Upcoming events.
Check out our events!
For other events in Pelham Bay Park, please visit our partners for more event information.
NYC Parks: https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/pelham-bay-park/events
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: https://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org/events-2/
Happy Hour with the Friends at Bronx Beer Hall!
Join us every third Thursday for a casual glass with our friends the Bronx Beer Hall!
Except in April, where we’ve moved a week out of respect for Passover and Christian Holy Week. Catch us on April 24, the fourth Thursday of April!
EarthFest
Celebrate Earth Day with us!
Featured activities include:
• Face Painting by WSZIO
• Games and Crafts by NYC Parks Bronx Recreation
• Oyster demonstration by the City Island Osyter Reef
• “Tree Hugger” by WonderSparks Puppets at 1 pm
• NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers – City Nature Challenge Bio Blitz starts at 11 am
• Arts & Crafts and more!
You can also join NYC Parks for a volunteer project from 10 am to 12 pm; call 718.430.4625 to register to volunteer.
For more information & accessibility information, contact PBAdminitration@parks.nyc.gov or call (718) 430-1891.
Financed in part with Federal Community Development Funds through the Pelham Bay Park Administration
Happy Hour with the Friends at Bronx Beer Hall!
Join us every third Thursday for a casual glass with our friends the Bronx Beer Hall!
NYC Parks: Pitch In for Bronx Ballfields
Join your fellow leagues, teams, players, and spectators in volunteering to clean up fields and courts in parks across The Bronx. Help maintain and beautify our shared green spaces! Tools and gloves will be provided. Participants should wear long comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.
Other locations in the Bronx are also available.
Friends of Pelham Bay Park & Urban Park Rangers: Birding: American Woodcocks
Learn all about the wacky world of woodcocks, AKA the Timberdoodle. Woodcocks take the skies at night with dazzling corkscrew flight patterns and charming vocalizations. We can’t guarantee their presence, but enjoy a tasty cup of lemonade and a snickerdoodle cookie on us!
Art by Lovie Pignata
Happy Hour with the Friends at Bronx Beer Hall!
Join us every third Thursday for a casual glass with our friends the Bronx Beer Hall!
Play Fair For Parks: Rally & NYC Parks Preliminary Budget Hearing
Parks make New York City livable. But targeted budget cuts have depleted NYC Parks' resources in a time of great need, leading to program closures, staffing shortages, and unsafe conditions.
The Play Fair for Parks Coalition (we’re members) is rallying together to send a loud and clear message: NYC must restore and grow the Parks Department budget to ensure clean, safe, and accessible green spaces for all.
NYC Parks Stewardship: Pelham Bay Park Forest Restoration
Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to protect the forested areas in Pelham Bay Park! Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long sleeves, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty. Face masks may be worn at your discretion. Space is limited and registration is required. Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a chaperone. This event has been funded in part by NYC Service. To sign up a group of 10 or more volunteers please reach out to stewardship@parks.nyc.gov.
Registration required.
Bronx Parks Speak Up!
BRONX PARKS: Where Rivers Flow and Nature Grows
Join us at this year’s Bronx Parks Speak Up! You can catch interesting discussions, workshops, and presentations around this year’s theme: the ways waterways connect us. Swing by our table and say hi!
Happy Hour with the Friends at Bronx Beer Hall!
Join us every third Thursday for a casual glass with our friends the Bronx Beer Hall!
Virtual Lecture: Wildlife Across the Park: Pelham Bay's Unique Ecology
Learn more about the creatures that live in our park! Kayla Mackey will guide us through the unique ecology of our favorite park.
This event will be held on Zoom. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/y7hbepnlSMyAPIe8Y_IPNw
Seal Exploration with the Urban Park Rangers
You know you can see seals at Orchard Beach in the winter, right? Come join the Urban Park Rangers for tips on how to spot them, and we’ll provide the warm beverages!
Art by Lovie Pignata
Happy Hour with the Friends at Bronx Beer Hall!
Join us every third Thursday for a casual glass with our friends the Bronx Beer Hall!
Volunteer! November 2 Clean Up
Join us for a clean up on Twin island.
Come dressed in sturdy shoes, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty. Bring your own water bottle to this event. Children 14 and older welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult.
Meet at 10 am at the northeast corner of the Orchard Beach parking lot.
We’ll be collecting defunct tree tubes (the plastic sheaths that protect recent plantings from deer), removing invasive wineberry, and cleaning up the Twin Island shoreline.
If you have any questions, please email us at friendsofpelhambaypark@gmail.com!
Huntington Free Library & Reading Room: Ribbon Cutting
The Huntington Free Library & Reading Room is celebrating their newly completed roof & ADA ramp! Our photo contest exhibition is also on display!
This event is free to the public.
NYC Parks: Bronx Vital Parks Forum
NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue and Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson invite you to a meeting on how we can equitably strengthen our city’s health, environment and communities through our parks system in the Bronx.
Volunteer: October 5 Lagoon Shore Clean Up
Volunteer with us!
Come dressed in sturdy shoes, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty. Bring your own water bottle to this event. Registration necessary; space is limited.
Children 14 and older welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult.
Bronx Native American Festival
Come enjoy music, storytelling, food, and dance in Pelham Bay Park!
