Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • A man in a green shirt and brown overalls using a shovel to dig into a trail

    Trail Work Thursdays

    Trail Work Thursdays

    Be a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park. Upcoming Activities Include: Clearing debris and overgrowth Ensuring trail safety and accessibility Maintenance on structures...

  • A group of people looking at a body of water.

    Birding with NYC Bird Alliance

    Birding with NYC Bird Alliance

    Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and NYC Bird Alliance invite you to join us during 4 weekend mornings of birding in the park this spring. Explore Van Cortlandt Park's ecologically diverse grounds and celebrate a long tradition of birding in the park. We will look for various species of resident and migratory birds and discuss a...

  • A young child wearing blue gloves and digging in a raised garden bed.

    Super Seedlings

    Super Seedlings

    Join VCPA for tons of family-friendly garden fun! Let's grow together! Super Seedlings is a free, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 3-7 and their caregivers. Each Saturday session will have a fun theme to explore, nature crafts, planting, soil digging, and more! Come once, twice, or all four weeks for some playing and planting!...

  • Two young men with loopers cutting plants in a wired bin.

    Tune-up Tuesdays

    Tune-up Tuesdays

    Turnip to volunteer and help us take care of our Learning Garden! Volunteers will help care for our garden, maintain compost bins, weed, water, and harvest produce. No gardening experience...

  • An image that looks like a painting off a man reading on a park bench under a tree and a field with soccer goals behind him.

    Springtime Shindig 2026

    Cocktails • Lite Bites • Dessert Music • Picturesque Setting • Raffle HONOREES Betty Campbell-Adams Award Christopher Rizzo of Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, LLP Lyman Casey Spitzer, Attorney NYC Parks...

  • Yellow and orange flowers of a tuliptree among the branches and leaves.

    Van Cortlandt Nature Group

    Take a slow walk in the park and learn about local flora and fauna with naturalist Debbi Dolan. Spring is off to a glorious beginning. Wildflowers are emerging, and the...

  • Spring Tea at Van Cortlandt Park Learning Gardens.

    Spring Tea

    Join Tea Arts & Culture and VCPA for 2nd Annual Spring Tea to celebrate spring & connect with the Bronx community in this beloved green space. Join Tea Culture and...

  • A large stage with purple banners on each side and a conductor in a white jacket with an orchestra at night.

    NY Philharmonic Concert in VCP

    THE PHIL IS BACK!!! And, as always, it is FREE for all to enjoy. Pack a picnic, BYOB (bring your own blanket), and get ready for a lovely evening on the Parade Ground.