Find the best family-friendly events happening in Manhattan
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Culinary Travels • Ages 4-8 • 5-Day • Vegetarian
📍 Arsenal in Central Park
From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. T...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
📍 Riverbank (Camel) Playground in Riverside Park
Art in the Park invites children ages 3-8 to learn about their local environment through a mix of arts & crafts activities. This hands-on, place-based curriculum builds kids' appreciation for the plan...
📍 Pier I in Riverside Park South
Music, storytelling, and theatre for young audiences up to age 7. Wear sunscreen. July 9: Musiquita | Joyful bilingual music for kids inspired by Latin folk traditions July 16: Lucy Kalantari & the Ja...
📍 Play Area in Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Play Area in Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Sol Lain Playground in Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St in Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Catbird Playground in Carl Schurz Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Bryant Park
Calling all kids: get your hands dirty and discover the magic of gardening! Learn how to plant, weed, and prune real plants, play and explore in our imagination garden, or plant a seed in a pot to tak...
📍 Columbus Library
This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Coloring pages will be provided, or simply get creative and color freely. Help your little ones to express themselves and develop their fi...
Very young artists are introduced to paper, clay, paint and everyday recyclable materials, making masterpieces of creativity and delight. Age appropriate projects presented by an art teacher. Material...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Columbus Library
Join us for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a safe, warm, and joyful environment. Extend your child’s learning through play! As...
📍 Battery Park City Library
Join us for a storytime for children who are learning to toddle and talk! We'll be reading our favorite stories, singing songs, practicing our big motor skills with movement, and making new friends! R...
📍 Tompkins Square Library
Bring your Toddlers for some fun with music and play. Recommended for children 2 - 5 years of age. Audience: Adults, 50+, Book Lovers, Businesspeople, Children, Infant (0-18 months), Toddlers (18-36 m...
📍 53rd Street Library
Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other careg...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us in the Kid’s Area at Bryant Park on Thursdays for a colorful, creative, and sensory-filled adventure. Splat Lab’s experienced instructors will lead kids through a rotation of engaging stations...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Are You Interested in Learning More About Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s? Join us for an information session to learn more about Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s, two of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Man...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throu...
📍 Bryant Park
Join hundreds of fans on the lawn and enjoy favorite Broadway tunes for free lunchtime performances, hosted and presented by 106.7 LITE FM. Hosted by Cubby & Christine Pre-show: AMDA College of the P...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Culinary Travels • Ages 9-13 • 5-Day • Vegetarian
📍 Northwest Corner Seating Area in Washington Square Park
Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees. Past mediums have included plein-air...
This yoga session is designed to help you better understand how the body works by focusing on improving balance, strength, and flexibility. Class starts seated in a chair to better isolate each muscle...
Fiber art crafters are encouraged to bring in knitting, crocheting, embroidery and small-loom weaving projects, for a fun afternoon of creativity and camaraderie. For more information email: 200rector...
📍 Chelsea Park - Play Area in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Washington Heights Library
Join staff from the Washington Heights Library for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to making your own boat. Major support provided by the New York Life Foundation, the 2026 city-wide sponsor f...
📍 Ottendorfer Library
This event will take place in person at Ottendorfer Library. Come for a great family movie, stay for the fidget activities (play-doh, coloring, and more). The Family Movie Matinee takes place at 2 PM....
📍 Bryant Park
Sing-a-long your favorite Broadway show tunes after Broadway in Bryant Park with New York City's finest pianists. Piano in Bryant Park is proud to present Sing-A-Long led by gilm recording artist Isa...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! Learn about the history of self-publishing, and create your own mini book to share with family and friends. Register here What The Art Ca...
📍 Kids Playground - Large in Washington Square Park
Join local artist and educator Taejung Kim from the Portable Museum Project in collaboration with our friends from The New York Public Library’s Hudson branch . Designed for elementary to middle schoo...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us for free Mah Jongg socials on Thursday afternoons. Beginners to experts are welcome to play! Basic game knowledge required. Socials are hosted and organized by Linda Fisher, and players play t...
📍 Hamilton Grange Library
Join us at Hamilton Grange while we learn about cyanotype, a 19th century precursor to photogrpahy that uses iron chemicals and sunlight to develop monochromatic prints. Then, we'll deisgn and test ou...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
Let your inner artist shine at the Park House. Art teachers lead individual and group projects using clay, collage, paint, and more. Art supplies provided. Dress for a mess! For ages 5 and up.
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Webster Library
This event will take place in person at the Webster Library. Join staff from the Webster Library for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to designing and creating our own buttons and pins. We'll u...
📍 Moynihan Train Hall
Atiba Kwabena Wilson is a multifaceted musician, published poet, and storyteller, known for blending rhythm, history, and culture into his performances. As the founder and artistic director of the Son...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
📍 Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park
Learn the fundamentals of street-style and competitive jump rope with the Double Dutch Aunties.
Join us for a summer of fitness and wellness at Herald Square Park and enjoy FREE high-energy workouts that will make you sweat! No classes July 9, August 6 + 13
📍 Fountain Terrace in Bryant Park
Train in the heart of Manhattan with our martial arts classes at Bryant Park. Open to all experience levels, these high-energy sessions combine Boxing, Muay Thai, and Kickboxing to help you build stre...
📍 Dance Room in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center
This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits. Cardio Circuit Blast is a heart-pumping, high-intensity class that is open to all levels and the ...
📍 Bryant Park
This summer, learn the fundamentals of Thai Boxing and kickboxing with Patrick Stout ; starting with: stance, footwork, then moving on to offense, defense, and techniques. This is a great opportunity ...
A sunset music festival in Greeley Square featuring Americana, jazz, and emerging indie acts. Curated by keystone cultural partners including The New Colossus Festival, Jalopy Theatre, The Jazz Galler...
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
Fiction is a conjuring act. The writer builds a bridge of words for the reader’s imagination to cross—a tricky collaboration, to be sure. Join us for a free workshop with Gotham Fiction instructor Sus...
📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park
The Hudson Classical Theater Company Presents The Dancing Men: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery w ritten by Susane Lee, adapted from the short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and directed by Susane Lee and ...
📍 Dance Room in Chelsea Recreation Center
This circuit training class combines both resistance and bodyweight exercises to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner or know your way around the gym- this class fo...
📍 145th and the Hudson River in Riverside Park
Summer on the Hudson partners with Sweet Water Dance & Yoga for a multi-level sunset yoga practice. Bring your own mat.
📍 Bryant Park
Enjoy free summer writing workshops held in our outdoor Reading Room. Fiction is a conjuring act. The writer builds a bridge of words for the reader’s imagination to cross—a tricky collaboration, to ...
📍 BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Join us on July 30th from 6:30-7:30pm at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center for an exciting Friends & Family Showing celebrating two weeks of creation, collaboration, and performance. The evening wil...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 Southeast Corner at Washington Market Park in Washington Market Park
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will host family-friendly movie showings across the...
📍 Museum of Dog NYC
📍 Whitney Museum of American Art
Floor 3, Artspace Join us for an artmaking program celebrating Disability Pride Month. Led by Annie Nishwani Lachhman, a disabled artist, and Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad, an educator on disability inclus...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Goals happen here. Kick off your summer and save with this limited-time offer: Become a Health Club or Pool Member by July 31 + Save $99!* The JCC has everything you need to achieve your fitness goals...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Summer is coming and it’s never too late to work on your swimming! Registration is now open for adult summer swim classes. Save your spot in the pool and choose from beginner through advanced swim cli...
📍 Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park
Start your morning off balanced and refreshed with a free yoga class led by local yoga instructors Mariah and Frances in Garibaldi Plaza. Bring a yoga mat and water bottle.
Improve balance, strength, and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the harbor provide a serene background for the ancient flowing postures. No program 5/22, 7/3, 8/28\, 10/09.
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Culinary Travels • Ages 4-8 • 5-Day • Vegetarian
📍 Arsenal in Central Park
From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. T...
This It's My Park season, volunteer with Green Park Gardeners NYC for a general cleanup at Andrew Haswell Green Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
📍 Dance Room in Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center
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! The routines feature aerobic fit...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
📍 Le Carrousel in Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza is a lively, all-in-one entertainment experience featuring magic, puppetry, science, music, and storytelling. Designed to engage children of all ages, this dynamic program sp...
📍 Catbird Playground in Carl Schurz Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Sol Lain Playground in Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St in Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza hosts different themed shows for kids on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the summer. One day the kids will be wowed by scientific marvels, the next it's music and da...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Columbus Library
This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Coloring pages will be provided, or simply get creative and color freely. Help your little ones to express themselves and develop their fi...
Enthusiastic instruction and easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography working on balance, coordination, and range of motion. No program 5/22, 6/19, 7/3, 9/4, 10/9.
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Macomb's Bridge Library
This program will take place in person at Macomb's Bridge Library. Join us for Bilingual Family Storytime! We will share books, sing songs, and learn some different words and phrases in different lang...
📍 Countee Cullen Library
This event will take place in person at Countee Cullen Library. This do-it-yourself activity invites caregivers and children to work together to design a paper bag puppet inspired by today’s featured ...
📍 53rd Street Library
This event will take place in-person at the 53rd St. Library. Join us for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a safe, warm, and joy...
📍 Columbus Library
Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this storytime that’s fun for young children 5 and under. Ideal for caregivers with multiple-aged children. No registration is required at t...
📍 Hamilton Grange Library
This event will take place in person at the Hamilton Grange Library. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! Print with special paper that harnesses the power of the sun! Bring your own objects to print, or use art cart supplies. What The Art Cart...
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
New York City is wilder than you might think. Thousands of species of birds, mammals, insects, plants, fungi, and more are surviving, and thriving, in every part of our city. This new lecture series, ...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
New York City is wilder than you might think. Thousands of species of birds, mammals, insects, plants, fungi, and more are surviving, and thriving, in every part of our city. This new lecture series, ...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Are You Interested in Learning More About Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s? Join us for an information session to learn more about Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s, two of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Man...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throu...
📍 Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight… Come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously thro...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Culinary Travels • Ages 9-13 • 5-Day • Vegetarian
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Northwest Corner Seating Area in Washington Square Park
Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees. Past mediums have included plein-air...
Learn to juggle for free, or just enjoy the show! Join our juggling expert every weekday from 2pm-3pm in Greeley Square Park, from May through the end of October. All skill levels welcome, and equipme...
📍 Chelsea Park - Play Area in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Columbus Library
Game on! Join us at the library to play board games with your family, friends, and librarians! For kids 6-12. Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART) are availab...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
📍 The New York Historical
Our books this month are inspired by The Historical’s new House of Made Dawn exhibition, featuring 150 years of art by Indigenous people! When he was a child, Mavasta Honyouti’s grandfather was forced...
📍 Battery Park City Library
Join staff from the Battery Park City Library for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to Busy Boats! We will learn about different types of boats that have called the waters of New York City home,...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 George Bruce Library
Join us at George Bruce Library on Fridays for STEAM Hour! Today we'll be coloring pencil purses! *Space and supplies are limited. First come, first served! Houseplant Audience: Children, School Age (...
📍 Multi-Use Room in Asser Levy Recreation Center
Bringing good vibes and great movement this cardio dance class blends K-pop beats, funk grooves, and feel-good choreography to help you sweat, smile, and glow. All levels welcome.
📍 Bryant Park
Curious about a board game or looking to try something new? Our Games Hosts will be teaching how to play a wide range of fun board games every Friday. Many come to play the social deduction game, Bloo...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
This bodyweight circuit will help you R.I.S.E UP: Reach new heights, inspire, strengthen your inner self, and elevate your fitness. Let’s unlock your ultimate potential.
📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park
The Hudson Classical Theater Company Presents The Dancing Men: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery w ritten by Susane Lee, adapted from the short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and directed by Susane Lee and ...
📍 125th Street and Marginal Street in West Harlem Piers
Get out to the park and kick off the weekend with some local sounds at this monthly musical get-happy hour. Friday Night Jams takes place on the last Friday of the month from May through August. May 2...
📍 Bryant Park Lawn in Bryant Park
Enjoy a free, Friday-night concert by the Afro–Puerto Rican bomba fusion innovators El Laberinto del Coco , led by master percussionist Hector “Coco” Barez. Blending jazz, funk, reggae, and numerous L...
📍 Bryant Park
WHAT: Latin, folk, bomba FREE: No tickets needed, just show up on the lawn! Enjoy a free, Friday-night concert by the Afro–Puerto Rican bomba fusion innovators El Laberinto del Coco , led by master ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 Outdoors at Asser Levy Recreation Center in Asser Levy Recreation Center
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will host family-friendly movie showings across the...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Summer is coming and it’s never too late to work on your swimming! Registration is now open for adult summer swim classes. Save your spot in the pool and choose from beginner through advanced swim cli...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Seaman Avenue and Isham Street Entrance in Inwood Hill Park
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area. The program is free and open to runners and walkers of all ages, abilities, and ex...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Cookies & Milkshakes • Ages 2-8 with Caregiver • Vegetarian
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
📍 Dance Room in Highbridge Recreation Center
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner or looking for a challenge; this class ...
📍 East River Picnic Area in Randall's Island Park
Stretch, breathe, and find your inner peace at Randall’s Island Park’s free outdoor yoga series. Guided by a beloved, local yoga instructor, participants will flow through a calming and grounding sequ...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Sol Lain Playground in Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Bryant Park Lawn in Bryant Park
Move to live accompaniment and experience the joy of dance with dancers from the Lim ó n. Open to all levels and ages - no experience required! Bring friends, family, water on hot days, and enjoy danc...
A fun, high energy dance class geared to get your heart pumping and your energy flowing. The simple dance moves and Caribbean beats will feel like a party instead of a workout. This aerobic class will...