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY:
Master of Ceremonies Tecumseh Ceaser (Matinecock, Unkechaug, Montaukett)
Grupo Higuayagua (Taino)
Matoaka Little Eagle (Tewa, Apache, Chickahominy)
Shihan Candy Warixi Soto Bohike (Yamacuno Yukayeke Taino)
Silver Cloud Singers (Inter-Tribal)
Tchin (Blackfoot-Narragansett)
Thunderbird American Indian Dancers (Inter-Tribal)
In Honor of Bobby Gonzalez, Taino
Master of Ceremonies 25 Years
For more information, please call the Pelham Bay Park Administrator's office at (718) 430-1891 or visit nyc.gov/parks.
Financed with Federal Community Development Funds through Pelham Bay Park Administration, and through the NYS Decentralization Program through The Bronx Council on the Arts.
Stories in the Shade
Join the City Island Library for Stories in the Shade every Thursday this summer, under the gazebo in the Playground for All Children.
Beach Days | Riviera Nights: Drive In Movie: Barbie
Miss the magic of the drive-in movie? Or maybe you were too young to experience it? Join us in the Orchard Beach Parking Lot for a free screening of Barbie on a very big screen!
Check out food trucks, games, and fun activities before the movie!
This event starts at 7 pm, but be sure to arrive before 8:15 pm. There will be no entry after 8:15 pm. You don't want to miss the movie!
Buses will run after the movie to take you to the 6 train (at the Pelham Bay Park Station). No car required!
Stories in the Shade
Join the City Island Library for Stories in the Shade every Thursday this summer, under the gazebo in the Playground for All Children.
Kids Shows: Andrew's Big Show
Rescheduled to August 21 due to rain, originally planned for August 7
With physical comedy, juggling, circus tricks, yo-yos and more, have a laugh with Andrew! Suitable for all ages, this show will entertain and amaze.
Beach Days | Riviera Nights: Silent Disco
Are you looking for a sweet night out? Dance the evening away at Orchard Beach! Silent Disco comes to the rink area at Section 4: don headphones and pick the music. We'll have three channels, including a live DJ. Choose your favorite and dance the night away!
Feel free to bring your own music and headphones, but only the headphones we have will be able to tune into our DJs.
Headphones are first come, first serve.
You will need a photo ID to leave as collateral for the free headphone rental.
Free parking after 7 pm. Bus to the #6 train available after the disco.
Movies Under the Stars: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
The evil Dr. Robotnik returns, but with a sidekick! With a sidekick of his own, can Sonic save the day? Rated PG
Bring a blanket and a chair! This event is free. The movie begins at dusk. Dogs must be on leash at all times.
Stories in the Shade
Join the City Island Library for Stories in the Shade every Thursday this summer, under the gazebo in the Playground for All Children.
Kids Shows: A Workshop in Bollywood Dance presented by Ajna Dance Company
EDIT: Postponed 8/14 from 7/24 due to weather
India’s film industry, “Bollywood,” is the largest in the world. Bollywood dance is a mix of various traditional Indian dance and dance styles from around the world, including hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, belly dance, and Latin.
Take part in the joy of Bollywood Dance!
Ajna’s dancers, teaching artists, and cultural ambassadors are united through a passion for South Asian dance, music, art, and culture. They are professionally trained in a wide range of South Asian and Western dance styles, offering customized programs, performances, and celebrations.
This event is free and open to the public.
Beach Days | Riviera Nights: Street Games
Join Bronx Recreation for a day of music and no-tech games at the Beach, just like you used to do when you were a kid!
Enjoy face painting and arts and crafts!
CANCELLED: Stories in the Shade
The August 8 session of Stories in the Shade has been cancelled due to weather. Please catch next week’s Stories in the Shade event on Thursday 8/15.
Join the City Island Library for Stories in the Shade every Thursday this summer, under the gazebo in the Playground for All Children.
Beach Days | Riviera Days: Fun in the Sun
Join us and the Urban Park Rangers for a day of fun in the sun at Orchard Beach. Show off your athletic skills in the Act Like An Animal Olympics (humans only, no pets).
Get your face painted or enjoy arts and crafts!
Stories in the Shade
Join the City Island Library for Stories in the Shade every Thursday this summer, under the gazebo in the Playground for All Children.
Kids Shows: Workshop in Bachata & Merengue
Merengue and Bachata are two genres of dance that have their roots in the Dominican Republic but have gained popularity worldwide. Bachata is a style of dance and music that originated in the 1960s. It is known for a low bluesey rhythm, which focuses on the guitars and guira and bongo drums. On the other hand, Merengue is fast-paced and lively, with a fuller band and emphasis on the Tambora beat. Although these genres have differences, they share a common trait - they’re guaranteed to get you moving!
Edwin Manuel Ferreras Madrigal is a knowledgeable and enthusiastic educator of music, dance, and ethnomusicology. He works as an international teaching artist with partner Dakhóta Romero and as a Music and Dance teacher in NYC public and charter schools grades Pre-K through 8th.
Movies Under the Stars: Kung Fu Panda 4
The panda Po must train a new Dragon Warrior, but trouble lurks in the form of a shape-shifting sorceress. Can he save the day? Rated PG
Bring a blanket and a chair! This event is free. The movie begins at dusk.
Stories in the Shade
Join the City Island Library for Stories in the Shade every Thursday this summer, under the gazebo in the Playground for All Children.