Nature & Outdoors classes in New York City

92 nature & outdoors classes and programs across NYC Parks facilities — 90 free, 54 drop-in (no registration). Prices, ages and remaining spots below; the app has the searchable catalog and live availability.

• Adorned by Nature: Wildcrafted Jewelry & Botanical Accessory Workshop with Journei Bimwala
  Bronx River House (in Starlight Park) · Bronx · Sat · 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  Free · Best for kids
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Afternoon Program
  Alley Pond Adventure Course (in Alley Pond Park) · Queens · Sun · 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  Free · 8 yrs + · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Adventure Course Free Public Sunday Morning Program
  Alley Pond Adventure Course (in Alley Pond Park) · Queens · Sun · 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  Free · 8 yrs + · drop-in
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• Andalusian Music Event
  Kenkeleba House Garden · Sat · 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Autumn Meditation Hike
  Archery Field Parking Lot (in Willowbrook Park) · Staten Island · Sat · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Autumn Open Mic
  Amboy Street Garden · Sat · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Autumn Volunteer Day
  El Coqui Community Garden · Sun · 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Basic Canoeing
  Oakland Lake (in Alley Pond Park) · Queens · Sun · 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Free · 8 yrs + · drop-in
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• Benefits of Using Herbs for Healthy Living
  Green Valley Community Garden · Mon · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Birding in the park with the West Harlem Art Fund
  Morningside Park · Manhattan · Sat · 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Free · drop-in
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• Birding: Fall Migration
  Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park) · Bronx · Sun · 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Free · drop-in
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• Birding: Hawk Watch
  Pelham Bay Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park) · Bronx · Sat · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Children's' Harvest Festival
  Far Rock Farm · Sat · 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• City of Forest Day
  Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) · Staten Island · Sat · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• City of Forest Day – Forest Walk & Birding
  10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park) · Manhattan · Sat · 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Free · Best for kids
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• City of Forest Day Celebration at Shoelace Park
  Shoelace Park · Sat · 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Free · Best for kids
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• City of Forest Day Fungi Walk at Pugsley Creek Park
  Stephens Ave & O'Brien Ave (in Pugsley Creek Park) · Bronx · Sat · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  Free
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• City of Forest Day Hike
  Nevada Avenue Parking Lot (in High Rock Park) · Staten Island · Sat · 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• City of Forest Day Prospect Park South Street Tree Care
  E 17th Street and Albemarle Road (in Mount Prospect Park) · Brooklyn · Sat · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · Under 18
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• City of Forest Day Soundview Park Fungi Walk
  Leland Avenue and O'Brien Avenue (in Soundview Park) · Bronx · Sat · 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  Free
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• City of Forest Day: A Great Tree in a Great Forest
  Independence Ave & W 232nd Street (in Raoul Wallenberg Forest) · Bronx · Sat · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• City of Forest Day: Brady's Pond Park Forest Restoration
  Bradys Pond Park · Staten Island · Sat · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · Under 18
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• City of Forest Day: Community Street Tree Care Event
  Maple Street Community Garden · Sat · 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Free
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• City of Forest Day: Conference House Park
  Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Staten Island · Sat · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• City of Forest Day: Forest Restoration Walk
  Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South (in Forest Park) · Queens · Sat · 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• City of Forest Day: Great Trees of Inwood Hill Park
  West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park) · Manhattan · Sat · 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• City of Forest Day: Mini Rapid Site Assessment (RSA) at Forest Park
  Buddy Monument (in Forest Park) · Queens · Sat · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · Under 18
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• City of Forest Day: North Corona Street Tree Care
  97th St and Northern Blvd (in Northern Playground) · Queens · Sat · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · Under 18
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• City of Forest Day: Park Stewardship
  Prospect Avenue and Brentwood Avenue (in Allison Pond Park) · Staten Island · Sat · 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• City of Forest Day: Woodland Restoration Walk
  Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park) · Brooklyn · Sat · 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Community Paddle at The Bronx Zoo
  Mitsubishi River Walk in the Bronx Zoo (in Bronx Park) · Bronx · Sat · 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  Free
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• Compost Workshop with Marisa DeDominicis
  Citizens for a Better Community Garden · Sun · 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Concert in the Rose Garden
  Harlem Rose Garden · Sun · 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Creatures of the Night: Bats
  Cedar Grove Avenue and Cedar Grove Court (in Great Kills Park) · Staten Island · Sun · 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Creatures of the Night: Bats
  Entrance - 215th Place and 33rd Road (in Crocheron Park) · Queens · Sun · 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Disc-golfering Your Park
  Upper Highland Playground (in Highland Park) · Queens · Sun · 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary Wetland Cleanup
  Bayfield Avenue and B65 Street (in Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary) · Queens · Sat · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · Under 18 · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• East Village Music Festival
  La Plaza Cultural · Sat · 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• EPA Presentation: Impacts of Tire Pollution on the Bronx River
  Virtual/Online Events · Tue · 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Estuary Day
  Oakland Lake (in Alley Pond Park),Oakland Lake (in Alley Pond Park) · Queens · Sun · 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Extend Your Growing Season with Low Tunnels
  Karol's Urban Farm - Castle Hill (NYCHA) · Sat · 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  Free
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• Family Camping: Bronx
  Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park) · Bronx · Fri · 6:00 PM - 7:00 AM
  Free · drop-in
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• Family Camping: Overnight at the Unisphere
  Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park) · Queens · Fri · 6:00 PM - 7:00 AM
  Free · drop-in
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• Family Camping: Staten Island
  Blue Heron Nature Center (in Blue Heron Park) · Staten Island · Sun · 6:00 PM - 7:00 AM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Farm Stand
  Powell Street Garden · Fri & Sat · 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Forest Bathing
  Wave Hill · Bronx · Sat · 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  Free with admission to the grounds · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Forest Fridays: Volunteer Forest Restoration at Van Cortlandt Park