📍 Play Area in Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St in Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Catbird Playground in Carl Schurz Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Roosevelt Island Library
Join Coach Bah at the Roosevelt Island Library to put your chess skills to the test! Boards and pieces are provided, and no prior experience is required. Coach Bah is National Chess Master with over 9...
📍 Washington Heights Library
Join us for at Washington Heights for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a safe, warm, and joyful environment. Extend your child’s...
Paint in watercolor or use pastels and other drawing materials to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson River and the unique landscape of Wagner Park. An artist/educator will help participants of a...
📍 Bryant Park
Move to live accompaniment and experience the joy of dance with dancers from the Limón Dance Company . Open to all levels and ages - no experience required! Bring friends, family, water on hot days, a...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Webster Library
Saturdays are usually filled with laundry, shopping, and other chores. Take a break from your busy day and join us for: Stories on a Saturday Morning. Enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes while meeting y...
📍 Inwood Canoe Club in Inwood Hill Park
Inwood Canoe Club and Friends of Inwood Hill Park are recruiting volunteers to clean up our beloved Hudson River shoreline. We'll be collecting trash to keep our waterfront community clean. Trash bags...
📍 Rock Climbing Wall Room in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
STRONG Nation® combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. Every squat, eve...
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
This event will take place in person at the Children's Center in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this storytime that’s fun for the ...
📍 East River Picnic Area in Randall's Island Park
Bring your energy and get ready to move at Merengue in the Park! Set against the backdrop of the waterfront and summer breeze, this lively class focuses on rhythm, connection, and fun. Participants wi...
📍 125th Street and Marginal Street in West Harlem Piers
Join Shape Up NYC for a free dance fitness class every Saturday at West Harlem Piers Park! The instructor for this class will change week to week. This summer the following instructors will be feature...
📍 67th Street Library
Bring your little artist to the library as we explore open-ended ways to promote early learning through art and share fun ideas for creating with little ones at home. Young artisits will explore colo...
📍 Washington Heights Library
Planning isn’t just for grown ups! Join the NYC Department of City Planning for a read along and hands-on art activity to celebrate the launch of the ABCs of City Planning. Young children will learn t...
📍 George Bruce Library
Come enjoy playtime in the Children's Reading Room! Enjoy a warm and inviting space where you and your child can play and socialize with others in the community. A great opportunity to meet up with ot...
📍 Whitney Museum of American Art
Open Studio is located on Floor 3 Families with kids of all ages On Saturdays, families with kids of all ages are invited to get creative at the Whitney! Join us to make your own art inspired by works...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Museum of the City of New York
Join us each week for a fun, hands-on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection. Children can explore, imagine, and create while engaging with activities designed just for the...
📍 Dance Room in Chelsea Recreation Center
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout. Whether you are a beginner who wants to learn proper form or know ...
📍 Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library
Join us for our weekly Saturday Morning Family Storytime program with songs, rhymes, and your favorite read-aloud picture books. Ages: 0-5 years old
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! A guided self portrait session focused on basic proportion and expressive mark-making rather than realism. Register here What The Art Car...
📍 On the Pier in West Harlem Piers
Come see and learn about the Billion Oyster Project on the Baylander’s Jungle Deck. It’s the latest effort to restore our harbor!
📍 Bryant Park
Celebrate all things green at the Bryant Park plant and seed swap! Share your extra plants and seeds, grow your plant collection, and meet new plant-loving friends. Whether you’ve got a garden, a fire...
📍 Columbus Library
Children can explore the materials and decide for themselves what to make, focusing on the self-directed process of making art and not on the results. Process art builds decision making skills and cri...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Are You Interested in Learning More About Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s? Join us for an information session to learn more about Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s, two of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Man...
📍 Multi-Use Room B in Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
his creative and fun workout fuses high-energy dance aerobics with hula hoops! Hoops are available for loaning. Participants must bring waist belts (waist trainers). Participants must bring locks to l...
📍 Gymnasium in Highbridge Recreation Center
This Instructional basketball clinic will provide an opportunity for youth, regardless of skill to have a positive basketball experience followed by league play. Participants will have the opportunity...
📍 Dance Room in Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center
STRONG Nation® combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. Every squat, eve...
📍 Little Red Lighthouse in Fort Washington Park
The Jeffrey's Hook lighthouse, erected in 1880 and moved to its current site in 1921, has become widely known as the children's literary landmark "The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge."...
📍 Northwest Corner Seating Area in Washington Square Park
Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees. Past mediums have included plein-air...
📍 Bryant Park
Play your favorite contemporary board games every Saturday afternoon at the 40th Street Plaza. Featured games include but are not limited to Chameleon, Wavelength, Avalon, Parade, Splendor, Century Sp...
📍 Gymnasium in Highbridge Recreation Center
This Instructional basketball clinic will provide an opportunity for youth, regardless of skill to have a positive basketball experience followed by league play. Participants will have the opportunity...
📍 The Joyce Theater
PHILADANCO! returns with a dynamic program honoring its powerful choreographic lineage while showcasing bold new works that propel the company into its next era.
Discover how plants can nourish us inside and out! This hands-on workshop explores simple, plant-based beauty practices using natural ingredients inspired by the garden. Participants will learn how he...
📍 102nd Street Field House in Riverside Park
Weekly story time for kids featuring rotating books and guest readers. Events take place on Saturdays in May, June, August and September. No events May 16 or September 12.
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Dogs can’t read, but they can be great listeners! R.E.A.D. is the 1st and foremost comprehensive reading to therapy dogs support program helping to improve children’s literacy and social skills throug...
📍 Guggenheim
Every Saturday, families and visitors of all ages are invited to explore works on view through artmaking in the galleries. Drop-in; free with museum admission.
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Urban Farm in Randall's Island Park
Enjoy a relaxed evening at Randall’s Island Park with Cocktails on our Urban Farm! Sip on farm-fresh cocktails (21+) or complimentary mocktails, while enjoying plant-based bites, crafts, and activitie...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
📍 Pier I in Riverside Park South
Grab headphones and party on the Pier at this Quiet Clubbing event featuring three live DJs playing different genres. Arrive early! Line opens at 5:30pm. Headphone supplies are limited and there may b...
📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park
The Hudson Classical Theater Company Presents The Dancing Men: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery w ritten by Susane Lee, adapted from the short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and directed by Susane Lee and ...
📍 James Baldwin Lawn in St. Nicholas Park
AFF’s 2026 Summer Series presents The Price of the Ticket with an introduction by the Director Karen Thorsen. The film is preceded by James Baldwin: From Another Place. Live jazz + film under the star...
📍 96th Street Tennis Courts in Riverside Park
Waterfront sunset concerts sponsored by the Riverside Tennis Association . No performance on July 4th. June 20 - Ron McClure & Friends June 27 - Morrisania Band Project July 11 - The Afro-Latineers Ju...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 Field 62 - 63 in Randall's Island Park
Bring a blanket and settle in under the stars for an outdoor movie night in the Park. Enjoy sweeping views of the Hell Gate Bridge and the city skyline while watching Zootopia 2, the perfect pick for ...
📍 Basketball Court in Alexander Hamilton Playground
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will host family-friendly movie showings across the...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park
Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for all fitness levels. Wear comfortable clothes and sunscreen.
📍 Bryant Park
Register your child for these Tri-State chess tournaments held on select summer Sundays in the park! All levels, beginner to champion, pre-K – 12 welcome (adults included in the Under 1800 section). R...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Inwood Canoe Club in Inwood Hill Park
Join us for our free, guided 20-minute kayak trips on the Hudson River just north of the George Washington Bridge. If you plan on paddling with us, please complete your 2026 season waiver prior to you...
Built by independent farms and food businesses, Down to Earth Markets provides delicious, locally sourced seasonal food which supports a strong regional food system ensuring the health of our communit...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
This It's My Park season, volunteer with The Birdhouse Crew for a general cleanup at 161 Community Birdhouse (161 Fort Washington Ave). We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
📍 Urban Farm in Randall's Island Park
Please note: this event has been cancelled. Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm! Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true weekly volunteer, come and join us!...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
Roll up your sleeves and give your injured items a second life! With expert coaches guiding jewelry fixes, sewing and textile mending, small appliances repair, and more, you’ll learn new skills, save ...
📍 Parkour Park in Riverside Park South
Coaches from The Movement Creative teach the basics of parkour during this 6-week program. Build your strength, coordination, and mobility with drills, partner exercise, and games. All ages!
📍 The New York Historical
Our books this month are inspired by The Historical’s new House Made of Dawn exhibition, featuring 150 years of art by Indigenous people! In Contenders, author Traci Sorell and illustrator Arigon Star...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Are You Interested in Learning More About Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s? Join us for an information session to learn more about Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s, two of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Man...
📍 Lafayette Street and Franklin Street in Collect Pond Park
Ever wonder what stood here before the square? Join the Urban Park Rangers and dive into the hidden history of Collect Pond and NYC’s early water woes.
Berta Indeed presents “Let the Music Play”, community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
📍 Washington Heights Library
Join us at the Washington Heights Library on Sundays for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this storytime that’s fun for young children 5 and under. Ideal for caregivers with multiple-ag...
Mary Edwards will be performing her soundscape compositions which combine electroacoustic modeling, conceptualized space data sonification, interactive wordless intonations and her field recordings at...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park
The Hudson Classical Theater Company Presents The Dancing Men: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery w ritten by Susane Lee, adapted from the short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and directed by Susane Lee and ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Basketball courts at 175th and Amsterdam in Highbridge Park
This It's My Park season, volunteer with Connectemonos tilling, general cleanup & composting at Highbridge Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
📍 Arsenal in Central Park
From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. T...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Chocolate Lovers • Ages 4-8 • 5-Day
⭐ Staff Pick
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
Start your day by balancing your mind, body, and spirit during instructor guided meditation. This renowned practice lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system. No program...
📍 Le Carrousel in Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza is a lively, all-in-one entertainment experience featuring magic, puppetry, science, music, and storytelling. Designed to engage children of all ages, this dynamic program sp...
📍 Riverbank (Camel) Playground in Riverside Park
Art in the Park invites children ages 3-8 to learn about their local environment through a mix of arts & crafts activities. This hands-on, place-based curriculum builds kids' appreciation for the plan...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Inwood Library–Joseph and Sheila Rosenblatt Building
Join us at Inwood Library for our Summer Reading Challenge! Read for 20 minutes and win a small prize! Also, color in part of the Inwood Reads sign, add food to our Summer Picnic Poster and play Read ...
📍 Jefferson Market Library
Picture book stories, rhymes,and songs for babies and toddlers Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART) are available upon request. Please submit your request via...
📍 Kips Bay Library
Join us for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a safe, warm, and joyful environment. Extend your child’s learning through play! As...
📍 Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza hosts different themed shows for kids on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the summer. One day the kids will be wowed by scientific marvels, the next it's music and da...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
Instructor led rhythmic movement and aerobics, balance and coordination exercises, strength training, and cool-down. No program 5/25, 9/7, and 10/12.
Calling all toddlers! Open play and story time with other young children and caregivers. Adults participate throughout the program. No program 5/25, 9/7, 10/12.
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
This event will take place in person at the Children's Center in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will exp...
📍 96th Street Library
Join us for Bilingual storytime. English and Spanish. We will sing songs, share books, and learn some Spanish words and phrases. Ages: 0-5. 20 families first come first served. To guarantee a free tic...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 96th Street Library
Join us for Bilingual storytime. English and Spanish. We will sing songs, share books, and learn some Spanish words and phrases. Ages: 0-5. 20 families first come first served. To guarantee a free tic...
📍 Bryant Park
Free walking tours of Bryant Park led by members of Bryant Park Corporation’s staff. Discover how Bryant Park Corporation successfully transformed a haven for crime and drugs into Manhattan’s Town Sq...
📍 Hudson Park Library
This event will take place in person at Hudson Park Library. Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will explore the joys of books, songs, and gentle mov...
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
This event will take place in person at the Children's Center in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will exp...
📍 Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library
Join us for our weekly open play with babies, toddlers and their caregivers where they will take part in a variety of activities which support early literacy skills. Please note that this is not a str...
📍 Yorkville Library
This event will take place in person at the Yorkville Library. Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will explore the joys of movement, books, and songs...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Are You Interested in Learning More About Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s? Join us for an information session to learn more about Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s, two of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Man...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throu...
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
Alfred Hitchcock called his audience a race of Peeping Toms, and with Rear Window , he proved it. Drawing on the original papers of Hitchcock, Jimmy Stewart, and Grace Kelly, and featuring exclusive i...
📍 Bryant Park
Talks on movies, the culture of cinema, and filmmaking. Alfred Hitchcock called his audience a race of Peeping Toms, and with Rear Window , he proved it. Drawing on the original papers of Hitchcock, ...
📍 Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight… Come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously thro...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Pétanque Court in Washington Square Park
Never heard of Pétanque? Our expert friends at NYC’s oldest running Pétanque club will teach you. This French lawn bowling game from the early 20th century is easy to learn, and we provide the boules....
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Chocolate Lovers • Ages 9-13 • 5-Day
⭐ Staff Pick
📍 Jewish Museum
This summer we invite families to discover artifacts across time in our simulated archaeological dig experience, then explore and create in our studio during Monday afternoon drop-in sessions. Familie...
📍 Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library
Join us for a screening of Frozen (2014). After the kingdom of Arendelle is cast into eternal winter by the powerful Snow Queen Elsa, her sprightly sister Anna teams up with a rough-hewn mountaineer n...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! Participants paint their own hand fan, choosing a pattern, motif, or abstract design suited to the shape. Register here What The Art Cart...
