Learn & Explore classes in New York City

39 learn & explore classes and programs across NYC Parks facilities — 32 free, 25 drop-in (no registration). Prices, ages and remaining spots below; the app has the searchable catalog and live availability.

• "The Light That Shines Through the Universe": Lectures and Meditations - Monuments to War
  The Spur (in The High Line) · Manhattan · Sat · 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• 2026 Spooky Snug Harbor Tour
  Visitor Information Booth (in Snug Harbor Cultural Center) · Staten Island · Fri & Sat · 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  General Admission: $30.00 Student/Senior: $30.00 Snug Harbor Member: $25.00 (With Promo Code)
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Arts & Crafts Showcase
  Carmine Carro Community Center (in Marine Park) · Brooklyn · Sun · 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Author Talk with David Rocco: Fireboats of the FDNY
  Bayside Historical Society (in Fort Totten Park) · Queens · Thu · 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  $10 for BHS members and $15 for non-members
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Candlelight Ghost Tours
  Merchant's House Museum · Manhattan · Fri · 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
  $45; $35 MHM Members.
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Celebrating the Legacy of Marcus Garvey Park
  Richard Rodgers Amphitheater (in Marcus Garvey Park) · Manhattan · Sat · 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Classical For Kids
  Old Stone House (in Washington Park) · Brooklyn · Sat · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Free · 3-6 yrs
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• Docent led tours of the Historic Conference House Museum
  Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Staten Island · Sun & Sat · 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  $10 donation per person for tours · Seniors (55+) · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Ensemble in Process: The Medieval Chronicles
  Old Stone House (in Washington Park) · Brooklyn · Sun · 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  $18 - $25 + fees
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Family Art Project: Whimsical Windchimes
  Wave Hill · Bronx · Sun & Sat · 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  Free with admission to the grounds. · Best for kids · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Friends of Starlight Park Meeting
  Bronx River House (in Starlight Park) · Bronx · Fri · 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Gladiators NYC
  Cloisters Lawn (in Fort Tryon Park) · Manhattan · Sat · 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Free · Best for kids · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Hart Island Tour (North Island)
  Hart Island · Bronx · Tue · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Hispanic Heritage Month: Luminous Luminarias
  Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park) · Bronx · Sun · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Historic Harlem Parks Super Hike
  Manhattan Avenue and West 110th Street (in Morningside Park) · Manhattan · Sun · 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Historic New York: Downtown Brooklyn History Super Hike
  Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park) · Brooklyn · Sun · 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Historic New York: From Streets to Skateparks
  Coleman Playground · Manhattan · Sun · 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• It's A Horse of Course Hike and Greet
  Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park) · Bronx · Sun · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Listening back to Parley
  Wave Hill · Bronx · Sat · 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  Free with admission to the grounds · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Meet the Artists: Tarik Jeremiah Brown and Camille Cooper
  Wave Hill · Bronx · Sun · 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Free with admission to the grounds. · drop-in
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• October NYC Food Forests Coalition Meeting
  Virtual/Online Events · Fri · 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Old Stone House: Open Hours
  Old Stone House (in Washington Park) · Brooklyn · Sun & Fri & Sat · 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
  H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Staten Island · Tue & Wed & Thu & Fri · 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
  Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park) · Staten Island · Tue & Wed & Thu & Fri · 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
  Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Staten Island · Daily · 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
  H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Staten Island · Daily · 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Open House New York: Gravesend Cemetery
  Gravesend Cemetery · Fri · 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Prehistoric New York
  Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park) · Bronx · Sat · 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Public Gallery Tour
  Wave Hill · Bronx · Thu & Sat · 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
  Free with admission to the grounds. Admission is free on Thursdays. · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Saunksquas, Sassafras, and Moccasins: Walking Tour with Oleana Whispering Dove
  Wave Hill · Bronx · Mon · 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Spotlight tour: Art
  The High Line · Manhattan · Thu · 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Summer on the Hudson: Little Red Lighthouse Festival
  Little Red Lighthouse (in Fort Washington Park) · Manhattan · Sat · 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Free · Best for kids · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Summer on the Hudson: Sketch Jam
  W 72nd Street and Riverside Drive (in Riverside Park) · Manhattan · Sun · 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Super Spooky Candlelight Ghost Tours with Paranormal Investigator Dan Sturges
  Merchant's House Museum · Manhattan · Fri · 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
  $70; $60 MHM Members.
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• The Garden
  Snug Harbor Cultural Center · Staten Island · Sun · 12:00 AM - 12:15 PM
  Free · Best for kids
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• The History of the Ouija Board
  Visitor Information Booth (in Snug Harbor Cultural Center) · Staten Island · Sun · 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  General Admission: $30.00 Student/Senior: $30.00 Snug Harbor Member: $25.00 (With Promo Code)
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• The Myth of Joe Two Trees
  Section 2 Orchard Beach (in Pelham Bay Park) · Bronx · Sun · 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Works in Public Opening: 145th Street
  145th and the Hudson River (in Riverside Park) · Manhattan · Mon · 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Works in Public Opening: Riverside Park South
  Locomotive Lawn (in Riverside Park South) · Manhattan · Mon · 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app

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