• Tune-Up Tuesdays

    Tune-Up Tuesdays

    Turnip to volunteer! Volunteers will help care for our garden, maintain compost bins, weed, water, and harvest produce. No gardening experience needed - just show up in clothing you will be comfortable getting dirty in! Join us on the following Tuesdays from 10am to 1pm: July 8 July 22 August 12 August 26 Enter the...

  • Caribeando Community Music and Dance Workshops

    Three Dates! Monday, August 4 from 4 to 6pm Saturday, August 9 from 2 to 4pm Canceled due to weather: Wednesday August 13 from 4 to 6pm New date: Tuesday, September 16th from 4pm to 6pm at new location - Van Cortlandt House Museum Following their inspiring Caribeando performance at the Hostos Center for the Arts and...

  • Family Nature Journaling Hike

    In this free hands-on workshop, you and your young naturalists will practice being scientists, explorers, artists, and storytellers with nature journaling! Kids will get their very own journals to decorate before we head off on our nature hike.  Through guided activities, we'll practice slowing down and using our senses to record, collect, draw, and immerse...

  • Yoga in the Park

    Yoga in the Park • Curated by Timothy Lewis New Session Added: Thursday, August 14th 7 to 8 PM • FREE! Exploratory yoga sessions, incorporating elements of Vinyasa and focusing...

  • Canine Court Clean Up

    NYC Parks staff does not perform daily maintenance inside dog runs. Daily maintenance is up to volunteers- like YOU! Join us for an afternoon of weeding, cleaning and spreading woodchips to spruce up Canine Court. VCPA provides all necessary gear. You bring the can-do attitude Enter the park at Broadway and W. 252nd. RSVP Now.

  • REIMAGINING: In Transition

    Deep in Van Cortlandt Park there is a sacred area, an enslaved peoples burial ground. This site is a charged space that speaks to the history of place and asks...

  • Trail Work Thursdays

    Trail Work Thursdays

    Meeting Details: Location: Van Cortlandt Golf Lake House. Time: 9 am sharp; work begins at 9:15 am RSVP Now. Upcoming Activities Include: Clearing debris and overgrowth Ensuring trail safety and...

  • Starlight Cinema: The Warriors

    Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Horace Mann School Present: Starlight Cinema: New York, New York FREE! Movies in the Park FREE! Friday Nights Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground 7:30-ish • Movies...

  • Saturday Trail Volunteer Day

    Be a part of the community effort to maintain the Cross Country and other trails in Van Cortlandt Park. Whether you’re an experienced trailblazer or new to trail maintenance, your...