Practice the fundamentals of soccer with fun and challenging exercises, drills, and scrimmages for all skill levels. Closed-toe shoes required. No program 5/25, 9/7, 10/12.
📍 Muhlenberg Library
Unleash your creativity! Paper, crayons, and coloring pencils will be available. Families welcome! Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART) are available upon req...
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Presented by Cosmic Writers. Join us for a 60-minute creative writing workshop that centers around “The Monster-Building Handbook”, our newly-released creative writing activity book. Each participant ...
📍 Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
This event will take place in person at the Andrew Heiskell Library. Join us for an inclusive and interactive storytime that encourages movement, promotes literacy, and offers safe sensory input. Whil...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
Interactive music-making, storytelling, and more. For toddlers through preschool-aged children and accompanying adults. No program 5/25, 9/7, and 10/12.
📍 Roosevelt Island Library
This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island branch. Do you like to build? If you do, come to the Library every FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH. For children ages 5 to 12. Audienc...
Practice the fundamentals of soccer with fun and challenging exercises, drills, and scrimmages for all skill levels. Closed-toe shoes required. No program 5/25, 9/7, 10/12.
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Seward Park Library
Join us for some crafting fun! All supplies will be provided. You just provide the creativity! For children ages 5 and up. Audience: Children, School Age (6-12 years) Assistive Listening and ASL ASL...
📍 Washington Heights Library
Join us on Monday afternoons at the Washington Heights Library as we explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math through creative projects, games, and toys. Ideal for kids 5 and up. Sign ...
📍 96th Street Library
This event will take place in person at the 96th Street Branch. Join us for some process art-making fun! Process art allows children to explore a variety of materials, including Paint, ink, and clay. ...
📍 Moynihan Train Hall
📍 Bryant Park Lawn in Bryant Park
Movie Nights at Bryant Park returns for its 33rd season! Bring a blanket and a friend and grab your spot on the lawn to watch a feature film on the big screen under the stars. The lawn opens at 5pm an...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
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! The routines feature aerobic fit...
See New York City’s finest singer-songwriters showcase their newest work, presented by Big City Folk and hosted by songsmith Niall Connolly. With a list of past featured artists including Lana Del Ray...
We're collaborating with Big Apple Hooping to bring hooping fun to Herald Square Park. If you're looking to learn the fundamentals of hooping, work on refining your tricks, or meet fellow hoopers from...
📍 Multi-Use Room in Asser Levy Recreation Center
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner or looking for a challenge- this class ...
If cardio is cardi-NO for you, give this Cardio Dance class a try! Come enjoy the beats of Latin rhythms paired with choreography that will not only provide a great workout- but a lot of fun as well! ...
📍 On the High Line, under the Standard Hotel in The High Line
Fit & Lit is your ultimate dance cardio class, where high-energy movement meets heart-pumping music for a workout experience like no other! Groove to the beats of Soca, Hip Hop, and Afrobeats—genres t...
📍 Rock Climbing Wall Room in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
Come dance to classic pop tunes: Top 40, Disco, Electronic and more! This class is 45 minutes of peppy beats to enhance your cardio conditioning. A low-impact and fun workout; it is open to any fitnes...
📍 Dance Room in Chelsea Recreation Center
BollyX is a Bollywood inspired cardio dance fitness class inspired and is driven by the heart-pumping, energetic rhythms of cultural music from all parts of India. The class embodies dynamic choreogra...
Harlem Run brings free weekly and inclusive pacer-led runs and walks throughout Harlem. Join us for a different route through Harlem, beginning and ending at Marcus Garvey Park. Paces available includ...
📍 Multi-Use Room in Asser Levy Recreation Center
Using your own body weight, come experience this high energy bodyweight circuit training class! Here, we focus on functional, everyday movement with the goal of increasing your overall level of fitnes...
📍 Dance Room in Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center
A full-body circuit designed to build strength, power, endurance, and confidence using just your bodyweight. Expect athletic movement, scalable progressions, and high-energy intervals that challenge e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We Met at Grossinger’s is a joyfully nostalgic journey through the Jewish Catskills—once known as the Borscht Belt—told through the rise and fall of its most beloved resort: Grossinger’s Resort and Ho...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 Bryant Park
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) Starring Renée Zellweger, directed by Sharon Maguire At the start of the New Year, 32-year-old Bridget (Renée Zellweger) decides it's time to take control of her life --...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
Join us in practicing this traditional system of health and self-defense on the Upper Terrace. Derived from the philosophy of Taoism, Tai Chi was designed to develop the optimum degree of harmony betw...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us in practicing this traditional system of health and self-defense on the Upper Terrace. Derived from the philosphy of Taoism, Tai Chi was designed to develop the optimum degree of harmony betwe...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Arsenal in Central Park
From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. T...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Chocolate Lovers • Ages 4-8 • 5-Day
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
📍 Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park
Lively movement and emotional catharsis combine for an exhilarating dance practice led by Viva Soudan . No experience necessary!
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Sol Lain Playground in Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St in Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Catbird Playground in Carl Schurz Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
Everyone’s favorite yoga program returns for summer 2026! From May 27 through September 16, join us for classes Tuesday mornings on the Upper Terrace, and Wednesday evenings on the lawn. Bryant Park Y...
📍 Hippo Playground in Riverside Park
Art in the Park invites children ages 3-8 to learn about their local environment through a mix of arts & crafts activities. This hands-on, place-based curriculum builds kids' appreciation for the plan...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Bryant Park
This summer our free Tuesday morning yoga class is back on the Upper Terrace! Please register for each class and bring your own mat (the park does not provide yoga mats). We also recommend bringing wa...
📍 96th Street Library
Join us for a special time to bond with your little one. We will explore the joys of movement, books, and songs! For pre-walkers. Space is limited. First come first served. Assistive Listening and ASL...
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
Get ready to sing, clap, and stomp your feet with Cali Co Cat and friends! Our free children's storytime events bring imaginative stories and the magic of live "Meowsic" to kids ages 2–8. Produced in ...
📍 Columbus Library
This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Coloring pages will be provided, or simply get creative and color freely. Help your little ones to express themselves and develop their fi...
📍 Yorkville Library
This event will take place in person at the Yorkville Library. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Disco...
Little gardeners and their accompanying adults get a bug’s-eye-view of the world! Participants will water, dig, and admire the plants and flowers all around us while observing nature.
Enthusiastic instruction and easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography working on balance, coordination, and range of motion. No program 5/22, 6/19, 7/3, 9/4, 10/9.
📍 Bryant Park
Get ready to sing, clap, and stomp your feet with Cali Co Cat and friends! Our free children's storytime events bring imaginative stories and the magic of live "Meowsic" to kids ages 2–8. Today's fea...
📍 East Alcove Seating Area in Washington Square Park
Our friends from The New York Public Library’s Hudson Branch bring the library to you. Designed for little ones, sing songs and read books together under the trees.
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Columbus Library
Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this storytime that’s fun for young children 5 and under. Ideal for caregivers with multiple-aged children. No registration is required at t...
📍 Webster Library
This event will take place in person at the Webster Library. Extend your child’s learning through play! Join us for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropria...
📍 Hudson Park Library
This event will take place outdoors at Washington Square Park. Specifically located at the east alcove with park benches across from the Playground for Big Kids. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, a...
📍 Roosevelt Island Library
Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will explore the joys of books, songs, and gentle movement in addition to building early learning skills you can p...
📍 Fort Washington Library
Join us at Fort Washington to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home a...
📍 Muhlenberg Library
***FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED*** Maximum 10 spots, pre-walkers only. Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will explore the joys of books, songs, and gent...
📍 Battery Park City Library
Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will explore the joys of movement, simple stories, and songs. Come prepared to sit with your child on your lap. In...
📍 Seward Park Library
Join librarians from Seward Park Library for books, songs, and rhymes every Tuesday. Best for children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Storytime will take place on the 2nd Floor (Children's Floor). ...
📍 67th Street Library
Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active toddler build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other car...
📍 Washington Heights Library
Join us at the Washington Heights Library to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early lit...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! In this Portrait Drawing workshop, students will gain a better understanding of face proportion, head structure, and the construction of ea...
📍 67th Street Library
Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active toddler build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other car...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 George Bruce Library
George Bruce has new Storytimes! Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this storytime that’s fun for the whole family. For young children of all ages. Ideal for caregivers with m...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Are You Interested in Learning More About Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s? Join us for an information session to learn more about Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s, two of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Man...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throu...
📍 Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight… Come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously thro...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Chocolate Lovers • Ages 9-13 • 5-Day
📍 Chelsea Park - Play Area in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Holley Plaza in Washington Square Park
Every first Tuesday of the month, join our friends at Street Lab for a collaborative open-air studio! Upcoming Themes: 5/5: DRAW 6/2: DRAW 7/7: WRITE 8/4: DRAW 9/1: WRITE + IMAGINE 10/6: READ
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! Learn how to use the 8-head proportion guideline to determine the model's actual proportion and identify unique features. You'll also learn...
📍 Muhlenberg Library
Put your imagination to the test with LEGOs and other blocks! Audience: Children, Pre-schoolers (3-5 years), School Age (6-12 years), Families
Develop your coordination and balance, practice your hitting, catching, and game play! Practice the basics of various sports with fun and challenging games and drills for all levels. Closed-toe shoes ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
FOR AGES 6-10 Take part in planting, watering, weeding, composting, and other green gardening practices. Learn about local pollinators, and plant life cycles, and create art in the garden! Please emai...
📍 The New York Historical
This month we are celebrating The Historical’s new Revolutionary Women exhibition with stories of women who left their mark on the American Revolution. Today we are reading Patience Wright, written by...
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Join us for a very special author talk with X. Fang! In this program, we'll be discussing one of X's books, Broken, featured on Best Books for Kids 2025 . There will be a Q&A with the author and th...
Develop your coordination and balance, practice your hitting, catching, and game play! Practice the basics of various sports with fun and challenging games and drills for all levels. Closed-toe shoes ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
This event will take place in person at the Children's Center in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books. At the end of each storytime, we wil...
📍 Webster Library
This event will take place in person at the Webster Library. Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes as we help your child get ready to read. Followed by an opportunity to engage in creative play and c...
📍 George Bruce Library
What can you create with Lego? Come get creative, develop and show off your skills at the library for this in-person program! Recommended for Ages 5 and up.
📍 Washington Heights Library
Have you ever wished you could jump in a video game and join in on the adventure? Join us for Questcraft. Questcraft is a tabletop role-playing game for kids. Create a character and go on an adventure...
📍 Guggenheim
Drop in for FREE Teen Tuesdays—a monthly hangout where teens come together through art!
📍 Moynihan Train Hall
Trio Fadolín performs an eclectic repertoire from around the world and across the ages: music from Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Latin-inspired grooves and much more, all featuring the fadolín, a uniqu...
📍 Battery Park City Library
New start time at 4:15! Listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft! Each week has a special theme and we often have secular celebrations. This month we will be celebrating Obon, Dozynki, New Yam ...
📍 Dance Room in Jackie Robinson Recreation Center
This creative and fun workout fuses dance and aerobics to improve cardio fitness and tone the body. Participants must sign in at the front desk and bring locks to lock up their bags. The center does n...
📍 Bryant Park
We bring a wider selection of board games to the Games Cart at our weekly Board Games Socials, with games like Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Catan, King of Tokyo and more. Not sure what to play? Our Ga...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
Tone up Tuesday is a 45-minute total-body class that blends cardio and strength training to help you feel strong — all while fitting into real life. This class can be done entirely with bodyweight (no...
Train in the heart of Manhattan with our martial arts classes at Herald Square. Open to all experience levels, these high-energy sessions combine Boxing, Muay Thai, and Kickboxing to help you build st...
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
David Groff is the author of Live in Suspense , published in 2023 by Trio House Press. His previous book Clay , also from Trio House, was chosen by Michael Waters for the Louise Bogan Award. His first...
📍 Bryant Park
Award-winning poetry by established and emerging poets throughout the summer. David Groff is the author of Live in Suspense , published in 2023 by Trio House Press. His previous book Clay , also from...
📍 145th and the Hudson River in Riverside Park
Joyflow is a music-based journey blending gentle movement and free form dance, for all abilities.
📍 The Plaza at 66th Street in Riverside Park South
Join instructor Melissa Ricci , CPT, PMA from Base Fitness® for a flowing, multi-level Pilates Mat class that will align your body, strengthen your core and give you renewed energy! Bring your own mat...
📍 East River Picnic Area in Randall's Island Park
Stretch, breathe, and find your inner peace at Randall’s Island Park’s free outdoor yoga series. Guided by a beloved, local yoga instructor, participants will flow through a calming and grounding sequ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We Met at Grossinger’s is a joyfully nostalgic journey through the Jewish Catskills—once known as the Borscht Belt—told through the rise and fall of its most beloved resort: Grossinger’s Resort and Ho...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 Bella Abzug Park Fountains in Bella Abzug Park
Enjoy movies in the park every Tuesday in August! 8 PM in Bella Abzug Park, between W 34th + W 35th Street. Adirondack chairs are first come, first served. This year we are excited to announce we have...
📍 On the High Line at 13th Street in The High Line
Immerse yourself in the wonders of the night sky every Tuesday on the High Line! The friendly team from the Amateur Astronomers Association—with whom we’ve been partnering since the park’s opening—wil...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
Improve balance, strength, and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the harbor provide a serene background for the ancient flowing postures. No program 5/22, 7/3, 8/28\, 10/09.
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Chocolate Lovers • Ages 4-8 • 5-Day
📍 Arsenal in Central Park
From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. T...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful! Team RIVER Volunteers regularly work with the Natural Areas team twice a mont...
