Summer Sports Experience is an instructional youth program that teaches sports skills. Knowledgeable Parks staff train kids in sports like baseball, basketball, flag football, futsal, lacrosse, soccer, Speedminton, track, ultimate frisbee, and volleyball.  The program covers basic and more advanced techniques. Summer Sports Experience is recommended...

13 July, 2015 /

If your child has caught the acting bug and has an ambitious outlook when it comes to their career in the theater world, then the Sour Grapes Summer Program is the perfect fit! For this year's challenge, campers will be putting together a fully staged show...

30 June, 2015 /

SummerStage KIDS IS BACK!  Presenting more than 90 free performances - from music and storytellers to dance, juggling, and puppetry - in 34 city parks, there is sure to be something for every kid (big and small) to enjoy. Highlights this year include the annual Family Day series, which...

25 June, 2015 /

Learning how to swim improves your health and fitness, keeps you safe in and around the water and prevents drowning. To help teach New Yorkers to swim, NYC Parks is offering free swimming lessons for people of all ages at their outdoor pools this summer. They offer...

23 June, 2015 /

For many kids, summertime means two things: fun and friends. But when school’s out, that also means that families can’t count on their kids eating meals at school, and already tight family food budgets have to be stretched even further. Parents also know that growing...

23 June, 2015 /