Root to Rise: Farm Yoga

Queens County Farm Museum 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY, United States

Find your balance in this farm yoga flow

Jesse Owens Track and Field Youth Program

Thomas Jefferson Park 2180 1st Ave., New York, NY, United States

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…

FREE

Outdoor Adventures Family Program: Magnification Station: Nature Too Small to See

Van Vleck House & Gardens 21 Van Vleck Street, Montclair, United States

Join us in the gardens as you and your family explore and learn about the outdoor world through crafts, scavenger hunts, activity sheets and displays. Each program will focus on a specific theme, and our Van Vleck Education team will guide your family through this interactive learning experience. Registration is required and includes everything you…

$15

Seeding Our Stories: Greenhouse Reading Room

The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park 679 Riverside Dr, Greenhouse, New York, NY, United States

a reading room nestled in the cozy nook of a greenhouse stocked with books & activities curated around themes in therapeutic horticulture.

Liberty Hall Museum Tour!

Liberty Hall Museum 1003 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ, United States

Come visit us!!

Family Gardening: Seed to Table

The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park 679 Riverside Dr, Greenhouse, New York, NY, United States

We grow our gardens! Food is medicine!

Beginner’s Yoga Club @ Main Library

Main Library 125 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ, United States

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…

Westfield Street Fair & Craft Show 2023

Westfield downtown, Westfield, NJ, United States

The absolute Best way to sell your goods and services. StreetFairs.org is New Jersey's Largest Street Fair organizer with 24 events throughout the state. We are widely known to vendors as having run the most organized and successful events around. Come and join in their Success!! Artists Crafters Vendors Food Rides Live Music & more.…

Event Series Growing Gardeners

Growing Gardeners

VCPA Garden & Compost Site Broadway and Mosholu Ave., The Bronx, NY, United States

Young gardeners will participate in the urban farming process by planting, growing, and harvesting vegetables. Young gardeners (ages 8-11) will participate in the urban farming process by planting, growing, and harvesting vegetables. Kids will create nature crafts and explore topics like healthy eating and composting. This is 100% hands-in-the-dirt outdoor fun! Children will learn how…

Event Series Boogie Down Storytime

Boogie Down Storytime

Randall's Island Park Randall's Island Park (Fields 39/40), New York, NY, United States

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…

FREE

Children’s Author Visits the Dennis Branch

Dennis Branch 101 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United States

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. Dr. Gonsalves-Domond has lived in Sussex County for over 35 years. She is a full-time academician, educator, and children’s book…

Free

Book Arts with Alice Brees: “Special Memories” Folded Book @ Main Library

Main Library 125 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ, United States

At long last, the Book Arts Workshops are back. Join Alice Brees as she guides you into creating a beautiful “Special Memories” folded book project. Bring photocopies of your favorite photographs of family and friends. The images will be glued to the open book structure, using vintage-inspired scrapbook paper, and will be decorated with ribbon,…

Free

Bird Photography Workshop

Rockefeller State Park Preserve 125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville, NY, United States

Bird Photography WorkshopLearn the best techniques for photographing birds and other wildlife and explore some of the best locations to shoot with photographer, Bill Golden. The timing should be just right to capture the cedar waxwings enjoying serviceberries in the courtyard. We’ll begin with an instructional presentation in the art gallery, followed by a walk…

Honoring Our African Ancestors at Van Cortlandt Park

Baobab: Tree of life by Beam Center 6040 Broadway, The Bronx, NY, United States

Batá Drummers will dedicate an Oro for Égun ceremony at the Enslaved African & Kingsbridge Burial Ground in Van Cortlandt Park.Master Batá Drummer Anthony Carrillo, Awo Juan Usera, and Awo Xavier Rivera will play the sacred Batá drums and dedicate an Oro for Égun ceremony to the ancestors who are buried in the Enslaved African…

Free Community Sailing at Hunts Point Riverside Park

Hunts Point Riverside Park Lafayette Avenue and Edgewater Road, Bronx, NY, United States

No reservations are required. All participants must sign a liability release waiver and waivers for children 17 and under must be co-signed by a parent or guardian. All programming may be cancelled due to inclement weather. Check rockingtheboat.org for cancellations due to inclement weather. Community Sailing offers the unique opportunity to sail on the Bronx…

Free

Free Community Rowing at Hunts Point Riverside Park

Hunts Point Riverside Park Lafayette Avenue and Edgewater Road, Bronx, NY, United States

No reservations are required. All participants must sign a liability release waiver and waivers for children 17 and under must be co-signed by a parent or guardian. All programming may be cancelled due to inclement weather. Check rockingtheboat.org for cancellations due to inclement weather. Community Rowing allows New Yorkers of all ages to explore the…

Free

Children’s Paint Afternoon

VCPA Garden & Compost Site Broadway and Mosholu Ave., The Bronx, NY, United States

Show off your painting skills!Release your inner artist and express your creative side! At this paint night for children 13 and under, you will follow a guided painting and you can put your own twist on it. It's a fun way to celebrate the beginning of summer and the almost-end-of-school for the year.You are welcome…

Event Series Fun on the Farm

Fun on the Farm

Randall's Island Park Randall's Island Park (Fields 39/40), New York, NY, United States

Engage in some fun on the Urban Farm every Saturday! Join Randall’s Island staff for seasonal activities inspired by the Farm and natural areas. All ages welcome. Location: Urban Farm For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email [email protected].

FREE

Teen Volunteer Orientation @ Louise Childs

Louise Childs Branch 21 Stanhope Sparta Rd, Stanhope, NJ, United States

Teens: Are you interested in volunteering for Summer Reading this year? Join us for Teen Volunteer Orientations at the Louise Childs Library! Whether you’ve already sent in an application or not, attend one of our Teen Volunteer Orientation sessions to get the details, the rules, and answers to any questions you may have. Two sessions…

Free