSE: Youth Games

at Kwame Ture Recreation Center (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center)Manhattan

3:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
This program offers kids and teens a supportive space to play games, build friendships, and develop teamwork through activities like tag, relay races, and group challenges.
Category: Games, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming, Social Sports
Free!

Jul18

SSE: Kickball & Dodgeball

at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center)Bronx

3:45 p.m.5:00 p.m.
signed to promote teamwork, physical activity, and good sportsmanship, this program offers kids a chance to play two classic playground games in a safe and structured environment.
Category: Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

Friday Artist Residency

at Northwest Corner Seating Area (in Washington Square Park)Manhattan

4:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Spend a Friday evening learning a variety of artistic practices from a rotating group of incredibly talented local creators! Residencies change month to month.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Art, Workshops
Free!

Jul18

NYC Parks Presents: Gaga Festival

at Playground West - Play Area (in St. Mary's Park)Bronx

4:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Come join NYC Parks for this "free" event
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Social Sports
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

SSE Presents: Softball for Beginners

at Ballfield 11

4:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Softball for Beginners every Friday at Ballfield 11, Flushing Meadows Corona Park from 4PM-6PM. For Youth ages 7-12.
Category: Best for Kids, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Baseball/Softball
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

SSE: Youth Soccer Stars

at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center)Bronx

5:15 p.m.6:45 p.m.
This soccer program offers a fun, inclusive, and supportive environment where children of all skill levels can learn and enjoy the game of soccer.
Category: Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports, Food, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming, Soccer, Sports Camps
Free!

Best For
Kids
Jul18

SSE: Soccer Skills and Drills

at Kwame Ture Recreation Center (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center)Manhattan

5:30 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Take your game to the next level! Learn advanced soccer skills, drills, and strategies to boost your performance and dominate the field.
Category: Games, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming, Soccer
Free!

Jul18

Mat Pilates

at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Bedford-Stuyvesant CenterBrooklyn

5:45 p.m.6:45 p.m.
Mat Pilates is a beginner exercise class which concentrates on strengthening the body with an emphasis on core strength.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!

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