Placed in a unique setting, a model will strike short and long poses for participants to sketch and draw. An artist/ educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials provid...
📍 Le Carrousel in Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza is a lively, all-in-one entertainment experience featuring magic, puppetry, science, music, and storytelling. Designed to engage children of all ages, this dynamic program sp...
📍 West 66th Street and Riverside Boulevard in Riverside Park
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees. Next, we'll provide a 30-minute training session that includes th...
📍 Catbird Playground in Carl Schurz Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St in Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Hippo Playground in Riverside Park
Art in the Park invites children ages 3-8 to learn about their local environment through a mix of arts & crafts activities. This hands-on, place-based curriculum builds kids' appreciation for the plan...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Sol Lain Playground in Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza hosts different themed shows for kids on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the summer. One day the kids will be wowed by scientific marvels, the next it's music and da...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
This event will take place in person at Andrew Heiskell Library. Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will explore the joys of books, songs, and gentle...
📍 Columbus Library
This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Coloring pages will be provided, or simply get creative and color freely. Help your little ones to express themselves and develop their fi...
📍 Hudson Park Library
This event is online only. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy a...
📍 General Grant National Memorial (Grant's Tomb) in Riverside Park
Dances for a Variable Population leads creative movement classes for adults of all ages and abilities, with a focus on seniors.
Join the 34th Street Partnership at Greeley Square on Wednesday mornings for a rejuvenating, relaxing, and accessible chair yoga class. Our experienced instructors will lead you through a series of po...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Battery Park City Library
Bring your little artist to the library to explore open-ended ways to promote early learning through art. Baby Art will explore colors, shapes, and more while working on motor skills, creativity, and...
📍 Webster Library
This event will take place in person at the Webster Library. Extend your child’s learning through play! Join us for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropria...
📍 Columbus Library
Join us for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a safe, warm, and joyful environment. Extend your child’s learning through play! As...
📍 Muhlenberg Library
***SPACE IS LIMITED. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED*** 和我一起唱歌 Join us for a special Mandarin Singalong! Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART) are available upon requ...
📍 67th Street Library
¡A leer y a cantar en español! Distribución de 15 boletos antes del programa. Favor de fijarse en las fechas exactas. Para edades 0-5 años. Read and sing in Spanish! Ticketed program; first come, firs...
📍 Seward Park Library
Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will explore the joys of movement, books, and songs, in addition to building early learning skills you can practi...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! Explore canines in three dimensions when you create your own miniature dog sculpture our of Model Magic. Register here What The Art Cart ...
📍 Pétanque Court in Washington Square Park
Never heard of Pétanque? Our expert friends at NYC’s oldest running Pétanque club will teach you. This French lawn bowling game from the early 20th century is easy to learn, and we provide the boules....
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Chelsea Market
Enjoy live performances with Sean Grissom, internationally known as “the Cajun Cellist”.
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Are You Interested in Learning More About Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s? Join us for an information session to learn more about Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s, two of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Man...
Get whimsical with us and RollerBoogie in Greeley Square Park on Wednesday afternoons this summer, and experience interactive giant bubbles! No registration required, this event is free and welcome to...
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
See characters you know and love from a different angle or discover a new favorite at our Fandom author panel with Zoraida Córdova, Kiss the Girl (Meant to Be ); Maria Hoey, The Shadower ; Alex Segura...
📍 On the High Line at 30th St. in The High Line
Featuring a lecture by Donald S. Lopez, a distinguished university professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. This session delves deeper into the name of the artwork The ...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throu...
📍 Bryant Park
Admired and best-selling authors offer advice and discuss their latest books. See characters you know and love from a different angle or discover a new favorite at our Fandom author panel with Zoraid...
📍 Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight… Come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously thro...
Directed by Church Street School of Music , the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year. P...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Chocolate Lovers • Ages 9-13 • 5-Day
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
In the summer, swing by the park for free instruction from Knitty City, New York City’s favorite yarn community and store, and knit with fellow enthusiasts. Volunteers are available to teach you how t...
📍 Bryant Park
Take part in these beginner classes with Knitty City on the gravel South of the Gertrude Stein monument. Volunteers are available to teach you how to cast, knit, purl, and more! Yarn and needles are...
Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of BPC’s verdant gardens. An artist/ educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided, or bring your own.
📍 Chelsea Park - Play Area in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Yorkville Library
This program will be in person at the Yorkville Library. A show with white bubbles, regular bubbles and all different sizes. Tricks and person in a big bubble Presented by Wow Party. Summer at the Lib...
📍 Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library
Join us for our weekly Chess Club for Kids where strategy, critical thinking, and friendly competition come together in a relaxed, inclusive space to learn, play, and connect with fellow chess enthus...
Featuring a multitude of musical moods ranging from pop-up performances for passers-by to festival shows curated by cultural partners, Midtown Music has something for every ear. Hear NYC’s finest sing...
📍 Battery Park City Library
*NEW TIME* Join us for a storytime for children who are learning to toddle and talk! We'll be reading our favorite stories, singing songs, practicing our big motor skills with movement, and making new...
📍 Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
You're invited to CREATE! Join us every Wednesday for a fun, hands-on art activity featuring different materials and techniques each week. Kids will explore their creativity while learning new ways to...
📍 Kids Playground - Large in Washington Square Park
Draw! Cut! Paste! Smile! Kids of all ages are invited to join our resident playground best friend Miss Debbie for art-making in the playground.
📍 Columbus Library
Join us at Columbus Library for a craft! All supplies will be provided. We'll craft together to make something beautiful! Children must be accompanied by a caregiver in order to participate. Recommend...
📍 Roosevelt Island Library
Join staff from the Roosevelt Island Library for Process Art! Process art emphasizes the process of "making" and focuses on empowering our young artists without step-by-step directions! Process art is...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
Explore the unique environment of Teardrop Park while creating dynamic art. Art teachers lead individual and group projects using clay, collage, paint, and more. Art supplies provided. Dress for a mes...
📍 Hippo Playground in Riverside Park
Riverside Playground Partners presents their annual summer concert series, fully funded by proceeds from the Hippo Playground Spring Fair. July 22 - Michael Napolitano July 29 - Esther Crow Aug 5 - Su...
📍 Countee Cullen Library
Explore movement, creativity, and confidence by learning basic voguing poses and using them to express emotions and tell stories. This fun, inclusive activity builds self-expression, body awareness, a...
📍 Muhlenberg Library
Join us for this after-school program as we explore our collection and take on creative crafts or activities inspired by the books we share. Recommended for kids ages 5-12. Audience: Children, Pre-sch...
📍 Bryant Park
Outdoor pop-up performances around the park from NYC's best! This summer-long series features a variety of acts, who often appear weekly in Midtown public plazas, the chance to showcase their talent...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Join us in-person on Wednesday afternoons for "tween titan" time in the Youth Program Room! From games to crafts -- hang out with each other and library staff after school. For tweens ages 9 - 12. Ass...
📍 Seward Park Library
Its fun at the library all summer long! Every Wednesday we'll have a fun activity and check in with our Summer Reading Challenge. For children ages 6-12. Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretatio...
📍 George Bruce Library
Challenge yourself, your friends, and meet other kids in the neighborhood as you play fun games on our Nintendo Switch at this in-person hour! Recommended for children ages 5 and up.
📍 Moynihan Train Hall
Guitarists Eduardo Gutterres and Gabriele Leite bring their deep connection and love for Brazilian music to the stage, blending the rich traditions of Bossa Nova, Samba, and classical guitar with thei...
📍 Rock Climbing Wall Room in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout. Whether you are a beginner or looking for a challenge- this class ...
📍 West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a monthly discussion of a nature-themed book. This month's book will be Inheritors of the Earth by Chris D. Thomas. Please have the book read before the meeting! Regist...
📍 Museum of the City of New York
This summer, the Museum’s free Wednesday admission program is expanding to include late-night hours. Visit MCNY for free on Wednesdays until 9 p.m., and explore the Museum’s full slate of current and ...
📍 Bryant Park
Play one of the most popular board games in the world at our Games area. We welcome players of all levels to this weekly social! The last Wednesday of every month is a Catan tournament. These social ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
This low-impact bodyweight circuit training class focuses on building strength, endurance, balance, and functional fitness through a variety of full-body exercises. Participants will improve overall c...
📍 Gymnasium in Highbridge Recreation Center
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic, fitness interval training with a combinat...
This 45-minute Dance Fitness class is not just a great workout, but a great time as well! Come learn fun choreography to a vibrant mix of hip hop, reggaeton, soca, and Top 40 hits. If you're ready to ...
📍 Bryant Park Lawn in Bryant Park
Everyone’s favorite yoga program returns for summer 2026! From May 27 through September 16, join us for classes Tuesday mornings on the Upper Terrace, and Wednesday evenings on the lawn. Bryant Park Y...
📍 Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park
Join our friends from Mi Salsa Dura Baile for an evening of Latin rhythm and dancing in Garibaldi Plaza! Each class starts off with a free lesson followed by an open dance floor.
Caribbean Dance Fitness is a creative workout that fuses dance and aerobics. The goal is to improve cardio fitness while having fun and getting a full body workout! This class is taught to music with ...
From salsa to swing, bachata to pachanga, dance your way around the world every Wednesday with some of New York City’s most eclectic instructors! Mucho(s) Estilo(s) is hosted by Talia Castro-Pozo; fin...
Try silk fan dancing, hoop tricks, contact juggling, plate spinning, and more! Our instructors can give you one-on-one guidance in a variety of flow and circus arts skills, or just drop by, pick up a ...
6BC Botanical Garden will be hosting Monologues, a performance series for words to music, with readings by Iris McCloughan and Rebecca Ariel Porte and music by Bec El-Saleh. Iris McCloughan is a direc...
📍 Bryant Park
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 mats). We also recommend bringing water and a t...
Strengthen the body and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and poses. All levels are welcome. Bring your own mat, as provided accessories are...
📍 Dance Room in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic fitness interval training with a combinati...
📍 On the Pier in West Harlem Piers
Join Summer on the Hudson and Ballroom Basix USA for fitness, fun, and fancy footwork! Ballroom Basix provides physical, social, emotional and multicultural engagement through the etiquette and educat...
📍 The Plaza at 66th Street in Riverside Park South
End your day with yoga in a beautiful sunset setting led by instructor Meg SantaMaria of Roadside Yogi. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
In October 1964, Lady Bird Johnson made history as the first presidential spouse to take a leading role on the campaign trail—and she did it boldly, facing danger and shaking up the status quo. Aboard...
📍 Bryant Park
Lectures and conversations with historians, authors, and thinkers. In October 1964, Lady Bird Johnson made history as the first presidential spouse to take a leading role on the campaign trail—and sh...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 Pier I in Riverside Park South
Pack a picnic, bring a friend, and settle in for a night of premier movies on the Pier. Film begins at dusk. Open Captioned. THIS YEAR’S THEME: IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM! July 8: Raiders of the Lost Ark ...
📍 Harlem Art Park Open Area in Harlem Art Park
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will host family-friendly movie showings across the...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Arsenal in Central Park
From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. T...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Chocolate Lovers • Ages 4-8 • 5-Day
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
📍 71st Street Soccer Field and Basketball Courts in Riverside Park South
Dynamic coaches from Carlos Oliveira Soccer Academy help children 5 and under learn soccer skills in a fun, non-competitive environment.
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St in Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Catbird Playground in Carl Schurz Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Sol Lain Playground in Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Riverbank (Camel) Playground in Riverside Park
Art in the Park invites children ages 3-8 to learn about their local environment through a mix of arts & crafts activities. This hands-on, place-based curriculum builds kids' appreciation for the plan...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Roosevelt Island Library
Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers in t...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Bryant Park
Calling all kids: get your hands dirty and discover the magic of gardening! Learn how to plant, weed, and prune real plants, play and explore in our imagination garden, or plant a seed in a pot to tak...
📍 Columbus Library
This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Coloring pages will be provided, or simply get creative and color freely. Help your little ones to express themselves and develop their fi...
📍 Hudson Park Library
This event will take place in person at Hudson Park Library. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discove...
Very young artists are introduced to paper, clay, paint and everyday recyclable materials, making masterpieces of creativity and delight. Age appropriate projects presented by an art teacher. Material...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Columbus Library
Join us for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a safe, warm, and joyful environment. Extend your child’s learning through play! As...
📍 Battery Park City Library
Join us for a storytime for children who are learning to toddle and talk! We'll be reading our favorite stories, singing songs, practicing our big motor skills with movement, and making new friends! R...
📍 67th Street Library
Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will explore the joys of books, songs, and gentle movement in addition to building early learning skills you can ...
📍 Seward Park Library
Join librarians from Seward Park Library for books, songs, and rhymes every Thursday. Best for children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Storytime will take place on the 2nd Floor (Children's Floor)...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us in the Kid’s Area at Bryant Park on Thursdays for a colorful, creative, and sensory-filled adventure. Splat Lab’s experienced instructors will lead kids through a rotation of engaging stations...
📍 Washington Heights Library
Únase a nosotros en la Biblioteca de Washington Heights para un tiempo especial para vincularse con su pequeño y conocer a otros cuidadores. Exploraremos las alegrías de los libros, las canciones y el...
📍 Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library
Join us for our weekly family storytime program with songs, rhymes, and your favorite read-aloud picture books. Ages: 0-5 years old
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throu...
📍 Bryant Park
Join hundreds of fans on the lawn and enjoy favorite Broadway tunes for free lunchtime performances, hosted and presented by 106.7 LITE FM. Hosted by Rich Kaminski Pre-show: AMDA College of the Perfo...
📍 Northwest Corner Seating Area in Washington Square Park
Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees. Past mediums have included plein-air...
