Super Seedlings – Family Gardening Fun
This October, you're invited to the VCPA Learning Garden for FREE family garden fun! Super Seedlings is a FREE, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 2-7 and their caregivers. Each...
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REIMAGINING: Fall Get-Together
Join us for an afternoon of creativity and reflection as we gather at the Enslaved African Burial Ground in Van Cortlandt Park. The event will begin with a moving live...
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Paper making with Michele Brody
Join a local artist as they work to highlight the Van Cortlandt forest through casting falling trees using homemade paper. Work with a local artist as she makes paper and...
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Halloween Community Paddles
Join Wilderness Inquiry‘s Canoemobile and Van Cortlandt Park Alliance for FREE canoe rides on Hester and Piero’s Mill Pond during this special Halloween paddle! Check out creepy crawlies from the depths of the Mill Pond. Enjoy some yummy gummy treats. Don't forget to wear a fun costume* to take pictures. *No masks will be allowed...
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Halloween: Wags to Witches
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, Van Cortlandt House Museum, and the Urban Park Rangers invite you to a FREE afternoon of family and doggy fun. Get ready for creepy crafts, face painting, spine-chilling stories with LINC and more! The event will be held on the lawn of the Van Cortlandt House Museum. Join us at 3pm...
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Memorial Grove Volunteer Clean Up Event
Join VCPA and Bronx Community Board 8 in honoring our veterans by cleaning up Memorial Grove in Van Cortlandt Park. Help us get Memorial Grove ready for the Annual Veterans Day Ceremony in Van Cortlandt Park. Volunteer Tasks: Raking Leaves: Gather and rake leaves to keep the grove tidy. Picking Up Sticks: Collect sticks and...
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Veterans Day Ceremony
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance & Bronx Community Board 8 Veterans Day Ceremony Memorial Grove • Van Cortlandt Park Sunday, November 1, 2026 • 12 PM This year, the program will...
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Woodlawn Wednesdays: Forest Restoration
Help restore the beautiful woodlands of Van Cortlandt Park’s east side! Join us for Woodlawn Wednesdays, where volunteers like you play a vital role in preserving this important urban ecosystem. RSVP Now You might: Remove Invasive Species: Tackle harmful plants like multiflora rose, bush honeysuckle, bittersweet, and Japanese angelica tree that threaten our native biodiversity....
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Woodlawn Pollinator Garden Volunteer Event
Join us for an afternoon of caring for the Woodlawn Wildflower Garden and surrounding area. Volunteers will have the chance to plant goldenrods and daffodil bulbs. Meet at the Pollinator Garden which is just north of Woodlawn Playground. Gloves and tools provided. RSVP Now.
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Van Cortlandt Nature Group Walk
Take a slow walk in the park and learn about local flora and fauna with naturalist Debbi Dolan. Nature is very active in the Fall, with bird migrations, changing leaves,...
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Floodplain Forest Fridays
Floodplain Forest Fridays at Van Cortlandt Park Join us along Turtle Creek, the stream feeding the mill pond from the northwest, to plant native trees from NYC Parks in the floodplain and cut back invasive phragmites by hand. Your work helps the floodplain forest take back ground from the reeds. RSVP Now When: Fridays, 9:00...
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Rising NYRR at the NYRR Cross Country Series #3
Hosted by New York Road Runners. Perfect for both new and experienced runners, this fun three-event series is a great way for kids to stay active, build confidence, and experience the thrill of cross country! Registration is FREE and open to participants ages 2–18 of all abilities.