This Week in Parks:

Jan 8, 2015 – Jan 14, 2015

Citywide Highlights

MulchFest 2015

Your old Christmas tree could help grow your favorite local park. Bring your tree to a Mulchfest site on Jan. 10 and 11.

Learn to Swim

Our winter lottery for free swimming classes, available for adults, kids, and toddlers is now open! Sign up by Jan. 13 for a chance to win.

Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

Reach your goals for the new year with the help of NYC Parks.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Birding: Eagles 9:00 a.m. in Payson Park House, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

Family Birdwatching 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. in Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Winter Tree Walk 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. in Conference House Park Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island

Family Soccer Day 2:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m. in Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center, Queens

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Seal Exploration 10:00 a.m. in Orchard Beach Nature Center, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

North Manhattan Parks Super Hike 11:00 a.m. in Inwood Hill Park, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

Who’s Awake? Family Walk 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. in Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx

Winter Chamber Music at Bartow-Pell 4:30 p.m. in Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Monday, January 12, 2015

Riding the Waves Exhibit 1:00 p.m. in Conference House Park Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Exhibition Opening: The Migration 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. in Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan

Friday, January 16, 2015

Seasonal Crafts 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Family Art Project: Freedom Quilts 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in Wave Hill, Wave Hill, Bronx

Nature Exploration: Hunter Island 1:00 p.m. in Orchard Beach Nature Center, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Le Petit Zen Art – Adults 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Finding Your Way 11:00 a.m. in Mosholu Avenue and Broadway, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Birding: Winter BIrds 11:00 a.m. in Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Natural History Hike to Moses Mountain 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. in 200 Nevada Avenue, High Rock Park, Staten Island

Monday, January 19, 2015

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2015 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in Chelsea Recreation Center, Chelsea Recreation Center, Manhattan

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2015 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in St. Mary’s Recreation Center, St. Mary’s Park, Bronx

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2015 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in Greenbelt Recreation Center, Blood Root Valley, Staten Island

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2015 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in Roy Wilkins Recreation Center, Roy Wilkins Recreation Center, Queens

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2015 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in Red Hook Recreation Center, Red Hook Recreation Area, Brooklyn

Martin Luther King Day Idlewild Park Wetland Cleanup 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in 230th Place and 149th Avenue, Idlewild Park, Queens

Central Park Tour: Seneca Village 12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. in 85th Street and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Brooklyn Nets Wheelchair Basketball Open Gym 8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. in Al Oerter Recreation Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Shape Up NYC: Bollywood Cardio Dance 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center, J. Hood Wright Park, Manhattan

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Grow to Learn Workshop: Cooking with Kids 4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. in New Settlement Community Center, Bronx

Travels in England with Jane Austen 7:30 p.m. in Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

Friday, January 23, 2015

Arts, Culture & Fun: Collagraph Printing Workshop 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. in Brownsville Recreation Center, Brownsville Playground, Brooklyn

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Winter Jam 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. in Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, Manhattan

Ranger’s Choice: Pioneering Skills Building with Ropes and Wood 1:00 p.m. in Van Cortlandt Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Nature Exploration: Salt Marsh Nature Trail 1:00 p.m. in Salt Marsh Nature Center, Marine Park, Brooklyn

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Historic New York: Split Rock, Anne Hutchinson, and the Battle of Pell’s Point 1:00 p.m. in Bartow Pell Mansion, Bronx

Monday, January 26, 2015

Shape Up NYC: Mind Body Fusion 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. in Conference House Park Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island