This yoga session is designed to help you better understand how the body works by focusing on improving balance, strength, and flexibility. Class starts seated in a chair to better isolate each muscle...
Fiber art crafters are encouraged to bring in knitting, crocheting, embroidery and small-loom weaving projects, for a fun afternoon of creativity and camaraderie. For more information email: 200rector...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Chocolate Lovers • Ages 9-13 • 5-Day
📍 Chelsea Park - Play Area in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Bryant Park
Sing-a-long your favorite Broadway show tunes after Broadway in Bryant Park with New York City's finest pianists. Piano in Bryant Park is proud to present Sing-A-Long led by composer and lyricist, Da...
📍 Washington Heights Library
Join staff from the Washington Heights Library for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to making book character trading cards. Major support provided by the New York Life Foundation, the 2026 city...
📍 Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library
Join us for our weekly LEGO Club for Kids and work with other LEGOERs to build a masterpiece. We’ll provide the LEGOs, while the kids provide the imagination. Ages: 5-12 years
📍 Yorkville Library
This event will take place at the Yorkville library. Join us for an hour of mixed up fun. Play board games, solve puzzles and create artwork. For children ages 5-12 Audience: Children, School Age (6-...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! Sew your own mini pillow by hand to take home. Decorate and add lining to your pillow. Register here What The Art Cart offers free classe...
📍 Kids Playground - Large in Washington Square Park
Join local artist and educator Taejung Kim from the Portable Museum Project in collaboration with our friends from The New York Public Library’s Hudson branch . Designed for elementary to middle schoo...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us for free Mah Jongg socials on Thursday afternoons. Beginners to experts are welcome to play! Basic game knowledge required. Socials are hosted and organized by Linda Fisher, and players play t...
📍 Muhlenberg Library
This event will take place at Muhlenberg Library. Dogs can’t read but they can be great listeners! Enjoy individual, no-pressure reading time with Matilda, a licensed therapy dog. Registration will op...
📍 Roosevelt Island Library
Come join us for a fun afternoon on the Library's courtyard for an afternoon full of games from different decades! For ages 5-12. Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretation and real-time captionin...
📍 Hudson Park Library
This event will take place outdoors at Washington Square Park, in the large playground. Join staff from the Hudson Park Library and an artist from The Portable Museum Project for an activity that comb...
📍 Kips Bay Library
Do you enjoy arts and crafts? Want to make something with fellow enthusiasts? Then join us Thursday afternoons beginning at 3:00 p.m.-4:30pm All supplies will be provided. Best for ages 4-12 and careg...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
Let your inner artist shine at the Park House. Art teachers lead individual and group projects using clay, collage, paint, and more. Art supplies provided. Dress for a mess! For ages 5 and up.
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Webster Library
This event will take place in person at the Webster Library. Join staff from the Webster Library for an exciting, hands-on program building our own MagLev (Magnetic Levitation) subway trains. We'll ex...
📍 Countee Cullen Library
This program will be in person at the Countee Cullen Library. Have you ever wondered why some of our most popular superheroes are often named after animals? A visit by a New Canaan Nature Center natur...
📍 Jefferson Market Library
Join us for a read-aloud and craft that’s fun for young children ages 4 and up. Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART) are available upon request. Please submit...
📍 Battery Park City Library
Come celebrate summer at the library! Get creative each week as we make a variety of art using crayons, markers, paint, pencils and other materials! We will often connect the art we make to a specific...
📍 67th Street Library
Join us for an afternoon of STEM exploration. We will discuss science, technology, engineering, and math concepts, then conduct experiments or projects relating to the week's topic. Come prepared to...
📍 Moynihan Train Hall
Friends since the age of 10, Rachel Handman (violin) and Keve Wilson (oboe) lead the Big Apple Band, made up of Broadway’s star musicians, entertains audiences with music from around the world. This o...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
📍 Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park
Learn the fundamentals of street-style and competitive jump rope with the Double Dutch Aunties.
📍 Bryant Park
Join us for free weekly shuffleboard lessons at Bryant Park with help from the New York Shuffleboard Association! Whether you're brand new to the game or looking to level up your skills, our Thursday ...
📍 Dance Room in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center
This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits. Cardio Circuit Blast is a heart-pumping, high-intensity class that is open to all levels and the ...
📍 Fountain Terrace in Bryant Park
Train in the heart of Manhattan with our martial arts classes at Bryant Park. Open to all experience levels, these high-energy sessions combine Boxing, Muay Thai, and Kickboxing to help you build stre...
Join us for a summer of fitness and wellness at Herald Square Park and enjoy FREE high-energy workouts that will make you sweat! No classes July 9, August 6 + 13
📍 Bryant Park
This summer, learn the fundamentals of Thai Boxing and kickboxing with Patrick Stout ; starting with: stance, footwork, then moving on to offense, defense, and techniques. This is a great opportunity ...
📍 Pier I in Riverside Park South
High energy bodyweight exercises combining cardio and strength for a full-body workout. Bring your own mat.
📍 145th and the Hudson River in Riverside Park
Summer on the Hudson partners with Sweet Water Dance & Yoga for a multi-level sunset yoga practice. Bring your own mat.
📍 Dance Room in Chelsea Recreation Center
This circuit training class combines both resistance and bodyweight exercises to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner or know your way around the gym- this class fo...
📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park
The Hudson Classical Theater Company Presents The Dancing Men: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery w ritten by Susane Lee, adapted from the short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and directed by Susane Lee and ...
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
Want to relish in the pleasures of literary laughter? Whether you prefer dry wit or zany slapstick, this free workshop with Gotham President Alexander Steele will give you some concrete tools to get y...
A sunset music festival in Greeley Square featuring Americana, jazz, and emerging indie acts. Curated by keystone cultural partners including The New Colossus Festival, Jalopy Theatre, The Jazz Galler...
📍 Pier I in Riverside Park South
Join us for 45 minutes of bodyweight exercises, combining cardio and strength for a full-body workout. This class is high-energy with programming options for all levels!
📍 Bryant Park
Enjoy free summer writing workshops held in our outdoor Reading Room. Want to relish in the pleasures of literary laughter? Whether you prefer dry wit or zany slapstick, this free workshop with Gotha...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 145th and the Hudson River in Riverside Park
Pack a picnic, bring a friend, and settle in for a night of family-friendly movies in the Park. Film begins at dusk, around 8:15pm. Open captioned. August 6 - Strange World (2022) | PG | 1hr 42m Augus...
📍 Basketball Courts in Playground One
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will host family-friendly movie showings across the...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park
Start your morning off balanced and refreshed with a free yoga class led by local yoga instructors Mariah and Frances in Garibaldi Plaza. Bring a yoga mat and water bottle.
Improve balance, strength, and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the harbor provide a serene background for the ancient flowing postures. No program 5/22, 7/3, 8/28\, 10/09.
This It's My Park season, volunteer with Green Park Gardeners NYC for a general cleanup at Andrew Haswell Green Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
📍 Dance Room in Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center
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! The routines feature aerobic fit...
📍 Arsenal in Central Park
From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. T...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Chocolate Lovers • Ages 4-8 • 5-Day
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Le Carrousel in Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza is a lively, all-in-one entertainment experience featuring magic, puppetry, science, music, and storytelling. Designed to engage children of all ages, this dynamic program sp...
📍 Play Area in Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Sol Lain Playground in Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St in Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Catbird Playground in Carl Schurz Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza hosts different themed shows for kids on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the summer. One day the kids will be wowed by scientific marvels, the next it's music and da...
📍 Columbus Library
This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Coloring pages will be provided, or simply get creative and color freely. Help your little ones to express themselves and develop their fi...
📍 67th Street Library
Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active toddler build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other car...
Enthusiastic instruction and easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography working on balance, coordination, and range of motion. No program 5/22, 6/19, 7/3, 9/4, 10/9.
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 67th Street Library
Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active toddler build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other car...
📍 Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
This event will take place in person at the Andrew Heiskell Library. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills....
📍 Ottendorfer Library
Kids in the Game Camp - Storytime Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART) are available upon request. Please submit your request via this form or contact the hos...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! Sew your own mini stuffed friend by hand to take home. Decorate and add lining. What The Art Cart offers free classes in a wide range of a...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
New York City is wilder than you might think. Thousands of species of birds, mammals, insects, plants, fungi, and more are surviving, and thriving, in every part of our city. This new lecture series, ...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throu...
📍 Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight… Come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously thro...
📍 Northwest Corner Seating Area in Washington Square Park
Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees. Past mediums have included plein-air...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Chocolate Lovers • Ages 9-13 • 5-Day
Learn to juggle for free, or just enjoy the show! Join our juggling expert every weekday from 2pm-3pm in Greeley Square Park, from May through the end of October. All skill levels welcome, and equipme...
📍 Chelsea Park - Play Area in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Roosevelt Island Library
Unlock your inner writer! Join us at Roosevelt Island Library for a lesson on various writing styles. Kids will learn about the different forms of writing and write their own stories, poems, and lette...
📍 Washington Heights Library
Join us at Washington Heights this summer as we reintroduce you to our favorite daydreaming literary dog! Sign up for the NYPL Kids e-newsletter to get information on upcoming author talks and events ...
📍 Yorkville Library
This event will take place at the Yorkville library. Join us every Friday afternoon from 2:30pm-4pm for our Kids Coloring Time. Kids will be able to use an assortment of coloring pages, crayons, and...
📍 Columbus Library
Game on! Join us at the library to play board games with your family, friends, and librarians! For kids 6-12. Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART) are availab...
📍 67th Street Library
Come one, come all! Explore the library’s graphic novel collection and draw comics with friends! Ages 8-13 years. Check calendar for exact dates. Audience: Children, School Age (6-12 years) Assistive ...
📍 Webster Library
Join us at Webster Library for our Summer Reading Challenge! There are multiple ways to participate: For every 20 minutes that you read over the summer, add your name to our picnic party poster. Share...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
📍 The New York Historical
This month we are celebrating The Historical’s new Revolutionary Women exhibition with stories of women who left their mark on the American Revolution. Today we are reading Patience Wright, written by...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Multi-Use Room in Asser Levy Recreation Center
Bringing good vibes and great movement this cardio dance class blends K-pop beats, funk grooves, and feel-good choreography to help you sweat, smile, and glow. All levels welcome.
📍 Bryant Park
Curious about a board game or looking to try something new? Our Games Hosts will be teaching how to play a wide range of fun board games every Friday. Many come to play the social deduction game, Bloo...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
📍 Jackie Robinson Park - Bandshell in Jackie Robinson Park
Join West Harlem Arts Alliance, Harlem Late Night Jazz and NYC Parks for the annual jazz festival. The Jazz Festival takes place in Morningside, St. Nicholas, Jackie Robinson from May to September. In...
📍 Dance Room in Highbridge Recreation Center
This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits. Cardio Circuit Blast is a heart-pumping, high-intensity class that is open to all levels and the ...
This bodyweight circuit will help you R.I.S.E UP: Reach new heights, inspire, strengthen your inner self, and elevate your fitness. Let’s unlock your ultimate potential.
📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park
The Hudson Classical Theater Company Presents The Dancing Men: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery w ritten by Susane Lee, adapted from the short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and directed by Susane Lee and ...
📍 125th Street and Marginal Street in West Harlem Piers
The Jazz Foundation of America presents a spirited sunset concert featuring renowned bandleaders playing a variety of jazz and Latin styles.
📍 Pier I in Riverside Park South
Test your knowledge at this pop culture trivia night hosted by the NYC Trivia League .
📍 Bryant Park Lawn in Bryant Park
New York City Opera returns in August with a performance by three-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Latonia Moore , honoring the timeless music of “The First Lady of Song”. One of the greatest interna...
📍 Bryant Park
WHAT: Blues, jazz and standards, American classics FREE: No tickets needed, just show up on the lawn! New York City Opera returns in August with a performance by three-time Grammy Award-winning sopr...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 Play Area in Booker T. Washington Playground
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will host family-friendly movie showings across the...
📍 The Met Fifth Avenue
Explore materials and process through artist-led demonstrations, drop-in art-making activities, and conversations with Met experts.
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Seaman Avenue and Isham Street Entrance in Inwood Hill Park
NYRR Open Run Brings free, 5K weekly community-led runs, to neighborhood parks across the greater New York City area. The program is free and open to runners and walkers of all ages, abilities, and ex...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Cheesy Quesadillas • Ages 2-8 with Caregiver • Vegetarian • Gluten-free
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Mermaid Cupcakes • Ages 2-8 with Caregiver • Vegetarian
📍 Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh in Randall's Island Park
Drop in to explore the Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh during Salt Marsh Saturdays! The salt marsh is one of our most beloved natural areas, and is a vital ecosystem that protects nearby areas from floodi...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Soft Pretzel Twists • Ages 2-8 with Caregiver • Vegetarian • Egg-free
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
This It's My Park season, volunteer with Alliance for Kips Bay for a general cleanup/care of plants at East River Esplanade. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
📍 Guggenheim
One Saturday each month, families with children ages 5 and under are invited to explore the museum before it opens to the public. Registration is required.
📍 Play Area in Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Dance Room in Highbridge Recreation Center
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner or looking for a challenge; this class ...
📍 Pier 35 in East River Waterfront Esplanade
Bodyweight Circuit Training is an energetic yet low impact exercise class that will get your muscles moving! This mix of cardio and body weight strength exercises is a great way to get a full body wor...
📍 Bryant Park Lawn in Bryant Park
Move to live accompaniment and experience the joy of dance with dancers from the Lim ó n. Open to all levels and ages - no experience required! Bring friends, family, water on hot days, and enjoy danc...
