Upcoming Events
Summer Concert Series - The Zoo
Put your dancing shoes on and feel the electrifying energy of MTV’s Reality Show winners, The Zoo, as they perform classic and current country songs from Johnny Cash, Zac Brown, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain and more!
Sponsored by Maspeth Federal Savings and The Forest Park Trust, Inc.
8/7 Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this spring to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration is required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Seuffert Bandshell Parking Lot
Help the Garden Day at Highland Park Community Garden
Join community gardeners at Highland Park Community Garden for their monthly Help the Garden Day event! Learn about this beautiful space and help keep it thriving
8/8 Highland Park Horticulture Helpers
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Highland Park Horticulture Helpers this summer to learn some basic gardening skills! Help us weed, water, cultivate and otherwise tend to various horticultural spaces in the park.
Registration is required with the link here. All tools will be provided, and no prior experience is needed. Just bring your enthusiasm. Please come dressed in sturdy, closed-toe shoes and bring your own water bottle.
Meeting at Jamaica Avenue and Elton Street
Summer Concert Series - Tramps Like Us – Bruce Springsteen Tribute
Experience the classic sound of The Boss with the “#1 Springsteen Tribute Band in the Land”.
Sponsored by Maspeth Federal Savings and The Forest Park Trust, Inc.
8/14 Restoration Friday at Highland Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust as we steward a vernal pool! Volunteers will get to take part in invasive species removal and protecting planted native species.
Advance registration is required with the link here. All tools will be provided, and no prior experience is needed. Just bring your enthusiasm. Please come dressed in sturdy, closed-toe shoes, long pants and bring your own water bottle.
Meeting at the Vermont Place Parking Lot
8/15 Forest Restoration at Buddy Monument
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for forest restoration this summer to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration is required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Buddy Monument
Summer Concert Series - The Divas of Music Television – Janet • Paula • Cyndi • Madonna
Nikki Torres is back in this high-energy, nostalgia-packed experience. Ladies of MTV isn’t just a tribute — it’s a celebration of music, empowerment, and the women who changed pop culture forever.
Sponsored by Maspeth Federal Savings and The Forest Park Trust, Inc.
8/21 Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this spring to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration is required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Strack Pond
8/22 Vernal Pool Restoration at Highland Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust as we steward a vernal pool! Volunteers will get to take part in invasive species removal and protecting planted native species.
Advance registration is required with the link here. All tools will be provided, and no prior experience is needed. Just bring your enthusiasm. Please come dressed in sturdy, closed-toe shoes, long pants and bring your own water bottle.
Meeting at the Vermont Place Parking Lot
8/28 Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this summer to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Vermont Place Parking Lot
8/29 Forest Restoration at Strack Pond
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for forest restoration this summer to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration is required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Strack Pond
Help the Garden Day at Highland Park Community Garden
Join community gardeners at Highland Park Community Garden for their monthly Help the Garden Day event! Learn about this beautiful space and help keep it thriving
Help the Garden Day at Highland Park Community Garden
Join community gardeners at Highland Park Community Garden for their monthly Help the Garden Day event! Learn about this beautiful space and help keep it thriving
Help the Garden Day at Highland Park Community Garden
Join community gardeners at Highland Park Community Garden for their monthly Help the Garden Day event! Learn about this beautiful space and help keep it thriving
8/1 Forest Restoration at Strack Pond
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for forest restoration this summer to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration is required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Strack Pond
7/31 Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this spring to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Vermont Place Parking Lot
Summer Concert Series - Queensboro Dance Festival
Enjoy performances by Queens-based professional dance companies featuring diverse styles. 'Danceback' and try a few dance moves, then party to a live Queens band.
Sip & Learn at Highland Park Community Garden
The Highland Park Community Garden presents the Garden Teatime and Learning Series. Hosted by long-time gardener and educator, Michele Danels (@MyshellaZART)
How to make a plant medicine salve from our herbal community garden.
In order to guarantee supplies for attendees, please register in advance using the link here.
7/25 Vernal Pool Restoration at Highland Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust as we steward a vernal pool! Volunteers will get to take part in invasive species removal and protecting planted native species.
Advance registration is required with the link here. All tools will be provided, and no prior experience is needed. Just bring your enthusiasm. Please come dressed in sturdy, closed-toe shoes, long pants and bring your own water bottle.
Meeting at the Vermont Place Parking Lot
7/24 Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this spring to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration is required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Buddy Monument
Summer Concert Series - Queens Jazz Trail Concert – Arturo O’Farrill
Experience a musical journey through the borough’s rich jazz heritage where legends like Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Lena Horne, and scores of others once called home. Enjoy the sounds of six-time Grammy-winning pianist, composer, and bandleader Arturo O’Farrill, a leading voice in Afro-Latin jazz and contemporary composition with a powerful cultural and social vision.
Sponsored by Maspeth Federal Savings and The Forest Park Trust, Inc.
Sip & Seek at Highland Park Community Garden
The Highland Park Community Garden presents the Garden Teatime and Learning Series. Hosted by long-time gardener and educator, Michele Danels (@MyshellaZART)
How to make an herbal vinegar and herbal oil.
In order to guarantee supplies for attendees, please register in advance using the link here.
Talujon Percussion with Gamelan Yowana Sari, Ryan Sawyer Shaker Ensemble and Malian group Farifina
Join us for a free percussion concert featuring Talujon Percussion with Gamelan Yowana Sari, Ryan Sawyer Shaker Ensemble and Malian Group Farifina. Enjoy this Saturday afternoon matinee at the Forest Park Bandshell.