  Van Cortlandt Classic Playground (in Van Cortlandt Park) · Bronx · Fri · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · 15 yrs +
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Forest Restoration at Buddy Monument
  Buddy Monument (in Forest Park) · Queens · Fri · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Garden Conflict Transformation Circle– A 2-Month Journey for Community Gardeners | Session #1
  Virtual/Online Workshop · Tue · 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Garden Highlights Walk
  Wave Hill · Bronx · Sun · 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
  Free with admission to the grounds. · drop-in
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• Gardening Thursday at Fort Knox
  3420 Duncomb Ave, Bronx, NY (in Bronx Park) · Bronx · Thu · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free
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• Gardening with Ground Covers
  Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden · Wed · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• General Interest Meeting
  Hattie Carthan Herban Farm · Fri · 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Harvest Party
  Unity Park · Sat · 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Hispanic Heritage Month: Corona, The Crown of Queens
  Playground (Linden Playground) (in Park Of The Americas) · Queens · Sat · 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Hispanic Heritage Month: Revolutions Across the Americas
  Central Lawn (in Sunset Park) · Brooklyn · Sun · 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Historic New York: Vaudeville Stars of the Evergreens Cemetery
  Evergreen Cemetery Entrance (in Highland Park) · Queens · Sun · 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Indigenous People Day: The Siwanoy
  Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (in Pelham Bay Park) · Bronx · Mon · 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Indigenous Peoples' Weekend
  Wave Hill · Bronx · Sun & Mon & Sat · 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  All activities free with admission unless noted in the description · drop-in
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• Inwood Hill Park Forest Restoration
  Inwood Hill Park · Manhattan · Sat · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · Under 18
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Jazz in the Garden!
  West 123rd St. Community Garden · Sat · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• La Plaza Cultural 50th Anniversary Celebration
  La Plaza Cultural · Sat · 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Let's Review the Season
  Floral Vineyard · Mon · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Monthly Nature Exploration Hike Series
  West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park) · Manhattan · Wed · 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Nature Book Club
  West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park) · Manhattan · Wed · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Nature Exploration: City of Forest Day
  Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park) · Brooklyn · Sat · 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  Free · Best for kids · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Nature In A Warming World
  West 218th Street and Indian Road (in Inwood Hill Park) · Manhattan · Sun · 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery
  Arsenal (in Central Park) · Manhattan · Mon & Tue & Wed & Thu & Fri · 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Opening Reception: Van Cortlandt Park in Pictures by Billy Cleary
  Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park) · Bronx · Sat · 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  Free
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• Phoenix Community Garden Farm Stand
  Phoenix Community Garden · Sat · 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  Cost varies, this is a Fundraiser for Phoenix Garden and funds go to support the garden operations. · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Planning an Event in Your Garden
  Sparrow's Nest Community Garden · Fri · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  Free
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• Prospect Park: City of Forest Day Tour
  Brooklyn Public Library · Sat · 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
  Buddy Monument (in Forest Park) · Queens · Fri · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
  Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park) · Queens · Fri · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free
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• Saltwater Fishing
  125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers) · Manhattan · Sat · 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  Free · 8 yrs + · drop-in
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• Seton Falls Park Plug and Shrub Planting
  Boller Avenue & Crawford Avenue (in Seton Falls Park) · Bronx · Sat · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · Under 18
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Soundview Park Forest Restoration
  Lacombe Ave & Rosedale Ave (in Soundview Park) · Bronx · Fri · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · Under 18
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• Spooky Storytime on the Farm
  Harlem Grown 131st Street Farm · Thu · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  Free · Best for kids · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Stargazing on the High Line
  On the High Line at 13th Street (in The High Line),under The Standard, at 13th St. (in The High Line) · Manhattan · Tue · 8:15 PM - 10:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Stewardship Morning at the Foodway
  Concrete Plant Park · Bronx · Tue · 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Storytime at the 5th Street Slope Garden
  6BC Botanical Garden & 5th St · Sat · 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  Free · Best for kids · drop-in
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• Summer on the Hudson: Billion Oyster Project Presentation
  On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers) · Manhattan · Sat · 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Summer on the Hudson: Forest Bathing
  River Run Playground (in Riverside Park) · Manhattan · Fri · 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Sunset Celebration: 250th Peace Conference Anniversary Fundraiser
  Almer G. Pavilion (in Conference House Park) · Staten Island · Sun · 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  $125 per person; $250 per couple
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Team RIVER Volunteers
  Randall's Island Park · Manhattan · Wed · 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Free · Under 16
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• The Medicinal Value of Herbs and Vegetables
  Commitment Garden · Sat · 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Urban Wildlife: The Big City Trio
  West 72nd and Central Park West (in Central Park) · Manhattan · Sun · 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  Free · Best for kids · drop-in
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Volunteer Workday: Howard Garden
  Howard Garden · Wed & Sat · 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  Free
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• Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
  Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Staten Island · Sat · 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  Free · drop-in
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• Wetland Wednesdays: Phragmites Control and Native Planting at Van Cortlandt Park
  Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park) · Bronx · Wed · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Free · 15 yrs +
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Woodland Community Volunteer Workday
  Wave Hill · Bronx · Sat · 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  Free · Under 18
  Details & registration · Browse in the app
• Working with Rain: A Rain Garden Workshop
  Escape to Nature (Glenmore Hendrix Block Association) · Tue · 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  Free
  Details & registration · Browse in the app

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