The Best Outdoor Events in NYC

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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

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Trees and the Designed Landscape Walk

Movies Under the Stars: Wicked

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Morningside ParkManhattan

Woodlands

All day

City of Forest Day

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Brooklyn Bridge parkrun

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1Brooklyn

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Foraging Tour with “Wildman” Steve Brill

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692Far Rockaway

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UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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Pumpkin Weekends

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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Tour the Historic Lawrence Cemetery in Bayside

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

Scout Fest 2025

Ages: 3 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Immanuel Union ChurchStaten Island

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Recorrido gratis del High Line: De rieles de tren a flores | Free High Line Tour: From Rails to Flowers

The High LineChelsea

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City of Forest Day

615 GreenBrooklyn

Shoelace Park Forest Fest

Shoelace ParkBronx

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Free Canoe Rides on Newtown Creek

MASE ParkBrooklyn

Dakota’s Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Dakota’sBronx

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Fall Foliage: Accessible Views from the Garden

Turtle-first rehearsal

Turtle Island

Prospect ParkBrooklyn

Lattes & Littles: A Central Park Walk for Moms with Live Music by Little Maestros

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Central ParkUpper East Side

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Fiesta on The Hudson

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Turtle-first rehearsal

Turtle Island

Hudson River Park Pier 57, Gansevoort Plaza, and The Podium at One World Trade CenterManhattan

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“The First Science from the Vera Rubin Observatory” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
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Community
Family

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

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Street Tree Care with Church-Flatbush Community Alliance

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

738 Flatbush AveBrooklyn

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Harvest Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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Wine Tasting with New York Times Chief Wine Critic Eric Asimov

RISE Educational GardenFar Rockaway

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Fall Birding

Rising NYRR at the NYRR Staten Island Half

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

SIUH Community Park Staten Island Ferry Hawk StadiumStaten island

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Yoga in the Garden

Birdwalks

Fall Dusk Bird Walk with NYC Bird Alliance

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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Runna x RevenueCat 5K Run Along the Hudson

Outdoors

Pier 84 Hudson River ParkManhattan

Golfing at Chelsea Piers

RevenueCat x Applause Presents: Golf @ Chelsea Piers

Outdoors

Chelsea PiersManhattan

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Widow Jane Distilling Company Celebrates 13 Years with an Unforgettable Anniversary Party in Red Hook

Widow Jane DistilleryBrooklyn

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2025 New York Walk with Us to Cure Lupus

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

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