(rain date Sun July 19th)
Sponsored by - Goodhaven, Forest Park Trust, Resorts World Gives, and Senator Joe Addabbo
7/18 Forest Park Horticulture Helpers
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Park Horticulture Helpers this summer to learn some basic gardening skills! Help us weed, water, cultivate and otherwise tend to various horticultural spaces in the park.
Registration is required with the link here. All tools will be provided, and no prior experience is needed. Just bring your enthusiasm. Please come dressed in sturdy, closed-toe shoes and bring your own water bottle.
Meeting at the Sobelsohn Playground
7/17 Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this spring to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Vermont Place Parking Lot
Summer Concert Series - Crystal Ship - Tribute to the Doors 60th Anniversary
Immerse yourself in the music, magic, and intensity of a live Doors concert as this highly acclaimed act takes you on a journey that will transport you straight into the heart of the iconic era.
Sponsored by Maspeth Federal Savings and The Forest Park Trust, Inc.
Sip & Discover at Highland Park Community Garden
The Highland Park Community Garden presents the Garden Teatime and Learning Series. Hosted by long-time gardener and educator, Michele Danels (@MyshellaZART)
Identify edible & Medicinal Weeds growing in our community garden.
In order to guarantee supplies for attendees, please register in advance using the link here.
Help the Garden Day at Highland Park Community Garden
Join community gardeners at Highland Park Community Garden for their monthly Help the Garden Day event! Learn about this beautiful space and help keep it thriving
7/10 Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this spring to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration is required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Strack Pond.
Summer Concert Series - Plaza Productions presents The World Goes Round
From Cabaret to Chicago, the nonstop hit parade features unforgettable gems, including “Mr. Cellophane,” “Maybe This Time,” “Cabaret” and “New York, New York,” seamlessly woven into a passionate, harmonious, up-tempo evening of musical theatre.
Sponsored by Maspeth Federal Savings and The Forest Park Trust, Inc.
Sip & Learn at Highland Park Community Garden
The Highland Park Community Garden presents the Garden Teatime and Learning Series. Hosted by long-time gardener and educator, Michele Danels (@MyshellaZART)
Enjoy a cup of tea while learning how to make sage and lavender sticks from our community herbal garden!
Sip & Explore at Highland Park Community Garden
The Highland Park Community Garden presents the Garden Teatime and Learning Series. Hosted by long-time gardener and educator, Michele Danels (@MyshellaZART)
Enjoy a cup of tea while learning how to create your own floral crown using plant material from our garden!
In order to guarantee supplies for attendees, please register in advance using the link here.
Quiet Clubbing
Celebrate PRIDE by grabbing a set of wireless headphones and dancing to your own beat. Bring the whole family for a night of music, movement, and fun. Three music channels to choose from, including a live DJ spinning your favorite hits. Whether you’re into pop, throwbacks, or dance beats, there’s a channel for you! Headphone supplies are limited and there may be a wait.
Must RSVP here. This event is FREE and open to all ages.
Sponsored by Council Member Lynn Schulman and The Forest Park Trust, Inc.
6/27 Forest Park Hike and Pick - Yellow Trail
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for a trail clean-up on the Yellow Trail in Forest Park! Volunteers will remove debris and will also learn about common trees, shrubs, and wildflowers in our forest.
Please come dressed in sturdy shoes and bring your own water bottle. Registration is required with the link here.
Meeting at Metropolitan Ave and Forest Park Drive
Junior Garden Club
Join the Junior Garden Club this summer to learn some gardening skills at the Highland Park Community Garden! This series is open to kids as young as 3 years old up to grade school age.
Registration is required with the link here. Register now to secure a spot for all three sessions. Supplies will be provided for participants.
6/26 Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this spring to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Vermont Place Parking Lot
Sip & Explore at Highland Park Community Garden
The Highland Park Community Garden presents the Garden Teatime and Learning Series. Hosted by long-time gardener and educator, Michele Danels (@MyshellaZART)
Enjoy a cup of tea while learning how to make rose water from roses growing in our garden with our host!
In order to guarantee supplies for attendees, please register in advance using the link here.
Junior Garden Club
Join the Junior Garden Club this summer to learn some gardening skills at the Highland Park Community Garden! This series is open to kids as young as 3 years old up to grade school age.
Registration is required with the link here. Register now to secure a spot for all three sessions. Supplies will be provided for participants.
6/20 Vernal Pool Restoration at Highland Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust as we steward a vernal pool! Volunteers will get to take part in invasive species removal and protecting planted native species.
Advance registration is required with the link here. All tools will be provided, and no prior experience is needed. Just bring your enthusiasm. Please come dressed in sturdy, closed-toe shoes, long pants and bring your own water bottle.
6/19 Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this spring to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.
Advance registration is required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.
Meeting at Buddy Monument
Sip & Learn at Highland Park Community Garden
The Highland Park Community Garden presents the Garden Teatime and Learning Series. Hosted by long-time gardener and educator, Michele Danels (@MyshellaZART)
Enjoy a cup of tea while learning how to make nut milk with our host! Register f
Celebrate Flag Day!
Come celebrate Flag Day and the end of school! Games, recycled arts and crafts and activities will be available and the event is FREE to all.
Event is sponsored by Councilmember Joann Ariola and The Forest Park Trust, Inc.
6/13 Forest Park Hike and Pick - Yellow Trail
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for a trail clean-up on the Yellow Trail in Forest Park! Volunteers will remove debris and will also learn about common trees, shrubs, and wildflowers in our forest.
Please come dressed in sturdy shoes and bring your own water bottle. Registration is required with the link here.
Junior Garden Club
Join the Junior Garden Club this summer to learn some gardening skills at the Highland Park Community Garden! This series is open to kids as young as 3 years old up to grade school age.
Registration is required with the link here. Register now to secure a spot for all three sessions. Supplies will be provided for participants.