What free outdoor events are on in NYC this weekend?

NYC Parks and other sources run open-air programming across the boroughs most weekends — performances, fitness classes, and festivals, many of them free. The list above collects the outdoor events on this weekend, updated nightly.

Outdoor Events in NYC This Weekend

When the weather turns, the city moves outside — programming in the parks, open-air performances, fitness in the morning, and festivals on the waterfront. This guide gathers the outdoor events on this weekend, much of it free city programming.

Listings below are outdoor events sorted by date. Tap through for the location and details.

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Outdoor Events in NYC This Weekend

Trees Count at St. Mary's Park

Summer on the Hudson: Horticulture Tour of Riverside Park

7/17 Restoration Fridays at Highland Park

Nature Talks at Bryant Park Reading Room: Native Bees of NYC

7/18 Forest Park Horticulture Helpers

Eibs Pond Park Forest Restoration

Nature Exploration Hike

Invasive Species Removal

Soundview Park Microplastics Workshop with New York Sea Grant

Goatham Festival

Bioblitz: Concrete Plant Park to Starlight Park with RJ Hawkins

Goatham 2026: The Great Goat Graze-Off

Just for Kids: Uncle Tony’s Reptile Show

One Book One Bronx book club

Trees Count at Jacob H Schiff Playground

Summer on the Hudson: Billion Oyster Project Presentation

Flower Bundle Dyeing

Disability Pride Month: Accessible Nature Hike

Ranger Games: Nature World Cup

Tending Aids to Navigation with the LILAC Preservation Project at the Noble Maritime Collection

Colors from the Garden: Natural Plant Dyeing

Garden Wisdoms & Earthly Sounds

Summer on the Hudson: Star Gaze Saturdays

Forest Stewardship with Friends of Inwood Hill Park