Weekend Fun : NYC Parks July 28-29, 2018

Weekend Fun Guide

July 28 – 29, 2018

Here are some highlights of free and low-cost things to do in NYC parks this weekend. For more upcoming events, please visit our Events Calendar.

1. Head to the 40th Annual Thunderbird Pow Wow

New York City’s oldest and largest pow wow will feature three days of intertribal Native American dance competitions, arts and crafts, food, and more at Queens Farm! Get tickets

2. Find your NYC summer house

Spend a summer day at your local historic house! 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)

3. 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

4. Watch free movies under the stars

Showing this weekend: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Incredibles, Zootopia, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, and more! View movie locations and showtimes

5. Plan a beach day

Pack your beach towel, suncreen, and some snacks for a fun and relaxing day out at the beach! Find a beach near you

6. Join a free tour of NYC’s oldest standing bridge

This bridge first opened to the public in 1848! On Sunday, join our park rangers on a walking tour to learn about the history behind the High Bridge, which that connects pedestrians and cyclists to Manhattan and the Bronx. Tour info

7. Compete in the Sandcastle Contest at Rockaway Beach

Do you have what it takes to build the best sandcastle? Bring your buckets and tools and compete in the Rockaways’ annual Sandcastle Contest on Sunday! Sandcastle Contest event info

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. Check out this new artwork on Staten Island

Float, Float, Float On by Arthur Simms, in the harbor off the Stapleton Esplanade, is a floating sculpture collaged with nautical buoys and bells that will create chords as waves splash through and around it. See it off the Stapleton Esplanade at Water Street. Visit this artwork

10. Bring the kids to Summer Fun at Rockaway Beach

This vacant lot at Beach 98th Street in the Rockaways is now a pop-up play area and outdoor reading room for kids on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through August 26! Summer Fun event info