Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for a winter vine sweep in Forest Park's natural areas. Volunteers will hike on our trails and remove harmful vines from our trees and shrubs before they leaf out this spring. We'll also discuss basic forest structure and the importance of biodiversity. Come dressed in warm layers and sturdy boots or shoes.

Registration is required with the link here.

Let's salsa the night away with the AV3 Salsa Quartet! Part of our FREE Fall & Winter World Music concert series at Oak Ridge at Forest Park, in collaboration with the Queens College School of Arts and NYC Parks. Artists include:

Percussion: Alphonso Valentin III 

Keyboard: David Morales 

Trumpet: David Ditrapani 

Bass: Ronan McKinnon 

Join us for a FREE holiday crafting event at Oak Ridge hosted by JTechnoQuilter in partnership with The Forest Park Trust.

Limited to 40 elementary school aged children. A light after-school snack will be provided. Please RSVP at with the Eventbrite link here.

Turn plants into prints in this family-friendly and earth-friendly creative workshop. We’ll show you how to use affordable household materials and the power of the Sun to imprint your chosen plant or image onto paper. Whether you’d like to preserve a plant’s outline as is or transform your found specimens into something more, anyone can print with a little time and a little sunlight.

Register in advance with the link here to secure your spot and materials. Walk-ins welcome while supplies last.

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.

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.

Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this fall to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our 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.

Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this fall to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our 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.

Join NYC Parks and the Forest Park Trust for young tree care at the Forest Park Picnic Area! Volunteers will learn basic tree maintenance while watering and weeding newly-planted trees in our picnic area.

Registration is required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes.

Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Woodhaven Forest Stewardship this fall to engage in hands-on stewardship work including invasive species removal and cleaning up debris.

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.

Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this fall to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our 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.

Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this fall to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our 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.

Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Woodhaven Forest Stewardship this summer to engage in hands-on stewardship work including invasive species removal and cleaning up debris.

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.

Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this fall to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our 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. 

Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this fall to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our 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. 

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.

Join us at the Norte Maar “Lattice Views” Mural near the handball courts, for firefly origami and arts activities, plus learn about the exciting world of firefly communication and life cycles. Firefly processional starts at 6:30pm and leads to a 15-20 min dance performance inspired by firefly flight patterns, firefly mythology and folklore, and the factors leading to their population decline. 

This piece is produced by Norte Maar, Julia Gleich/Gleich Dances (a NYC Department of Transportation Space Activation Partner). This project is an extension of Norte Maar’s Free Kids Art, produced in partnership with the Arlington Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, NYC Parks & The Forest Park Trust 

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.

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.

Put on your boogie shoes and enjoy famous hits of the disco dance era. 

Sponsored by The Forest Park Trust, Inc.

Join our park gardeners in caring for garden beds around Forest Park! Volunteers may learn basic gardening skills such as weeding, watering and pruning or spend some time picking up leaves/litter to help us maintain the beauty of our landscaped spaces.

Registration is required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes, long pants and bring water.

Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Restoration Fridays this summer to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.

Registration is required at 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.

An urban teen moves to a rural Midwestern town where dancing is outlawed and fights to stage a high-school prom complete with dancing.

Sponsored by Maspeth Federal Savings and The Forest Park Trust, Inc.

Join our park gardeners in caring for garden beds around Forest Park! Volunteers may learn basic gardening skills such as weeding, watering and pruning or spend some time picking up leaves/litter to help us maintain the beauty of our landscaped spaces.

Registration is required with the link here. Please wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes, long pants and bring water.

Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Restoration Fridays this summer to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.

Registration is required at 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.

Enjoy dance performances by Queens-based dance companies, featuring diverse styles including jazz, Indian, modern, hip-hop, and more!

Sponsored by Maspeth Federal Savings and The Forest Park Trust, Inc.

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.

Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Restoration Fridays this summer to engage in hands-on forest restoration work, including invasive species removal, trail restoration, and possible planting in our park.

Registration is required at 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.

Put on your boogie shoes and enjoy famous hits of the disco dance era. 

Sponsored by The Forest Park Trust, Inc.