📍 Dance Room in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center
This high-energy total body workout will keep you moving with challenging yet fun bodyweight circuits. Cardio Circuit Blast is a heart-pumping, high-intensity class that is open to all levels and the ...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Catbird Playground in Carl Schurz Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to protect the forested areas of Inwood Hill Park! Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Corner of East 17th St and 2nd Ave in Stuyvesant Square
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees. Returning volunteers are welcome, and will receive additional giv...
📍 East River Picnic Area in Randall's Island Park
Stretch, breathe, and find your inner peace at Randall’s Island Park’s free outdoor yoga series. Guided by a beloved, local yoga instructor, participants will flow through a calming and grounding sequ...
📍 Play Area in Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St in Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Sol Lain Playground in Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Roosevelt Island Library
This program will be held in-person at the Roosevelt Island Library. A modern-day fortune hunter races to find an ancient treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers. Rating: PG Runtime: 131 minutes Assis...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
Paint in watercolor or use pastels and other drawing materials to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson River and the unique landscape of Wagner Park. An artist/educator will help participants of a...
📍 Bryant Park
Move to live accompaniment and experience the joy of dance with dancers from the Limón Dance Company . Open to all levels and ages - no experience required! Bring friends, family, water on hot days, a...
📍 Rock Climbing Wall Room in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
STRONG Nation® combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. Every squat, eve...
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
This event will take place in person at the Children's Center in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this storytime that’s fun for the ...
📍 Hudson Park Library
Join staff from the Hudson Park Library on the second Saturday of each month for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to learning how to crochet! Supplies will be provided or you can bring your ow...
📍 102nd Street Field House in Riverside Park
Conservancy staff lead nature-focused workshops and educational craft activities for children. May 9 – American Eel! Learn about the life cycle and journey of a Hudson River eel. June 13 – Bugs! Explo...
📍 125th Street and Marginal Street in West Harlem Piers
Join Shape Up NYC for a free dance fitness class every Saturday at West Harlem Piers Park! The instructor for this class will change week to week. This summer the following instructors will be feature...
Bringing good vibes and great movement this cardio dance class blends K-pop beats, funk grooves, and feel-good choreography to help you sweat, smile, and glow. All levels welcome— just bring your ener...
📍 East River Picnic Area in Randall's Island Park
Experience Bachata in the Park, where music, movement, and nature come together! This dance style invites you to slow down and connect with the rhythm. You’ll learn foundational movements while explor...
📍 Museum of the City of New York
Join us each week for a fun, hands-on art experience inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collection. Children can explore, imagine, and create while engaging with activities designed just for the...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Seward Park Library
Join librarians from Seward Park Library for books, songs, and rhymes every Saturday. Best for children up to age 5 and their caregivers. Storytime will take place on the Second Floor (Children's Floo...
📍 Dance Room in Chelsea Recreation Center
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout. Whether you are a beginner who wants to learn proper form or know ...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! Participants paint the park's landscape directly from observation, focusing on layering foreground, middle ground, and background. What Th...
📍 Columbus Library
Children can explore the materials and decide for themselves what to make, focusing on the self-directed process of making art and not on the results. Process art builds decision making skills and cri...
📍 Multi-Use Room B in Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
his creative and fun workout fuses high-energy dance aerobics with hula hoops! Hoops are available for loaning. Participants must bring waist belts (waist trainers). Participants must bring locks to l...
📍 Gymnasium in Highbridge Recreation Center
This Instructional basketball clinic will provide an opportunity for youth, regardless of skill to have a positive basketball experience followed by league play. Participants will have the opportunity...
📍 The Met Fifth Avenue
Explore materials and process through artist-led demonstrations, drop-in art-making activities, and conversations with Met experts.
📍 Dance Room in Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center
STRONG Nation® combines body weight, muscle conditioning, cardio and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. Every squat, eve...
📍 125th Street and Marginal Street in West Harlem Piers
Fun for family and friends at this outdoor party featuring a children’s entertainer, arts & crafts, and neighborhood fun. Join us at 1:30 PM for Zach Alexander and a mind-blowing magic show for kids.
📍 Northwest Corner Seating Area in Washington Square Park
Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees. Past mediums have included plein-air...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. Our Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in the urban jungle. We offer birding programs throughout the year. ...
📍 Urban Farm in Randall's Island Park
Experience the flavors of Randall’s Island Park Alliance’s Urban Farm through this free, interactive cooking demonstration! Join an experienced chef in the Urban Farm Kitchen for an afternoon of farm-...
📍 Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library
Join us for fun and lively event with puppets, puppets and more puppets! ROAR! A puppet dinosaur comes to life in this hilarious mystery show. It's up to detective Mystery Max (with the audience's hel...
📍 Bryant Park
Play your favorite contemporary board games every Saturday afternoon at the 40th Street Plaza. Featured games include but are not limited to Chameleon, Wavelength, Avalon, Parade, Splendor, Century Sp...
📍 Gymnasium in Highbridge Recreation Center
This Instructional basketball clinic will provide an opportunity for youth, regardless of skill to have a positive basketball experience followed by league play. Participants will have the opportunity...
Bring your creativity and get ready for a colorful afternoon! Participants will twist, fold, and dye their own bright designs while enjoying a fun, relaxed art activity on the farm. A perfect summer w...
📍 Books of Wonder
Launch Event: Maud and the Very Eventful Week Who's ready for a week's worth of sweet. spooky adventures with a lovable little vampire? We're delighted to be hosting the launch of Maud and the Very Ev...
📍 102nd Street Field House in Riverside Park
Weekly story time for kids featuring rotating books and guest readers. Events take place on Saturdays in May, June, August and September. No events May 16 or September 12.
📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park
Learn the basics of acting and stage combat. Open to participants ages 13 and up. Registration required: hudsonclassicaltheatercompany.org
📍 Guggenheim
Every Saturday, families and visitors of all ages are invited to explore works on view through artmaking in the galleries. Drop-in; free with museum admission.
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
Join GreenThumb and Audubon for From the Ramble to the Garden: Bird-Safe Habitat Practices . This bilingual English/Spanish walking workshop uses The Ramble in Central Park as an outdoor classroom for...
📍 Morningside Park Waterfall in Morningside Park
Join West Harlem Arts Alliance, IAMCHELSEAIAM and NYC Parks for the annual jazz festival. The Jazz Festival takes place in Morningside, St. Nicholas, Jackie Robinson from May to September. In Montefio...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park
The Hudson Classical Theater Company Presents The Dancing Men: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery w ritten by Susane Lee, adapted from the short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and directed by Susane Lee and ...
📍 96th Street Tennis Courts in Riverside Park
Waterfront sunset concerts sponsored by the Riverside Tennis Association . No performance on July 4th. June 20 - Ron McClure & Friends June 27 - Morrisania Band Project July 11 - The Afro-Latineers Ju...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park
Join Silvana Pizzuti to learn and practice Tai Chi, a slow moving martial art with health benefits for all fitness levels. Wear comfortable clothes and sunscreen.
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
Built by independent farms and food businesses, Down to Earth Markets provides delicious, locally sourced seasonal food which supports a strong regional food system ensuring the health of our communit...
📍 Inwood Canoe Club in Inwood Hill Park
Join us for our free, guided 20-minute kayak trips on the Hudson River just north of the George Washington Bridge. If you plan on paddling with us, please complete your 2026 season waiver prior to you...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
📍 Urban Farm in Randall's Island Park
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm! Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true weekly volunteer, come and join us! Our farmers have a lot of farm chores and c...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Whitney Museum of American Art
Starting June 16, the Whitney is open seven days a week through August 18 as part of our summer schedule. Beginning August 19, we return to our regular hours.
⭐ Staff Pick
📍 Parkour Park in Riverside Park South
Coaches from The Movement Creative teach the basics of parkour during this 6-week program. Build your strength, coordination, and mobility with drills, partner exercise, and games. All ages!
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Sliders & Shakes • Ages 6+ • Cheeseburger Sliders • Loaded Cheese Fries • Chipotle Aioli • Extreme Milkshakes • Whipped Cream
📍 The New York Historical
This month we are celebrating The Historical’s new Revolutionary Women exhibition with stories of women who left their mark on the American Revolution. Today we’ll discover the exciting story of the b...
📍 Entrance - West 173rd Street and Fort Washington Avenue in J. Hood Wright Park
Volunteer with NYC Parks for Trees Count 2025! At each event you will receive a tote bag with all the materials needed to count trees. Next, we'll provide a 30-minute training session that includes th...
Berta Indeed presents “Let the Music Play”, community jazz concerts featuring an array of local musicians and vocalists.
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
📍 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Riverside Park
The Hudson Classical Theater Company Presents The Dancing Men: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery w ritten by Susane Lee, adapted from the short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and directed by Susane Lee and ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Arsenal in Central Park
From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. T...
📍 Basketball courts at 175th and Amsterdam in Highbridge Park
This It's My Park season, volunteer with Connectemonos. Activities include: tilling soil, general cleanup, planting, & composting at Highbridge Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Restaurant Week • Ages 4-8 • 5-Day
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
📍 Guggenheim
Young artists (11–14) explore a new material each day in this weeklong, half-day program, creating original art inspired by museum exhibitions.
Start your day by balancing your mind, body, and spirit during instructor guided meditation. This renowned practice lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system. No program...
📍 Le Carrousel in Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza is a lively, all-in-one entertainment experience featuring magic, puppetry, science, music, and storytelling. Designed to engage children of all ages, this dynamic program sp...
📍 Riverbank (Camel) Playground in Riverside Park
Art in the Park invites children ages 3-8 to learn about their local environment through a mix of arts & crafts activities. This hands-on, place-based curriculum builds kids' appreciation for the plan...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza hosts different themed shows for kids on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the summer. One day the kids will be wowed by scientific marvels, the next it's music and da...
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
This event will take place in person at the Children's Center in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will exp...
Instructor led rhythmic movement and aerobics, balance and coordination exercises, strength training, and cool-down. No program 5/25, 9/7, and 10/12.
Calling all toddlers! Open play and story time with other young children and caregivers. Adults participate throughout the program. No program 5/25, 9/7, 10/12.
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
Free walking tours of Bryant Park led by members of Bryant Park Corporation’s staff. Discover how Bryant Park Corporation successfully transformed a haven for crime and drugs into Manhattan’s Town Sq...
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
This event will take place in person at the Children's Center in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will exp...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
International Chefs • Ages 13-17 • 5-Day
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throu...
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
Author Ashley Clark's The World of Black Film is an entertaining, informed, and thought-provoking survey of important and influential Black films from around the globe. Starting with the unfinished si...
📍 Bryant Park
Talks on movies, the culture of cinema, and filmmaking. Author Ashley Clark's The World of Black Film is an entertaining, informed, and thought-provoking survey of important and influential Black fil...
📍 Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight… Come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously thro...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Pétanque Court in Washington Square Park
Never heard of Pétanque? Our expert friends at NYC’s oldest running Pétanque club will teach you. This French lawn bowling game from the early 20th century is easy to learn, and we provide the boules....
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Restaurant Week • Ages 9-13 • 5-Day
📍 Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library
Join us for a screening of Frozen II (2020). Elsa the Snow Queen and her sister Anna embark on an adventure far away from the kingdom of Arendelle. They are joined by friends, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! Participants sketch park scenes in ink, then add loose watercolor washes for tone and atmosphere. What The Art Cart offers free classes in...
Practice the fundamentals of soccer with fun and challenging exercises, drills, and scrimmages for all skill levels. Closed-toe shoes required. No program 5/25, 9/7, 10/12.
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Presented by Damali Abrams. Utilizing The Block , with words by poet Langston Hughes and illustrations from artist Romare Bearden's iconic eponymous collage, participants will create their own colorfu...
📍 Kips Bay Library
Join our LEGO Club and work with other legoers to build a masterpiece. We’ll provide the LEGOs, while the kids provide the imagination. Audience: Children, School Age (6-12 years) Assistive Listening ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
Interactive music-making, storytelling, and more. For toddlers through preschool-aged children and accompanying adults. No program 5/25, 9/7, and 10/12.
📍 Roosevelt Island Library
This event will take place in person at the Roosevelt Island library. Join us for a read-aloud followed by a craft or activity. Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretation and real-time captioning ...
Practice the fundamentals of soccer with fun and challenging exercises, drills, and scrimmages for all skill levels. Closed-toe shoes required. No program 5/25, 9/7, 10/12.
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 53rd Street Library
Join staff from the 53rd Street Library for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to making our national parks. Put on your Park Ranger badges! Inspired by the beauty of America’s National Parks, yo...
📍 Moynihan Train Hall
📍 Bryant Park Lawn in Bryant Park
Movie Nights at Bryant Park returns for its 33rd season! Bring a blanket and a friend and grab your spot on the lawn to watch a feature film on the big screen under the stars. The lawn opens at 5pm an...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
If cardio is cardi-NO for you, give this Cardio Dance class a try! Come enjoy the beats of Latin rhythms paired with choreography that will not only provide a great workout- but a lot of fun as well! ...
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! The routines feature aerobic fit...
📍 Multi-Use Room in Asser Levy Recreation Center
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner or looking for a challenge- this class ...
We're collaborating with Big Apple Hooping to bring hooping fun to Herald Square Park. If you're looking to learn the fundamentals of hooping, work on refining your tricks, or meet fellow hoopers from...
See New York City’s finest singer-songwriters showcase their newest work, presented by Big City Folk and hosted by songsmith Niall Connolly. With a list of past featured artists including Lana Del Ray...
📍 Books of Wonder
Launch Event: A Place to Dance Who says only girls can twirl on the dance floor? Who says only boys can take the lead? Enter the world of ballroom dancing at the launch of A Place to Dance: How Richar...
