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City of New York Parks & Recreation City of New York Parks & Recreation Photo: Malcolm Pinckney Photo: Daniel Avila A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER New York City’s parks offer hundreds of fun and free activities for New Yorkers and visitors of all ages. This Special Events Calendar can help you plan great activities for the whole family throughout the year, directing you to both new and returning events across the boroughs. Whether it’s attending an outdoor film festival in Riverside Park, hiking the trails in Van Cortlandt Park, or attending one of the many events celebrating New York’s 400th birthday, there is something for everyone. New York City has nearly 29,000 acres of spectacular open spaces, 14 miles of beaches, 54 outdoor pools, 15 na- ture centers and 22 historic houses. Come explore some of our wonderful attractions, and most of all, have fun! For more information, and to check out new activities that are always being added to our roster of events, please call 311 or visit www.nyc.gov/parks. See you in the parks! Adrian Benepe City of New York Parks & Recreation Photo: Daniel Avila APRIL EVENTS WEDNESDay 1ST Annual Spring Egg Festivities Karate Tournament (Rain Date April 5th ) 8:00 a.m. – Registration; 10:00 a.m. – April Fool’s Party 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Commencement of Competitions 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Pelham Al Oerter Recreation Center, Queens Le Carrousel, 40th Street Allée, Bay Park, Bronx If you are 12yrs to 17yrs old and you are Bryant Park, Manhattan Hunt for filled eggs in our beautiful formal interested in participating in a free karate Celebrate April Fool’s Day with children of garden. Enjoy light refreshments, arts tournament, please join us. all ages at Bryant Park’s Le Carrousel. and crafts, or have your photo taken with Call (718) 353-7853 for more information. a Spring Bunny. $15/child, free for adults SATURDay 4TH and children over 13 years. Appropri- FRIDay 17TH ate for ages 2-12 years old. Registration Boardwalk Barrels of Fun requested. Visit www.bpmm.org for more Bones of Baisley 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. information. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Coney Island Riegelmann Boardwalk at Baisley Pond Park, Queens West 10th Street, Brooklyn Spring Wash Day Celebrating the prehistoric mastodon Get out your paintbrushes for this fan- 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. whose bones were found in Baisley Pond tastically fun art competition! Entries are Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park, Park in 1857. permitted in family, youth, individual and Brooklyn school categories. All materials are pro- The clothes are dirty and there’s no elec- SATURDay 18TH vided. Call (718) 965-6951 to register. tricity! Get out the washtubs, washboard and lye soap, heat water over an open Street Games Opening Day and Little League Parade fire, and get to work. Help wash and hang (Raindate Sunday, 19th) 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. our 19th-century reproduction clothing 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Prospect Park, Brooklyn to dry. Free. Visit www.prospectpark.org Thomas Jefferson Park, Manhattan Celebrations include a Little League Pa- for more information. Event continues Street Games is a new, annual event that rade heralding the opening of the Park’s through April 5th. brings back the old school “street games” ball fields, and the re-opening after win- – think stickball, stoop ball, pogo sticks, ter of the Park’s historic Carousel. SATURDay 11TH and hula hoops – and introduces them Call (718) 965-8999 for more information to a new generation of kids. This event or visit www.prospectpark.org. Barnyard Easter Egg Hunt features demo exhibitions by a Yo-Yo whiz, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. double-dutch champs, stickball kings and Easter Egg Hunt Queens County Farm Museum, Queens live performances. For more information 1:30 p.m. Egg hunts will be ongoing throughout the call 311 or visit www.nyc.gov/parks. Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke day, “Whiskers” the bunny will be hopping Avenue, Staten Island around the farm to greet children. Dance Bring an egg carton to decorate in high the “Bunny Hop,” play egg toss and egg Victorian style and meet the Easter Bunny rolling games on the farmhouse lawn. as you hunt for eggs. Recommended for Visit our farm animals and take a hayride. children ages 3 and up. Prepaid reserva- Admission: $5 per person. Visit www. tions are required; $8/child, $3/adults. queensfarm.org for more information. Visit www.HistoricRichmondTown.org for more information. APRIL EVENTS CONTINUED SATURDayS & SUNDayS 18-19TH SATURDay 25TH SUNDay 26TH & 25-26TH Garden Hoe Down National Garden Month Festival Children’s Carnival 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. TBD 