NY Philharmonic Concert in VCP
2026-06-09 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
THE PHIL IS COMING 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.
We look forward to seeing you all:
Tuesday, June 9 at 8 pm
Fireworks will follow the concert!
Enter the park across the street from 6035 Broadway (approximately West 246th Street).
Concert site is at the Parade Ground, located adjacent to the Nature Center and Van Cortlandt House Museum.
Parking is extremely limited. Please take public transportation or walk to the park if possible.
Visit website for more details:
https://www.nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/explore/parks/

VC Nature Group Walk
2026-06-17 14:00 - 15:00
Take a slow walk in the park and learn about local flora and fauna with naturalist Debbi Dolan.

June will be busting out all over the park! In June, parent birds nudge reluctant fledglings to leave the safety of the nest, while keen-eyed predators with their own hungry mouths to feed watch the newly fledged eagerly. It’s a good time to see flycatchers, and look for spots (that unloved mark of adolescence) on the plumage of young robins and blackbirds. Animals will be seeking shade, but they also go hunting, reproduce, and, of course, in this time of the year they start to store energy that will be needed for them in the autumn and winter.
Many of our native plants come into bloom in June and will be an important source of food for pollinating insects, as well as birds and small mammals. On the walk in the northwest woods we are likely to see whorled loosestrife, bladder campion (naturalized), bladdernut, yucca, and shin leaf in flower. Elderberry, a valuable food source for butterflies and moths should be in flower.
Milkweed is showing; may the monarch butterfly soon follow. On the walk in the Tibbett Meadow and along the John Kieran Trail the waterlilies, dogbane, tall meadow rue and butterfly weed are likely to show their flowers.
Walk meets in the parking lot of the Riverdale Stables.
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Juneteenth Celebration
2026-06-19 16:00 - 20:00
RAIN OR SHINE!
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Bronx Arts Ensemble invite you to an outdoor celebration of Juneteenth at the Enslaved Burial Ground and the Van Cortlandt House Museum.
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4pm: Enslaved Burial Ground
Musical Performances and Libations followed by a Musical Procession to the Museum

5pm: Van Cortlandt House Museum Lawn
Presentation: Reimagining the Enslaved Burial Ground Design Ideas
Museum Tour
Literary Freedom Project
Food for Sale
6pm: Van Cortlandt House Museum Lawn
Juneteenth Musical Program Curated by Bronx Arts Ensemble & Yolanda Wyns
Artists include:
Alphonso Horne Brass Band
Baba Don Eaton Babatunde, Drums and Libations
Bronx Arts Ensemble String Duo
Kevin Sibley, Accompanist
Voices of the Flame Gospel Choir
Yahaya Kamate, Drums
Yolanda Wyns, Voice
Please note:
Seating is limited. Bring your own chair!
If the weather is inclement, performances scheduled to take place at the Burial Ground may be moved to the museum lawn.
Special thank you to our venue partners at the Van Cortlandt House Museum and the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council.
This event is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
This event is part of Van Cortlandt Park Alliance’s REIMAGINING initiative. In partnership with the Design Trust for Public Space and Immanuel Oni, Liminal Sp, VCPA invites the community to reimagine the park’s Enslaved African Burial Ground site as a memorial space that fosters long-term healing and restoration. This project is supported by a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation.

After Holiday Weekend Clean Ups
2026-06-22 09:00 - 12:00
Nice holiday weekends bring lots of visitors to the park. Lots of visitors make a mess! Volunteers are needed to help keep the park tidy.

Join the Van Cortlandt Park staff in cleaning up the Park after holiday weekends.
Help Van Cortlandt Park staff clean up trash after holidays this year:
Monday, June 22 (after Father’s Day weekend)
Monday, July 6 (after July 4th weekend)
Tuesday, September 8 (after Labor weekend)
Meeting at 9am in front of the Van Cortlandt Golf Course Clubhouse – enter the park at Van Cortlandt Park South and Bailey Avenue.
We will provide gloves and materials to help keep this park in tip-top shape.
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Van Cortlandt Nature Group
2026-06-27 09:30 - 10:30
Take a slow walk in the park and learn about local flora and fauna with naturalist Debbi Dolan.

June will be busting out all over the park! In June, parent birds nudge reluctant fledglings to leave the safety of the nest, while keen-eyed predators with their own hungry mouths to feed watch the newly fledged eagerly. It’s a good time to see flycatchers, and look for spots (that unloved mark of adolescence) on the plumage of young robins and blackbirds. Animals will be seeking shade, but they also go hunting, reproduce, and, of course, in this time of the year they start to store energy that will be needed for them in the autumn and winter.
Many of our native plants come into bloom in June and will be an important source of food for pollinating insects, as well as birds and small mammals. On the walk in the northwest woods we are likely to see whorled loosestrife, bladder campion (naturalized), bladdernut, yucca, and shin leaf in flower. Elderberry, a valuable food source for butterflies and moths should be in flower.
Milkweed is showing; may the monarch butterfly soon follow. On the walk in the Tibbett Meadow and along the John Kieran Trail the waterlilies, dogbane, tall meadow rue and butterfly weed are likely to show their flowers.
Walk meets in front of the Nature Center.
RSVP Now.

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company in Van Cortlandt Park
2026-06-28 13:00 - 15:00
Enjoy a performance and demonstration of Mexican Folklorico Dance on the lawn of the Van Cortlandt House Museum.

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance is thrilled to welcome Calpulli Mexican Dance Company to Van Cortlandt Park for the first time for a performance and demonstration on Mexican Folklorico Dance.
Founded in 2003 in New York City, Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, also known as Calpulli Danza Mexicana, celebrates the rich diversity of Mexican and Mexican-American cultural heritage through dance-based programming including live music. The word “calpulli” is the Nahuatl word for clan or family united by a common thread; or an organizational unit or a syndicate. This name was chosen because their vision was to create a home for artists and audiences to explore a range of themes through a Mexican lens.
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company is deeply committed to sharing Mexican culture with audiences that are diverse, including dance and music enthusiasts of any background and immigrant Mexican American families who attend performances and free/low-cost community classes in large numbers.
This cultural enrichment event is fun for the whole family- parents and kids of all ages welcome.
Enter the park at Broadway and W. 246th Street.

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council.
Special thank you to the Van Cortlandt House Museum.