📍 Dance Room in Chelsea Recreation Center
BollyX is a Bollywood inspired cardio dance fitness class inspired and is driven by the heart-pumping, energetic rhythms of cultural music from all parts of India. The class embodies dynamic choreogra...
📍 Rock Climbing Wall Room in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
Come dance to classic pop tunes: Top 40, Disco, Electronic and more! This class is 45 minutes of peppy beats to enhance your cardio conditioning. A low-impact and fun workout; it is open to any fitnes...
Harlem Run brings free weekly and inclusive pacer-led runs and walks throughout Harlem. Join us for a different route through Harlem, beginning and ending at Marcus Garvey Park. Paces available includ...
📍 Multi-Use Room in Asser Levy Recreation Center
Using your own body weight, come experience this high energy bodyweight circuit training class! Here, we focus on functional, everyday movement with the goal of increasing your overall level of fitnes...
📍 Dance Room in Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center
A full-body circuit designed to build strength, power, endurance, and confidence using just your bodyweight. Expect athletic movement, scalable progressions, and high-energy intervals that challenge e...
New York City’s longest-running free public dance festival returns to Wagner Park this summer. The Battery Dance Festival brings together spectacular international and local dance companies, each even...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Joshua Malina stars in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy about a thirteen-year-old boy preparing for his bar mitzvah who discovers, with the guidance of a Rabbi, that faith is about honoring all ...
📍 Kaufman Music Center
The evening will feature a discussion with author Clay McLeod Chapman. Each ticket comes with a signed book and the opportunity to take a photo with Riley following the event. In 1926, five women dis...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join us for some summer fun on the JCC roof! Professional instructors will lead beginner-friendly lessons in Dance Your Way to Happiness, Nia Dance, Yoga, 5Rhythms® Emerging Waves, and Salsa. Enjoy mo...
📍 Bryant Park
Catch Me If You Can (2002) Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, directed by Steven Speilberg Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) works as a doctor, a lawyer and as a co-pilot for a major air...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
Join us in practicing this traditional system of health and self-defense on the Upper Terrace. Derived from the philosophy of Taoism, Tai Chi was designed to develop the optimum degree of harmony betw...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us in practicing this traditional system of health and self-defense on the Upper Terrace. Derived from the philosphy of Taoism, Tai Chi was designed to develop the optimum degree of harmony betwe...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Arsenal in Central Park
From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. T...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Restaurant Week • Ages 4-8 • 5-Day
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
📍 Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park
Lively movement and emotional catharsis combine for an exhilarating dance practice led by Viva Soudan . No experience necessary!
📍 Guggenheim
Young artists (11–14) explore a new material each day in this weeklong, half-day program, creating original art inspired by museum exhibitions.
📍 Hippo Playground in Riverside Park
Art in the Park invites children ages 3-8 to learn about their local environment through a mix of arts & crafts activities. This hands-on, place-based curriculum builds kids' appreciation for the plan...
This It's My Park season, volunteer with Friends of Ralph Bunche Park for a general cleanup at Ralph Bunche Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Sol Lain Playground in Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St in Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
Everyone’s favorite yoga program returns for summer 2026! From May 27 through September 16, join us for classes Tuesday mornings on the Upper Terrace, and Wednesday evenings on the lawn. Bryant Park Y...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Catbird Playground in Carl Schurz Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Bryant Park
This summer our free Tuesday morning yoga class is back on the Upper Terrace! Please register for each class and bring your own mat (the park does not provide yoga mats). We also recommend bringing wa...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
Enthusiastic instruction and easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography working on balance, coordination, and range of motion. No program 5/22, 6/19, 7/3, 9/4, 10/9.
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
Get ready to sing, clap, and stomp your feet with Cali Co Cat and friends! Our free children's storytime events bring imaginative stories and the magic of live "Meowsic" to kids ages 2–8. Produced in ...
📍 On the High Line, under the Standard Hotel in The High Line
Tai chi—the ultimate mind and body workout, often described as “meditation in motion”—involves slow, fluid, continuous movements through formalized postures of centuries-old Chinese Taoist martial art...
📍 Bryant Park
Get ready to sing, clap, and stomp your feet with Cali Co Cat and friends! Our free children's storytime events bring imaginative stories and the magic of live "Meowsic" to kids ages 2–8. Today's fea...
📍 Columbus Library
This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Coloring pages will be provided, or simply get creative and color freely. Help your little ones to express themselves and develop their fi...
📍 The Skyscraper Museum
Join us for a special story time celebrating the inspiring story of What Emma Wrote: The Woman Behind the Words on the Statue of Liberty. Author Ann Diament Koffsky will read aloud from her book and s...
Little gardeners and their accompanying adults get a bug’s-eye-view of the world! Participants will water, dig, and admire the plants and flowers all around us while observing nature.
📍 The New York Historical
Join us every other Tuesday for a morning of museum exploration with your little one! Together we will visit exhibits where babies can play and investigate sensory materials, groove along to music and...
📍 East Alcove Seating Area in Washington Square Park
Our friends from The New York Public Library’s Hudson Branch bring the library to you. Designed for little ones, sing songs and read books together under the trees.
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Columbus Library
Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this storytime that’s fun for young children 5 and under. Ideal for caregivers with multiple-aged children. No registration is required at t...
📍 Battery Park City Library
Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will explore the joys of movement, simple stories, and songs. Come prepared to sit with your child on your lap. In...
📍 Webster Library
This event will take place in person at the Webster Library. Join us for a special time to bond with your little one. We will explore the joys of movement, books, and songs, in addition to building ea...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! In this Portrait Drawing workshop, students will gain a better understanding of face proportion, head structure, and the construction of ea...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throu...
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
BookClub is free to join and does not require registration! Please join us for this immersive BookClub event featuring Jane Austen’s classic Sense and Sensibility , along with her beloved characters f...
📍 Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight… Come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously thro...
📍 Bryant Park
BookClub is free to join and does not require registration! Please join us for this immersive BookClub event featuring Jane Austen’s classic Sense and Sensibility , along with her beloved characters ...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Restaurant Week • Ages 9-13 • 5-Day
📍 Chelsea Park - Play Area in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! At this workshop, learn how to use the 8-head proportion guideline to determine the model's actual proportion and identify unique features....
📍 Bryant Park
Bring something to read for the first hour, then chat and socialize with others in the second. It's a great way to find the motivation to power through your reading list, meet friends, and maybe disco...
Develop your coordination and balance, practice your hitting, catching, and game play! Practice the basics of various sports with fun and challenging games and drills for all levels. Closed-toe shoes ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
FOR AGES 6-10 Take part in planting, watering, weeding, composting, and other green gardening practices. Learn about local pollinators, and plant life cycles, and create art in the garden! Please emai...
📍 The New York Historical
Our books this month are inspired by The Historical’s new House Made of Dawn exhibition, featuring 150 years of art by Indigenous people! For generations, Indigenous workers have built the skyscrapers...
Develop your coordination and balance, practice your hitting, catching, and game play! Practice the basics of various sports with fun and challenging games and drills for all levels. Closed-toe shoes ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
This event will take place in person at the Children's Center in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books. At the end of each storytime, we wil...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Moynihan Train Hall
Arbor Duo, featuring soprano Marisa Karchin and classical guitarist Dr. Alberta Khoury, explores the essence of love and its countless expressions through a tapestry of languages and music across time...
📍 Dance Room in Jackie Robinson Recreation Center
This creative and fun workout fuses dance and aerobics to improve cardio fitness and tone the body. Participants must sign in at the front desk and bring locks to lock up their bags. The center does n...
📍 Bryant Park
We bring a wider selection of board games to the Games Cart at our weekly Board Games Socials, with games like Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Catan, King of Tokyo and more. Not sure what to play? Our Ga...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Unlock the Language of the Prophets—In Just Six Weeks. Stop skimming and start reading. This free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is designed for those who want to go from “Aleph” to “Fluent Reader” witho...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
Tone up Tuesday is a 45-minute total-body class that blends cardio and strength training to help you feel strong — all while fitting into real life. This class can be done entirely with bodyweight (no...
Whether you're picking along to bluegrass jams, joining in with the kalimba orchestra, or lending your voice to an impromptu choir, become a part of the music of the city at Folk Jams. On select Tuesd...
Train in the heart of Manhattan with our martial arts classes at Herald Square. Open to all experience levels, these high-energy sessions combine Boxing, Muay Thai, and Kickboxing to help you build st...
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
Allison Joseph lives in Carbondale, Illinois, where she is on the faculty at Southern Illinois University. Her most recent collections of poems are Lexicon (Red Hen Press, 2021, PBTS Best Book Award w...
📍 Dance Room in Hamilton Fish Recreation Center
Connect with yourself in Yoga, a class to be enjoyed by all. Experience a fun and light-hearted, mid-intensity flow that will move you seamlessly from Sun Salutation to a final peak pose. We focus on ...
📍 Bryant Park
Award-winning poetry by established and emerging poets throughout the summer. Allison Joseph lives in Carbondale, Illinois, where she is on the faculty at Southern Illinois University. Her most recen...
📍 East River Picnic Area in Randall's Island Park
Stretch, breathe, and find your inner peace at Randall’s Island Park’s free outdoor yoga series. Guided by a beloved, local yoga instructor, participants will flow through a calming and grounding sequ...
📍 145th and the Hudson River in Riverside Park
Joyflow is a music-based journey blending gentle movement and free form dance, for all abilities.
📍 The Plaza at 66th Street in Riverside Park South
Join instructor Melissa Ricci , CPT, PMA from Base Fitness® for a flowing, multi-level Pilates Mat class that will align your body, strengthen your core and give you renewed energy! Bring your own mat...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
In 1999, renowned Israeli architect Yacov Rechter is commissioned to design a monument honoring fallen soldiers of the Christian South Lebanon Army. His idealistic son and apprentice, Amnon, challenge...
New York City’s longest-running free public dance festival returns to Wagner Park this summer. The Battery Dance Festival brings together spectacular international and local dance companies, each even...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Bella Abzug Park Fountains in Bella Abzug Park
Enjoy movies in the park every Tuesday in August! 8 PM in Bella Abzug Park, between W 34th + W 35th Street. Adirondack chairs are first come, first served. This year we are excited to announce we have...
📍 On the High Line at 13th Street in The High Line
Immerse yourself in the wonders of the night sky every Tuesday on the High Line! The friendly team from the Amateur Astronomers Association—with whom we’ve been partnering since the park’s opening—wil...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
Improve balance, strength, and focus through gentle exercises. The sights and sounds of the harbor provide a serene background for the ancient flowing postures. No program 5/22, 7/3, 8/28\, 10/09.
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Restaurant Week • Ages 4-8 • 5-Day
📍 Arsenal in Central Park
From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. T...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
📍 Guggenheim
Young artists (11–14) explore a new material each day in this weeklong, half-day program, creating original art inspired by museum exhibitions.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful! Team RIVER Volunteers regularly work with the Natural Areas team twice a mont...
📍 Le Carrousel in Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza is a lively, all-in-one entertainment experience featuring magic, puppetry, science, music, and storytelling. Designed to engage children of all ages, this dynamic program sp...
📍 Play Area in Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Sol Lain Playground in Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St in Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Catbird Playground in Carl Schurz Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Hippo Playground in Riverside Park
Art in the Park invites children ages 3-8 to learn about their local environment through a mix of arts & crafts activities. This hands-on, place-based curriculum builds kids' appreciation for the plan...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
Placed in a unique setting, a model will strike short and long poses for participants to sketch and draw. An artist/ educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials provid...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Bryant Park
Le Carrousel Extravaganza hosts different themed shows for kids on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout the summer. One day the kids will be wowed by scientific marvels, the next it's music and da...
📍 Columbus Library
This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Coloring pages will be provided, or simply get creative and color freely. Help your little ones to express themselves and develop their fi...
📍 Hudson Park Library
This event is online only. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discover ways to promote early literacy a...
📍 General Grant National Memorial (Grant's Tomb) in Riverside Park
Dances for a Variable Population leads creative movement classes for adults of all ages and abilities, with a focus on seniors.
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
Join the 34th Street Partnership at Greeley Square on Wednesday mornings for a rejuvenating, relaxing, and accessible chair yoga class. Our experienced instructors will lead you through a series of po...
📍 Columbus Library
Join us for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a safe, warm, and joyful environment. Extend your child’s learning through play! As...
📍 Fort Washington Library
Join us for a special storytime with a focus on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) at Fort Washington. We will use stories and songs to learn about healthy ways to express our feelings! This program ...
📍 Battery Park City Library
Bring your little artist to the library to explore open-ended ways to promote early learning through art. Baby Art will explore colors, shapes, and more while working on motor skills, creativity, and...
📍 Webster Library
This event will take place in person at the Webster Library. Join us to hear stories, sing songs, and get those wiggles out as you help your active child build important early learning skills. Discove...
📍 Washington Heights Library
An extended version of our Open Play: Popup Playtime program with some extras! Join us for at Washington Heights for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropri...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! Create a dog bookmark to keep you smiling during your summer reading. Register here What The Art Cart offers free classes in a wide range...
📍 Pétanque Court in Washington Square Park
Never heard of Pétanque? Our expert friends at NYC’s oldest running Pétanque club will teach you. This French lawn bowling game from the early 20th century is easy to learn, and we provide the boules....
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Chelsea Market
Enjoy live performances with Sean Grissom, internationally known as “the Cajun Cellist”.
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throu...
Get whimsical with us and RollerBoogie in Greeley Square Park on Wednesday afternoons this summer, and experience interactive giant bubbles! No registration required, this event is free and welcome to...