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Highland Park, Queens South Plaza, Union Square Park, Queens County Farm Museum, Queens Manhattan Join us for a carnival in the apple orchard! Cherry Tree Blossom Celebration Celebrate National Garden Month with the Carnival rides, midway games and prizes, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Parks Department at this annual spring hayrides petting zoo and children’s Flushing Meadows Corona Park, favorite. For more information, please entertainment. Admission: $9 per person Queens visit www.nyc.goc/parks. to enter grounds; carnival rides at an additional charge. Visit www.queensfarm. SATURDay 25TH THURSDay 30TH org for more information. High Rock Challenge Adventure Race Poem in Your Pocket Day SUNDay 19TH 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Greenbelt Trail System, Staten Island Bryant Park Reading Room, EarthFest Grab a partner and challenge your body 42nd Street Side of the Park, 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. and mind on a 10-K trail run with mystery BryantPark, Manhattan The Playground For All Children, challenges along the way. For more infor- Celebrate New York City’s 7th Annual Pelham Bay Park, Bronx mation on the pre-registration and fee, Poem in Your Pocket Day with guest poets Earth Fest is the largest Earth Day related please visit www.sigreenbelt.org. of all ages. celebration in the Bronx, and brings to- gether environmental organizations, pres- ervationists, performers, and advocates from around the region to the largest park in New York City. There is something for everyone in the family with exhibits, hands on demonstrations, performances, and much more. Call (718) 430-1890 for more information. Photo: Malcolm Pinckney may EVENTS Tulip Blooming Citywide Shred Fest Pooch Picnic Park Avenue Malls, by the Office of Criminal Justice 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 60th Street to 96th Street, Manhattan 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. South Meadow at the Dog Run, Pelham Over 150,000 orange tulip bulbs will Rufus King Park & Doughboy Park, Bay Park, Bronx bloom in celebration of the Quadricenten- Queens Come to the park to celebrate how dogs nial Celebration. NYC residents will be able to bring 1 enrich our lives during National Pet standard box of paper material to be Month. Bring your best friend, pack a FRIDay 1ST shredded. pooch picnic and learn about responsible pet ownership, join in canine contests, Jump Off Pop Off Learn to Ride a Bike watch pet therapy demonstrations, do 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. face painting and fun activities. Cromwell Recreation Center, Midland Beach Parking Lot, Father Call (718) 430-1890 for more information. Staten Island Capodanno Blvd. at Hunter Ave., A teen talent show; all teen acts welcome. Staten Island SATURDay 9TH Call (718) 816-6172 to register. Participants learn the basics of balancing, starting, stopping, and steering a bike. Amazing Bronx River Flotilla SATURDay 2ND 9:00 a.m. SUNDay 3RD Shoelace Park, Bronx Cinco De Mayo Join a flotilla of canoes and kayaks that 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Cinco de Mayo will make their way down the Bronx River ARROW Recreation Center, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. to celebrate its revitalization and to start 35-30 35 Street, Astoria, Queens Festival Site, Flushing Meadows Corona the paddling season. Enjoy crafts, games, performances and Park, Queens face painting. Live entertainment, music, game, food Amazing Bronx River Flotilla Picnic and fun for the entire family at this annual 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Earth Day Rockaway favorite. Hunts Point Riverside Park, Bronx 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Greet the flotilla and enjoy a day in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk at B. Yankee Peddler Day the park. 28 Street, Queens 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Rockaway’s 3rd Annual Earth Day cel- Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Fly NY Kite Festival ebration on the beach includes environ- Avenue, Staten Island, NY 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. mental programs, arts and crafts and Over 150 vendors ply their wares at the Riverside Park, Pier I at 70th Street and entertainment that is fun and informative outdoor village market. Hudson River, Manhattan for the whole family. Visit www.HistoricRichmondTown.org for International design competition open to more information. the design community—including archi- Greenbelt Carousel Opening Day tects, engineers, and artists—students, 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 8th Annual New York City and children. Participants will present the Willowbrook Park, The Greenbelt Irish Dance Festival event, which is part of NYC400. For more Celebrate the Carousel’s Tenth Anniver- 1:00 p.m.
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