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.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Session 2: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
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!
Session 2: Hamilton Fish Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2B
at Main Pool (in Hamilton Fish 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!
Yoga
at Brooklyn Public Library - Kings Highway Branch
12:00 p.m.–1:00 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!
Session 2: 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!
Trees Count at Mahoney Playground
at Mahoney Playground, Staten Island 

12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025!
Category: Nature, Volunteer
Free!
Session 2: 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!
Session 2: Crotona Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at Main Pool (in Crotona Park), Bronx
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!
Session 2: Lyons Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class A)
at Lyons Pool, Staten Island
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!
Session 2: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class A)
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island 

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!
Session 2: Children Learn to Swim Fisher Pool Level 1A
at Main Pool (in Fisher Pool), 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: Fitness, Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 2: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class C)
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
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!
Session 2: 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!
Session 2: 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!
Session 2: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1C
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx 

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!
Queens County Farm Hayrides!
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens 

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Visit the Farm Store to purchase your ticket for a tractor-drawn hayride throughout the farm.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids, Tours, It's My Park, Seniors, Accessible Activities
SSE: Boys Athletic Conditioning
at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
his Program follows a progressive structure to build athletic skills, strength, agility, and confidence over the course of 12 weeks.
Category: Fitness, Best for Kids, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Kids
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!
Kids
Session 2: 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!
Session 2: 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!
Session 2: 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!
Session 2: Faber Pool - Tots Learn to Swim (Class A)
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island 

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!
Art in the Park
at Kids Playground - Large (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Let your creativity flow with a wide range of craft projects for kids of all ages and abilities. Activities change week to week, you never know what fun will be waiting!
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids, Workshops, Accessible Activities
Free!
Kids
Pump It Up - Cardio Dance Fitness
at Bay Ridge Center for Older Adults, Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Have fun with fitness and dance movement. This open level class will raise your endorphins while raising your cardio.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Seniors, Exercise Classes
Free!
Hippo Playground Summer Concerts featuring Esther Crow
at Hippo Playground (in Riverside Park), Manhattan 

3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
The Hippo Playground Project presents their annual summer concert series!
Category: Concerts, Best for Kids
Free!
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!
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!
Kids
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!
Kids
intenSati
at Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park), Queens
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
In intenSati, we will prime your body, mind, and heart with this sweat-dripping, heart-pumping, mood-lifting cardio class (think dance meets kickboxing meets yoga).
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes
Free!
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!
Backporch History 2025: "Home Field Advantage: The Story of Negro League Baseball and its Roots in Inwood" with Andrew Stolarski
at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join us on Wednesday, July 30th from 6-7pm as we honor the legacy of the Negro Baseball Leagues through a lecture about the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues and how they found their way to the Dyckman Oval.
Category: Education, History, Sports, Talks
Free!
Event
Zumba
at Dance Room (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–7:00 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, Recreation Center Programming, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Zumba
at BronxWorks - Classic Community Center, Bronx
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
This class is a mix of the Zumba that you love and a little extra!
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Cardio Circuit Blast
at Gymnasium (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Yoga with Lulu Soni
at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park), Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
This summer, our free Wednesday evening yoga class is back on the lawn! Please register for each class and bring your own mat (the park does not provide yoga mats).
Category: Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
The Head and the Heart: Aperture Tour
at Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan 

6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Indie-folk mainstays with hits for days
Category: Concerts
Salsa Social
at Garibaldi Plaza (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Dancers of all ages and skill levels come together at this weekly Salsa party.
Category: Dance, Art, Fitness, Dance Classes, Social Sports
Free!
Caribbean Dance Fitness
at NYPL - Countee Cullen Library
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Caribbean Dance Fitness is a creative workout that fuses dance and aerobics.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Dance Fitness Energize
at Brownsville Neighborhood Health Action Center, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
This 45-minute dance fitness class is about dancing your way toward an active lifestyle!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Dance Fitness Beats
at Hudson Guild Fulton Community Center
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
This 45-minute Dance Fitness class is not just a great workout, but a great time as well!
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Everybody Tango!
at 125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Enjoy introductory Argentine Tango lessons, music, and social dancing in the open air!
Category: Dance, Waterfront, Dance Classes
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Yoga - Evening Salute to the Sun
at The Plaza at 66th Street (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
End your day with yoga in a beautiful sunset setting.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes
Free!
Running Group
at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center - Front Entrance (in Williamsbridge Oval), Bronx
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
This beginner's 5K running program is a 10-week program that gets you ready for your first 5K.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Outdoor Fitness, Exercise Classes, Running/Jogging, Walking
Free!
Bodyweight Circuit Training
at Sorrentino Rec Center (in Sorrentino Recreation Center), Queens 

6:30 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes
Free!
Hudson River Park's Healthy on the Hudson x Dance Cardio with 305 Fitness
at Hudson River Park's Pier 97, Manhattan 

6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Healthy on the Hudson, part of Hudson River Park's free summer event season, offers a variety of accessible, exciting fitness classes led by NYC’s best trainers in your west side backyard all summer.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Sports, Waterfront, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Zumba
at Midland Beach Splash Plaza (in Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach), Staten Island 

7:00 p.m.–8:00 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, Outdoor Fitness, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes
Free!
Hudson River Park's Jazz at Pier 84
at Hudson River Park's Pier 84 

7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Celebrate all things jazz with music by local legends on Wednesdays in Hudson River Park! A spirited tribute to NYC’s storied jazz history, this Park-favorite series features local legends in a lineup of free performances on Manhattan’s riverfront.
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts, Waterfront
Free!
Sunset Wednesdays 2025
at Wave Hill, Bronx 

7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Wave Hill’s annual summer tradition is back, bringing five exciting performances Wednesday evenings to our Great Lawn.
Category: Concerts, Dance, Art, Accessible Activities
Sunset Wednesdays: Fabiola Méndez
at Wave Hill, Bronx 

7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Enjoy the musical talents of Puerto Rican artist, Fabiola Méndez, as she focuses on the exploration of her culture, her ancestry, and her identities.
Category: Concerts, Dance, Art, Accessible Activities
Summer on the Hudson: Pier I Picture Show - The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
at Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–10:45 p.m.
Pack a picnic, bring a friend, and settle in for a night of premier movies on the Pier!
Category: Film, Waterfront
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Kung Fu Panda 4
at Avenue A and St. Marks Place (in Tompkins Square Park), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior, is called upon by destiny to...give i
Category: Film, Best for Kids, Free Summer Movies, Movies Under the Stars
Free!
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