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  • Pink clouds with a reflection in a pond with green plants growing and surrounded by green trees.

    City Nature Challenge 2025

    Join the global City Nature Challenge! Cities around the world collect data throughout the spring but at Van Cortlandt Park, you can identify macroinvertebrates and other wildlife from the pond....

  • People working in a forest

    Woodlawn Wednesdays

    Woodlawn Wednesdays

    Woodlawn Wednesdays: Forest Restoration at Van Cortlandt Park 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. What You'll Do Each week, we'll focus on hands-on tasks that vary with the seasons. You might:...

  • Text in pink "Pinkster Festival " over light blue background with event details and a picture of a women dancing with men playing drums.

    Pinkster Festival

    RAIN OR SHINE! Celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Pinkster at this year’s Pinkster Festival hosted by the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, Van Cortlandt House Museum, and Kingsbridge Historical Society. Join us on the picturesque lawn of the Van Cortlandt House Museum for a day filled with vibrant festivities, live music, engaging performances, and immersive...

  • Springtime Shindig 2025

    Cocktails • Lite Bites • Dessert • Music • Picturesque Setting • Raffle HONOREES Betty Campbell-Adams Park Angel Award: Herb Barret, Korean War Veteran & Memorial Grove Advocate Cultivating the Bronx Award: James Hendon, Commissioner of NYC Department of Veterans’ Services Visit our Springtime Shindig Page to purchase tickets or become a sponsor.

  • Three young women are planting plants in a field.

    Woodlawn Wildflower Area Beautification

    Join us for a special weekend edition of stewardship in the Woodlawn section of Van Cortlandt Park! Volunteers like you play a vital role in protecting this unique urban ecosystem — from pollinator gardens to forest understories. Tasks: Weeding, bed prep, and supporting native plants that benefit bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. WHERE TO MEET:...

  • A man in a long blue sleeve shirt with a backpack using a tool to clear plants from the forest floor.

    Woodlawn Forest Restoration

    Join us for a special weekend edition of stewardship in the Woodlawn section of Van Cortlandt Park! Volunteers like you play a vital role in protecting this unique urban ecosystem. Tasks: Removing invasive species (like multiflora rose and bittersweet), trail care, and planting native woodland species. No experience needed! All tools and gloves provided. Learn...

  • A man leading a group of children and adults to teach them West African dance with drummers in the background on a grassy lawn.

    West African Dance Workshop with Live Drumming

    Get up and dance to live West African Drumming with Yahaya Kamate and friends. West African dance energizes mind, body, and spirit and opens the heart to cultural connections. Fun for the whole family… parents and kids of all ages are welcome. Yahaya Kamate is a master drummer and a teaching artist with the Bronx...

  • A stone dust trail in the woods with trees with green leaves on both sides.

    Trail Work Thursdays

    Trail Work Thursdays

    Be a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park. Whether you’re an experienced trailblazer or new to trail maintenance, your help will make a significant impact! Meeting Details: Location: Van Cortlandt Park, Garden and Education Compost Site, across from Riverdale Stables. Time: 9 am sharp; work begins at 9:15...

  • Two men in the woods holding up bunches of plants that they pulled out.

    Forest Fridays

    Forest Fridays

    Help protect and restore the forests of Van Cortlandt Park — one of NYC’s most ecologically significant green spaces. Spring is here, and the forest is waking up. Join our Forest Friday crew to remove invasive species like multiflora rose, porcelain berry, and bittersweet. Your hands-on work will make room for native plants to thrive...

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

    Birding with NYC Bird Alliance

    Birding with NYC Bird Alliance

    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 wide range of avian topics. Each walk will be led by a NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) guide. Advance registration is required. You...

  • Spring Tea

    New Date: Please note we are moving to Sunday, 6/1 due to the weather forecast for Saturday. Tea Culture & Arts and Bronx River Art Center are joining us for an afternoon nature hike, tea experiences, poetry and papermaking. RSVP Required Featuring: Nature Walk 2pm With Van Cortlandt Park Alliance staff Tea experiences from 2:30pm...

  • An image with cartoon trees and a blue sky with information about an Afterschool EcoHike

    Afterschool EcoHike

    Children in grades K-5 and their parents/guardians will take a walk, learn about local plants, and explore nature in VCP! In this free guided hike, families will hit the trails while learning about amazing local wildlife, and get to fill out a Nature Journal provided by EcoHikes! EcoHikes for children is a chance for students to...