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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Thursday, August 7, 2025

Aug 7

Queensboro Dance Festival

at George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell (in Forest Park)Queens

7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Enjoy dance performances by Queens-based dance companies, featuring diverse styles including jazz, Indian, modern, hip-hop, and more!
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Free!

Must See
Event
Aug 7

NYRR Open Run: Flushing Meadows Corona Park

at United Nations Ave South Entrance (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)Queens

7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
One of the city's most iconic parks, Flushing Meadows Corona Park was the site of two 20th-century World's Fairs.
Free!

Aug 7

Virtual Zumba

at Virtual/Online Events

7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Virtual/Online Events, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

Aug 7

Summer on the Hudson: Movies on the Waterfront - The Sun is Also a Star (2019)

at 145th and the Hudson River (in Riverside Park)Manhattan

8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Pack a picnic, bring a friend, and settle in for a night of premier movies in the Park!
Category: Film
Free!

Must See
Event
Aug 7

Movies Under the Stars: The Wild Robot

at Wright Brothers PlaygroundManhattan

8:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned
Category: Film, Best for Kids, Free Summer Movies, Movies Under the Stars
Free!

Best For
Kids

Friday, August 8, 2025

Aug 8

Astoria Pool - Lap Swim

at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park)Queens

7:00 a.m.8:30 a.m.
Take the plunge and enjoy the benefits of adult lap swimming to maintain and improve health and fitness.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Lyons Pool - Lap Swim

at Lyons PoolStaten Island

7:00 a.m.8:30 a.m.
Take the plunge and enjoy the benefits of adult lap swimming to maintain and improve health and fitness.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Hamilton Fish Pool - Lap Swim

at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park)Manhattan

7:00 a.m.8:30 a.m.
Take the plunge and enjoy the benefits of adult lap swimming to maintain and improve health and fitness.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Kosciuszko Pool - Lap Swim

at Kosciuszko PoolBrooklyn

7:00 a.m.8:30 a.m.
Take the plunge and enjoy the benefits of adult lap swimming to maintain and improve health and fitness.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Van Cortlandt Pool - Lap Swim

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

7:00 a.m.8:30 a.m.
Take the plunge and enjoy the benefits of adult lap swimming to maintain and improve health and fitness.
Category: Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Line Dancing

at Handball Court (in Betsy Head Park)Brooklyn

8:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
The line dance incorporates low impact dances that are very easy to learn and enjoy!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

Aug 8

Yoga

at Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park)Manhattan

8:30 a.m.9:30 a.m.
Move, stretch, and start your morning off right with this open-level vinyasa class. Please bring your own yoga mat, and we recommend a bottle of water and towel.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!

Aug 8

Session 3: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class A)

at Kosciuszko PoolBrooklyn

9:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Arsenal Gallery: Queer in Nature

at Arsenal (in Central Park)Manhattan

9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
NYC Parks is proud to present Queer in Nature, a group exhibition highlighting the abundance of queerness in our everyday urban and natural environments.
Category: Art
Free!

Aug 8

Sovereign Beings Summer Enrichment Program

at Seton Falls ParkBronx

9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Sovereign Beings is a dynamic summer program dedicated to empowering children, teens, and young adults through a diverse array of educational, artistic, and wellness activities.
Category: Adaptive Programs, Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature
Free!

Aug 8

Session 3: Lyons Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)

at Lyons PoolStaten Island

9:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Session 3: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1A

at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park)Manhattan

9:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Session 3: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1A

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

9:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Zumba Gold®

at Dance Room (in Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center)Manhattan 
This is an Accessible location

9:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
Zumba Gold® offers a low-impact workout set to a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes, creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!

Aug 8

Cardio Sculpt

at Athletic Courts (in Torsney Playground)Queens

9:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
This cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!

Aug 8

Session 3: Astoria Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)

at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park)Queens

9:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

KIM: McDonald's Playground

at Austin J. McDonald Playground Fieldhouse (in Austin J. McDonald Playground)Staten Island

10:00 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, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: Bayswater Park

at Playground (in Bayswater Park)Queens

10:00 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
Aug 8

KIM: Highland Park

at Lower Highland Playground (in Highland Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 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
Aug 8

KIM: John J. Carty Park

at Playground (in John J Carty Park)Brooklyn

10:00 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
Aug 8

KIM: Alley Pond Park

at Alley Springfield Playground (in Alley Pond Park)Queens

10:00 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, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: Sol Lain Playground

at Sol Lain Playground (in Sol Lain Plgd)Manhattan

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

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: Carmansville Playground

at Play Area (in Carmansville Playground)Manhattan

10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC's Playground, 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
Aug 8

KIM: Martin Luther King Jr. Playground

at Play Area (in Martin Luther King, Jr. Playground)Manhattan

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

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: Columbus Park

at Columbus ParkManhattan 
This is an Accessible location

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

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground

at P.S. 55 (in Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground)Staten Island

10:00 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
Free!

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: Arrochar Playground

at Play Area (in Arrochar Playground)Staten Island

10:00 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, Games, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: Bloomingdale Park

at Bloomingdale ParkStaten Island

10:00 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, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: The Big Park

at Entrance - Continental Place and Grandview Avenue (in The Big Park)Staten Island

10:00 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, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: Levy Programs

at Play Area (in Levy Playground)Staten Island

10:00 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
Aug 8

KIM: Park Of the Americas

at Playground (Linden Playground) (in Park Of The Americas)Queens

10:00 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, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: Nostrand Playground

at Nostrand PlaygroundBrooklyn

10:00 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
Free!

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: Yellowstone Park

at Katzman Playground (in Yellowstone Park)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 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, Art, Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports
Free!

Best For
Kids
Aug 8

KIM: Lawrence Virgilio Playground

at Play Area (in Lawrence Virgilio Playground)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 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
Aug 8

KIM: Corona Golf Playground

at Basketball Courts (in Corona Golf Playground)Queens 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks staff in free activities in NYC 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
Aug 8

SSE: Fairview Lean to Play Pickleball

at Pickleball Courts (in Fairview Park)Staten Island

10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Come join the Staten Island Summer Sports Experience Team in a great game of Pickleball at Fairview Park.
Category: Fitness, Sports, Pickleball
Free!

Aug 8

Family Fridays in the Garden

at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park)Bronx

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Are you ready for some family gardening fun? Come dig for compost critters, water the plants, explore nature, harvest some veggies, and more!
Category: Gardening
Free!

Aug 8

Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden

at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)Queens

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
The Eastern Queens Alliance is looking for volunteers to help us turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden.
Category: Nature, Gardening
Free!

Aug 8

Astoria Pool: Senior Splash

at Astoria Pool (in Astoria Park)Queens

10:00 a.m.11:00 a.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!

Aug 8

Lyons Pool: Senior Splash

at Lyons PoolStaten Island

10:00 a.m.11:00 a.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!

Aug 8

Session 3: Gottesman Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)

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

10:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Session 3: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class B)

at Kosciuszko PoolBrooklyn

10:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Session 3: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1B

at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish Park)Manhattan

10:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Session 3: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1B

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

10:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water. For children.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!

Aug 8

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

at Le Carrousel (in Bryant Park)Manhattan

10:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays June 2nd to September 26 at 10am, kiddos will enjoy an amazing magic show, be wowed by wacky science experiments, or engage with a puppet show!
Category: Education, Art, Best for Kids
Free!

Best For
Kids

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