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  • A turtle and a turtle on a path with the words 21 in 21.

    21 in ’21

    Hike or Run 21 miles in VCP anytime during 2021, post on social media from the park, and wear your Finisher’s Patch with pride. Register by October 1st to participate.

  • A group of people are planting trees in a wooded area.

    Spring Planting and Garlic Mustard Pull

    Van Cortlandt Park Golf House 115 Van Cortlandt Park West, Bronx, NY, United States

    Help us kick off Earth Week 2021 with a spring planting of shrubs and trees in the forest of Van Cortlandt Park, along the Putnam Greenway. In addition to planting, we will also be removing the introduced garlic mustard species.

  • A bird flies away from a branch with berries on it.
    Birdwalks with NYC Audubon

    Birdwalks with NYC Audubon

    Van Cortlandt Nature Center Enter the Park at Broadway and W. 246th, Bronx

    VCPA and New York City Audubon invite you to join us for weekly birdwalks this spring. Each walk will be lead by a NYC Audubon guide.

  • A group of people wearing face masks in a wooded area.
    Family Fun Hikes

    Family Fun Hikes

    Van Cortlandt Park Golf House 115 Van Cortlandt Park West, Bronx, NY, United States

    Family Fun Hikes in Van Cortlandt Park. For 2 to 6 year olds and their adult(s). Led by a VCPA educator! Both easy hikes include a hands-on activity and goody bags for all participants!

  • A man in a blue shirt holding a garbage bag.
    Beautify the Park Days

    Beautify the Park Days

    Van Cortlandt Park Golf House 115 Van Cortlandt Park West, Bronx, NY, United States

    Join VCPA on Monday mornings from May 3 to June 28, except for May 31, as we clean up the park. VCPA will provide all work tools and supplies. Sponsored by BCEQ.

  • A woman wearing a turban leaning against a tree.

    What is Pinkster?

    Learn about the lives of African Americans in 17th- and 18th-century Dutch New York and the celebration of Pinkster, a Dutch and African American holiday celebrated in New York and New Jersey.

  • A woman in an old fashioned dress smiling in front of a fireplace.

    Celebrating Pinkster!

    What would a Pinkster celebration look like? Enslaved Africans in 17th- and 18th-century New York used the festival as a way to reconnect with family and resist the erasure of their West African cultures.

  • A group of people with face masks working in a garden.

    Spring Garden Volunteer Day

    VCPA wants to welcome volunteers back to our garden for our first volunteer day of the 2021 season.

  • Juneteenth commemoration of the african burial ground.

    Juneteenth Ceremony

    On Juneteenth, in gratitude for the sacrifice of the African Ancestors who built what is now Van Cortlandt Park, the African Burial Ground in the park will be consecrated.