The Essex County Free Summer Music Concert Series offers a diverse lineup of performers who will take center stage throughout our historic Parks System. Pack a blanket, enjoy the cool evening breeze, and dance to the sounds of summer. 2023 Summer Music Brochure
Enjoy the sunset with us at Sunken Meadow!Bring your camera and your walking shoes as we try to capture the beauty of the late summer sunset from multiple angles. Enjoy an early evening stroll along the sandy beaches, forests, and marshes of Sunken Meadow State Park!$4 cash per adult upon arrival. Reservations are required for…
Funky Friday at The Gazebo 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Come join us for Saturday stories in the Garden! In case of inclement weather, we will meet indoors in the library's meeting room.Saturday Stories in the Garden! 📚🌱🍅🥕For all preschool ages!Siblings are welcome, too!Come join us at our garden plot for stories and fun!Please sign up for one "ticket" as a family and list kids'…
Tackle Anything: Learn to Fish!
The Farm Market is back! The 2023 season kicks off on May 6 and will continue through October. Come out on Saturdays to shop from local farmers, bakers, and craftsmen who provide a variety of fruit, organic produce, meats, fish, dairy products, baked goods, and handcrafted products.
Free outdoor Yoga at Essex County Branch Brook Park with Branch Brook Park Alliance
The Randall’s Island Park Alliance, in partnership with City Parks Foundation, continues to offer the Jesse Owens Track and Field Youth Program! This free weekly track & field youth program is available to youth ages 8-16 and enables participants to learn the fundamentals of the sport and stay active. Activities will focus on running techniques…
a reading room nestled in the cozy nook of a greenhouse stocked with books & activities curated around themes in therapeutic horticulture.
Come visit us!!
We grow our gardens! Food is medicine!
The Beginner’s Yoga Club meets most Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. This is gentle yoga for adults, led by volunteers. No experience is necessary and no registration required. Participation is on a first-come, first-admitted basis, until the room is full. Wear loose clothing and come prepared to relax and make new friends. Please note…
Join us for an morning of fun for toddlers to celebrate Harriet Tubman. This event is for the whole family. Reserve your free ticket!This event for the whole family will include an interactive storytelling experience with Gha’il Rhodes Benjamin, an art-making activity, snacks, and tours of the Shadow of a Face monument at Harriet Tubman…
Tackle Anything: Learn to Fish!
Boogie Down Storytime is a family-friendly experience that cultivates early literacy awareness through joyful reading experiences. Join us for an interactive story hour that incorporates mindful breathing, which helps build social-emotional skills, along with question and discussion activities that build community. Movement will be inspired by the week’s book selection led by a children’s yoga…
This fun & energetic 45-minute tour of Ringwood Manor focuses on the children of the Hewitt family, the activities, games, & pranks they played at the Manor, and what a child’s life would be like during the late 19th century. Scavenger hunts are provided on the tour and afterwards, kids are encouraged to try our…
Join local children’s author Dr. Sandra Gonsalves-Domond as she reads her second children’s book, Stella, the Stealthy, Stellar Squirrel in Spartanasha. Afterwards enjoy a “squirrely” kind of craft and the opportunity for questions and answers. Registration begins July 29. Dr. Gonsalves-Domond has lived in Sussex County for over 35 years. She is a full-time academician,…
Nature journaling is the practice of drawing or writing in response to nature. A journal should be a playful, helpful, adventurous, and extension of yourself. It is a place to grow your thoughts, feelings, ideas, activities, observations, and relationship with the natural world. Today’s program will give an introduction to the benefits of nature journaling…
Children ages 5-10 are invited for a fun afternoon of playing outside! We’ll have hula hoops, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, and jump ropes! This activity is weather permitting! We will have two playgroups to accommodate more children. Please register for 1 timeslot only.
Explore Ka’at Ibi, one of the founding practices of yoga, and its connection to the Museum's Ancient Mediterranean collection.Join us as we explore the history of Ka’at Ibi, one of the founding practices of yoga. In this workshop, we will explore breathwork, movement, and the original meditative practices originating from the Dogon people of Mali…