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
Discover some examples of creativity as public service at our Writing with Purpose author panel with Sam Roberts, Are They Dead Yet: The Art of the Obit ; Jennifer Shahade, Thinking Sideways: How to T...
📍 Bryant Park
Admired and best-selling authors offer advice and discuss their latest books. Discover some examples of creativity as public service at our Writing with Purpose author panel with Sam Roberts, Are The...
📍 Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight… Come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously thro...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Restaurant Week • Ages 9-13 • 5-Day
📍 West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a monthly hike exploring Inwood Hill Park. The hike will begin at the Inwood Hill Nature Center. This month’s hike will focus on trees.
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
Directed by Church Street School of Music , the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year. P...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
In the summer, swing by the park for free instruction from Knitty City, New York City’s favorite yarn community and store, and knit with fellow enthusiasts. Volunteers are available to teach you how t...
📍 Bryant Park
Take part in these beginner classes with Knitty City on the gravel South of the Gertrude Stein monument. Volunteers are available to teach you how to cast, knit, purl, and more! Yarn and needles are...
Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of BPC’s verdant gardens. An artist/ educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided, or bring your own.
📍 Chelsea Park - Play Area in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 67th Street Library
Join us for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will explore the joys of books, songs, and gentle movement in addition to building early learning skills you can ...
Featuring a multitude of musical moods ranging from pop-up performances for passers-by to festival shows curated by cultural partners, Midtown Music has something for every ear. Hear NYC’s finest sing...
📍 Yorkville Library
**This event will take place in person at the Yorkville Branch.** Join us in our community room for our children's film showing. Watch short films based on popular picture books. The perfect way to me...
📍 Battery Park City Library
*NEW TIME* Join us for a storytime for children who are learning to toddle and talk! We'll be reading our favorite stories, singing songs, practicing our big motor skills with movement, and making new...
📍 Kids Playground - Large in Washington Square Park
Draw! Cut! Paste! Smile! Kids of all ages are invited to join our resident playground best friend Miss Debbie for art-making in the playground.
📍 Jefferson Market Library
Come along on an interactive educational safari adventure with Lucky Duck and his animal puppet friends! Featuring our rendition of The Lion and the Mouse from Aesop’s Fables. Assistive Listening and ...
📍 Columbus Library
Join us at Columbus Library for a craft! All supplies will be provided. We'll craft together to make something beautiful! Children must be accompanied by a caregiver in order to participate. Recommend...
📍 Jefferson Market Library
Come along on an interactive educational safari adventure with Lucky Duck and his animal puppet friends! Featuring our rendition of The Lion and the Mouse from Aesop’s Fables. Assistive Listening and ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
Explore the unique environment of Teardrop Park while creating dynamic art. Art teachers lead individual and group projects using clay, collage, paint, and more. Art supplies provided. Dress for a mes...
📍 Hippo Playground in Riverside Park
Riverside Playground Partners presents their annual summer concert series, fully funded by proceeds from the Hippo Playground Spring Fair. July 22 - Michael Napolitano July 29 - Esther Crow Aug 5 - Su...
📍 Bryant Park
Outdoor pop-up performances around the park from NYC's best! This summer-long series features a variety of acts, who often appear weekly in Midtown public plazas, the chance to showcase their talent...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Join Little Maestros, New York’s top-rated baby and toddler music program, for a premier music and movement experience on the Upper West Side! This high-energy, interactive class features an enthusias...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Moynihan Train Hall
The Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet brings together world-class musicians to explore the rich tradition and contemporary possibilities of Argentine tango. Led by bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo, the qu...
📍 Rock Climbing Wall Room in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center
This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full-body workout. Whether you are a beginner or looking for a challenge- this class ...
📍 Bryant Park
Play one of the most popular board games in the world at our Games area. We welcome players of all levels to this weekly social! The last Wednesday of every month is a Catan tournament. These social ...
📍 Museum of the City of New York
This summer, the Museum’s free Wednesday admission program is expanding to include late-night hours. Visit MCNY for free on Wednesdays until 9 p.m., and explore the Museum’s full slate of current and ...
This low-impact bodyweight circuit training class focuses on building strength, endurance, balance, and functional fitness through a variety of full-body exercises. Participants will improve overall c...
Strengthen the body and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and poses. All levels are welcome. Bring your own mat, as provided accessories are...
📍 Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park
Join our friends from Mi Salsa Dura Baile for an evening of Latin rhythm and dancing in Garibaldi Plaza! Each class starts off with a free lesson followed by an open dance floor.
Try silk fan dancing, hoop tricks, contact juggling, plate spinning, and more! Our instructors can give you one-on-one guidance in a variety of flow and circus arts skills, or just drop by, pick up a ...
From salsa to swing, bachata to pachanga, dance your way around the world every Wednesday with some of New York City’s most eclectic instructors! Mucho(s) Estilo(s) is hosted by Talia Castro-Pozo; fin...
Caribbean Dance Fitness is a creative workout that fuses dance and aerobics. The goal is to improve cardio fitness while having fun and getting a full body workout! This class is taught to music with ...
📍 Bryant Park Lawn in Bryant Park
Everyone’s favorite yoga program returns for summer 2026! From May 27 through September 16, join us for classes Tuesday mornings on the Upper Terrace, and Wednesday evenings on the lawn. Bryant Park Y...
This 45-minute Dance Fitness class is not just a great workout, but a great time as well! Come learn fun choreography to a vibrant mix of hip hop, reggaeton, soca, and Top 40 hits. If you're ready to ...
📍 Gymnasium in Highbridge Recreation Center
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic, fitness interval training with a combinat...
📍 Bryant Park
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 mats). We also recommend bringing water and a t...
📍 On the High Line at 30th St. in The High Line
Come join us to dance on the High Line! Zumba is a Latin inspired dance fitness class that incorporates Latin and international music and dance movements such as Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata and m...
📍 Dance Room in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic fitness interval training with a combinati...
📍 On the Pier in West Harlem Piers
Join Summer on the Hudson and Ballroom Basix USA for fitness, fun, and fancy footwork! Ballroom Basix provides physical, social, emotional and multicultural engagement through the etiquette and educat...
📍 The Plaza at 66th Street in Riverside Park South
End your day with yoga in a beautiful sunset setting led by instructor Meg SantaMaria of Roadside Yogi. Suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
📍 Reading Room in Bryant Park
To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right follows different factions of antifascists as they work to unmask hateful extremists before they commit devastating acts of violence. With sea...
📍 Bryant Park
Lectures and conversations with historians, authors, and thinkers. To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right follows different factions of antifascists as they work to unmask hateful ...
New York City’s longest-running free public dance festival returns to Wagner Park this summer. The Battery Dance Festival brings together spectacular international and local dance companies, each even...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Spend a summer evening under the open sky with live jazz, Broadway favorites, and sweeping views from the rooftop of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. This two-concert series brings the MusicTalks e...
📍 Pier I in Riverside Park South
Pack a picnic, bring a friend, and settle in for a night of premier movies on the Pier. Film begins at dusk. Open Captioned. THIS YEAR’S THEME: IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM! July 8: Raiders of the Lost Ark ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
We’re excited to offer the following free Member Mingle events for JCC Health Club + Pool members! Join us for these casual gatherings where you’ll have the opportunity to: Connect and schmooze with f...
📍 Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Take part in a long-distance lap swim competition. To participate in the competition, please speak to an Aquatics Specialist on the pool deck and indicate this on your application. An awards ceremony ...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Give your little one the gift of water confidence! Our expert-led infant swim classes provide a safe, nurturing environment to bond with your baby while teaching essential water safety and foundationa...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Restaurant Week • Ages 4-8 • 5-Day
📍 Arsenal in Central Park
From 1987 to 2019, celebrated NYC photographer Jack Vartoogian captured hundreds of SummerStage performances across Manhattan parks, from Central Park to Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park. T...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Plan ahead for a season of growth at the JCC. Our fall children’s classes offer a dynamic mix of programs designed for every age and stage, combining creativity, movement, and skill-building in a supp...
📍 71st Street Soccer Field and Basketball Courts in Riverside Park South
Dynamic coaches from Carlos Oliveira Soccer Academy help children 5 and under learn soccer skills in a fun, non-competitive environment.
📍 Guggenheim
Young artists (11–14) explore a new material each day in this weeklong, half-day program, creating original art inspired by museum exhibitions.
📍 Sol Lain Playground in Sol Lain Plgd
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Bloomingdale Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Entrance - East Broadway & Essex St in Seward Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Catbird Playground in Carl Schurz Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Play Area in Carmansville Playground
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Avenue A and St. Marks Place in Tompkins Square Park
The Kids in Motion program engages children in active, outdoors play. A NYC Parks staff member leads four to seven hours of free activities in NYC's playgrounds, including organized sports, games, fit...
📍 Riverbank (Camel) Playground in Riverside Park
Art in the Park invites children ages 3-8 to learn about their local environment through a mix of arts & crafts activities. This hands-on, place-based curriculum builds kids' appreciation for the plan...
📍 Basketball Courts in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Bryant Park
Calling all kids: get your hands dirty and discover the magic of gardening! Learn how to plant, weed, and prune real plants, play and explore in our imagination garden, or plant a seed in a pot to tak...
📍 Bryant Park
Take a whirl at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park. There are 14 delightful creatures to ride, or become the charioteer! Our carousel was specially created to complement the park and its French classical st...
📍 Bryant Park
Bring home the park year-round with lively t-shirts, socks, home goods, holiday ornaments, and more, all inspired by New York City’s town square! Visit the Bryant Park Shop year-round on the Fountain...
📍 Chelsea Park - Play Area in Chelsea Park
Summer Camp Finale Join NYC Parks to celebrate the end of the Summer Camp season with music, games, activities, crafts, water-play fun,and much more! This event is FREE and open to the public. Thursda...
📍 Columbus Library
This event will take place in person at the Columbus Library. Coloring pages will be provided, or simply get creative and color freely. Help your little ones to express themselves and develop their fi...
Very young artists are introduced to paper, clay, paint and everyday recyclable materials, making masterpieces of creativity and delight. Age appropriate projects presented by an art teacher. Material...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Battery Park City Library
Join us for a storytime for children who are learning to toddle and talk! We'll be reading our favorite stories, singing songs, practicing our big motor skills with movement, and making new friends! R...
📍 Columbus Library
Join us for a library playdate and meet other caregivers as we explore developmentally appropriate play materials in a safe, warm, and joyful environment. Extend your child’s learning through play! As...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us in the Kid’s Area at Bryant Park on Thursdays for a colorful, creative, and sensory-filled adventure. Splat Lab’s experienced instructors will lead kids through a rotation of engaging stations...
📍 Washington Heights Library
Join us at the Washington Heights Library for a special time to bond with your little one and meet other caregivers. We will explore the joys of books, songs, and gentle movement in addition to buildi...
📍 Main Pool in Hamilton Fish Park
Through our Learn to Swim program, your children will put the 'fun' in fundamentals and learn basic swimming and safety skills! During this two-week outdoor program, our Aquatic Specialists will teach...
📍 Bryant Park
The Bryant Park Jugglers provide free classes in the park throughout the year. Join in for a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They’re a ...
📍 Upper Terrace in Bryant Park
A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throu...
📍 Bryant Park
Join hundreds of fans on the lawn and enjoy favorite Broadway tunes for free lunchtime performances, hosted and presented by 106.7 LITE FM. Hosted by Helen Little Thursday, July 23 Hosted by Delilah...
Fiber art crafters are encouraged to bring in knitting, crocheting, embroidery and small-loom weaving projects, for a fun afternoon of creativity and camaraderie. For more information email: 200rector...
📍 Taste Buds Kitchen
Restaurant Week • Ages 9-13 • 5-Day
📍 Northwest Corner Seating Area in Washington Square Park
Led by a local teaching artist, this drop-in class invites participants to explore creativity through hands-on artmaking under the shade of Scrabble Plaza’s trees. Past mediums have included plein-air...
📍 Chelsea Park - Play Area in Chelsea Park
Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Our knowledgeable NYC Parks staff train kids in sports such as basketball, ball hockey, kickball, flag football, ...
📍 Bryant Park
Sing-a-long your favorite Broadway show tunes after Broadway in Bryant Park with New York City's finest pianists. Piano in Bryant Park is proud to present Sing-A-Long led by composer and lyricist, Da...
📍 Washington Heights Library
Join staff from the Washington Heights Library for an exciting, hands-on program dedicated to making your own playdough. Major support provided by the New York Life Foundation, the 2026 city-wide spon...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us at the Art Cart for free workshops all summer long! Participants can take inspiration from the New York Public Library building to create a finished architectural drawing from observation, or...
📍 Yorkville Library
Join us for an hour of open play with amazing STEM toys: Rigamajig, Geemo and LEGO! Design, build, and play at our STEM Open Play! What is Rigamajig? The Rigamajig is a building kit used for hands-on ...
📍 Kids Playground - Large in Washington Square Park
Join local artist and educator Taejung Kim from the Portable Museum Project in collaboration with our friends from The New York Public Library’s Hudson branch . Designed for elementary to middle schoo...
📍 Bryant Park
Join us for free Mah Jongg socials on Thursday afternoons. Beginners to experts are welcome to play! Basic game knowledge required. Socials are hosted and organized by Linda Fisher, and players play t...
📍 Muhlenberg Library
This event will take place at Muhlenberg Library. Dogs can’t read but they can be great listeners! Enjoy individual, no-pressure reading time with Matilda, a licensed therapy dog. Registration will op...
📍 Marlene Meyerson JCC
Looking for the best after-school activities and kids’ enrichment programs in NYC? Our brand-new lineup of Fall Children’s Enrichment Classes offers everything from hands-on STEM and creative arts to ...
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