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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.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
KIM: Bloomingdale Playground
at Play Area (in Bloomingdale Playground), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–6:30 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!
Kids
SSE: Basketball Skills & Drills | Intro to Basketball
at Play Area (in Holcombe Rucker Park), Manhattan
10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
The Summer Sports Experience program engages children in active outdoor play. An NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC’s playgrounds.
Category: Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Basketball/Netball
Free!
Kids
KIM: De Matti Playground
at DeMatti Park Fieldhouse (in De Matti Park), Staten Island 
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!
Kids
Storytime Under the Trees with NYPL
at East Alcove Seating Area (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Read stories, sing songs and have fun together under the boughs of the trees. Join our friends from Hudson Park Library every Tuesday for literary fun.
Category: Education, Best for Kids
Free!
Kids
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!
Kids
KIM - St. Mary's Park
at Playground West - Play Area (in St. Mary's 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!
Kids
KIM - Loreto Playground
at Loreto 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!
Kids
KIM - Hunts Point Playground
at Basketball Court (in Hunts Point 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!
Kids
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!
Kids
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!
Kids
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!
Kids
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!
Kids
Session 3: McCarren Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at McCarren Park Pool (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn
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!
Session 3: 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!
Session 3: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island
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!
Session 3: Kosciuszko Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class A)
at Kosciuszko Pool, Brooklyn
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!
Session 3: Crotona Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class A)
at Main Pool (in Crotona Park), Bronx
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!
Session 3: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2A
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
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!
Session 3: Children Learn to Swim Fisher Pool Level 2A
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 children.
Category: Fitness, Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: 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!
Cardio Sculpt
at Queensbridge Park House (in Queensbridge Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
This cardio workout consists of functional movement exercises designed to make daily activities easier to perform.
Category: Fitness, Shape Up NYC, Exercise Classes
Free!
CANCELED: Zumba Gold®
at Multi-Use Room (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.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!
SSE: Learn to Play Volleyball
at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Participants will learn fundamental volleyball skills such as serving, passing, hitting and blocking. Instruction is tailored to the age and skill level of the players.
Category: Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming, Exercise Classes, Volleyball, Sports Camps
Free!
Kids
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!
Kids
Session 3: Crotona Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class B)
at Main Pool (in Crotona Park), Bronx
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 3: McCarren Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at McCarren Park Pool (in McCarren Park), 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 3: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 1 (Class B)
at Faber Pool (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island
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 3: 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!
Session 3: 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!
Session 3: Van Cortlandt Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2B
at Van Cortlandt Park Pool (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
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 3: Children Learn to Swim Fisher Pool Level 2B
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 children.
Category: Fitness, Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: 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 3: Kosciuszko Pool - Parent and Tots Learn to Swim (Class A)
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 tots.
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
Kids
Session 3: McCarren Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class B)
at McCarren Park Pool (in McCarren Park), 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 3: Van Cortlandt Pool - Parent and Tots Learn to Swim (Class A)
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 tots.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Astoria Pool - Parent and Tots Learn to Swim (Class A)
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 tots.
Category: Fitness, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: 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 3: 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 3: Lyons Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class B)
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 3: Faber Pool - Children's Learn to Swim Level 2 (Class B)
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 3: Hamilton Fish Pool - Parent and Tots Learn to Swim (Class A)
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 tots.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: Gottesman Pool - Tots Learn to Swim (Class A)
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water for tots.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
SSE: Kickball
at Kwame Ture Recreation Center (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Manhattan
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Get in the game! Our summer kickball program for ages 8–14 combines active play, skill-building, and teamwork in a fun, safe, and inclusive environment.
Category: Games, Best for Kids, Summer Sports Experience, Recreation Center Programming
Free!
Kids
Session 3: Gottesman Pool - Tots Learn to Swim (Class B)
at Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
1:40 p.m.–2:10 p.m.
Have fun learning basic swimming and safety skills in and around the water for tots.
Category: Learn To Swim, Swimming/Aquatics
Free!
Session 3: 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 3: 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 3: Faber Pool - Tots Learn to Swim (Class B)
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!
Session 3: McCarren Pool - Tots Learn to Swim (Class A)
at McCarren Park Pool (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn
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!
SSE: Basketball Skills & Drills | Intro to Basketball
at Play Area (in Holcombe Rucker Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
The Summer Sports Experience program engages children in active outdoor play. An NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC’s playgrounds.
Category: Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports, Summer Sports Experience, Basketball/Netball
Free!
Kids
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