Weekend Fun Guide
July 21 – 22, 2018
Here are some highlights of free and low-cost things to do in our parks this weekend. For more upcoming events, please visit our Events Calendar.
1. Find your NYC summer house
Spend a summer day at your local historic houses! Step inside, explore the grounds, and join us at fun events, from concerts to food festivals. Find your NYC Summer House (Photo: Alice Austen House)
2. Chill at our Cool Pools
With cabana-style shade, new lounge chairs, and new vibrant colors, our Cool Pools are the ultimate chill spots! Find a Cool Pool near you
3. Go hiking with our park rangers
Explore NYC’s beautiful parks with our Urban Park Rangers. This weekend, our park rangers are offering free hiking adventures in Van Cortlandt Park on Saturday and Highland Park on Sunday!
4. Enjoy summertime in the Rockaways
Head to Rockaway Beach this summer – make a day of it: plan a beach day and find out about fun events, from yoga on the beach to concerts and movie nights. Find an event at Rockaway Beach
5. Learn how to tango in Stuyvesant Square
Stuyvesant Square Park in Manhattan is offering free tango lessons followed by an evening of dancing on Sundays through July 29. Join us! Register for Tango at Stuyvesant Square
6. Head to a free comedy show in Tompkins Square Park
Get ready to laugh your head off at the this free comedy show with NY Laughs on Sunday! Comedy show event info
7. Check out the Queensboro Dance Festival
This festival of Queens-based dance companies is coming to parks in Queens this summer. Up next: Juniper Valley Park! Queensboro Dance Festival schedule
8. See this adaptation of Antigone
Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Antigone is an Afropunk-inspired work featuring the voice of a defiant woman that challenges patriarchal society. Antigone event info
9. Watch free movies under the stars
Showing this weekend: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Edward Scissorhands, Mrs. Doubtfire, Brave, and more! View movie locations and showtimes
10. Come to our Rollerblading Party at Orchard Beach
Boogie-down in the Boogie Down Bronx! Join us this Saturday for the family session at 4:30 p.m. or come to the adult session at 7:00 p.m.! Rent skates for free or BYO skates. Rockin’ Rollerblades party info
