New York City family weekend planner
Best parks & outdoors in New York City
Family-friendly parks, playgrounds, regional open space and outdoor adventures across San Francisco, the Peninsula, the East Bay, and the South Bay. Browse 30 family-friendly spots and 40 upcoming events on FamHop.
Plan a day with FamHop Weekend guide
Upcoming parks & outdoors
- Risha Gorig: The Journey · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- Summer Sport Experience: Pickleball · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Arts and Crafts Room at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Staten Island · Free
- Summer Sports Experience: Basketball · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Arts and Crafts Room at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Staten Island · Free
- Sunday Greenmarket at Bartel-Pritchard Square · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- Interactive Baby Music Class With Flying Teapot · Sunday, June 7, 2026
East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn · Free
- Nature Exploration · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- Nature Exploration: Pollinator Month · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- Grow your “Critter-pedia” Animal Crossing Experience · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Nevada Avenue Parking Lot at High Rock Park, Staten Island · Free
- Park Pitch In: Green and Go · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free, Registration Required
- Park Pitch In: World Environment Day · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free, Registration Required
- Smorgasburg · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- Arts & Crafts · Sunday, June 7, 2026
199th Street and 119th Ave, Queens, New York · Free
- Carousel Rides · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · $3 – $13
- Exhibit: The Shirley Chisholm Way: Brooklyn’s Blueprint for Change · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- Garden Toy Story Art Activity · Sunday, June 7, 2026
East Fourth Street Community Garden, Brooklyn · Free
- Kids Art Show at Panchos · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Francisco "Pancho” Ramos Community Garden, Manhattan · Free
- Lefferts Historic House Open Hours · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- Open Garden at Hart to Hart Garden · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Hart To Hart Community Garden, Brooklyn · Free
- Open Garden Discovery Day: Family Friendly Activities · Sunday, June 7, 2026
New Beginnings Community Garden, New York · Free
- Pop Up Audubon I · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- Pop-Up Audubon II · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- Rock Painting · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Sugar Hill Garden, New York · Free
- Mad Science - The Summertime Rocket Show · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Sobelsohn Playground at Forest Park, Queens · Free
- Family Fun Day · Sunday, June 7, 2026
Mauro Playground at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens · Free
- Stellar Singers of Queens Zine Making · Sunday, June 7, 2026
King Manor Museum at Rufus King Park, Queens · Free
- Summer Sports Experience: Basketball · Monday, June 8, 2026
Arts and Crafts Room at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Staten Island · Free
- Summer Sports Experience: Pickleball · Monday, June 8, 2026
Arts and Crafts Room at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Staten Island · Free
- Risha Gorig: The Journey · Monday, June 8, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- June - Monday Morning Pitch in to Pick Up · Monday, June 8, 2026
Bronx River House at Starlight Park, Bronx · Free
- Le Carrousel Extravaganza in Bryant Park · Monday, June 8, 2026
Le Carrousel at Bryant Park, Manhattan · Free
- Sexual Health Mobile Medical Unit · Monday, June 8, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- Summer Sports Experience: Basketball · Monday, June 8, 2026
Arts and Crafts Room at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Staten Island · Free
- Summer Sports Experience: Pickleball · Monday, June 8, 2026
Arts and Crafts Room at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Staten Island · Free
- Summer Sports Experience: Basketball · Monday, June 8, 2026
Arts and Crafts Room at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Staten Island · Free
- Summer Sports Experience: Pickleball · Monday, June 8, 2026
Arts and Crafts Room at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Staten Island · Free
- Kids In Motion: Bloomingdale Playground · Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Play Area at Bloomingdale Playground, Manhattan · Free
- Summer Sports Experience: Basketball · Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Arts and Crafts Room at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Staten Island · Free
- Summer Sports Experience: Pickleball · Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Arts and Crafts Room at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Staten Island · Free
- Risha Gorig: The Journey · Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Prospect Park Alliance, Brooklyn · Free
- Kids In Motion: Alley/Springfield Playground · Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Alley Springfield Playground at Alley Pond Park, Queens · Free
Top-rated parks & outdoors
- Free Public Stargazing · Long Island City
View stop in Long Island City.
- Collect Pond Park · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Duane Park · Downtown Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Downtown Brooklyn.
- Rapkin-Gayle Plaza · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Thomas Paine Park · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Tribeca Park · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Washington Market Park · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Duarte Square · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Granite Prospect · Downtown Brooklyn
- Petrosino Square · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Seward Park · Downtown Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Downtown Brooklyn.
- Vesuvio Playground · Downtown Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Downtown Brooklyn.
- Albert's Garden · Downtown Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Downtown Brooklyn.
- Cadman Plaza Park · Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Brooklyn.
- Korean War Veterans Plaza · Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Brooklyn.
- Siempre Verde Garden · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Sixth Street and Avenue B Community Garden · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Stuffolk Street Community Garden · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- 11th Street Community Garden · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Campos Community Garden · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Ninth Street Community Garden · Williamsburg
Outside hangout in Williamsburg.
- Van Voorhees Playground · Downtown Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Downtown Brooklyn.
- Bedford Playground · Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Brooklyn.
- Carroll Park · Downtown Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Downtown Brooklyn.
- Little Island · Long Island City
Outside hangout in Long Island City.
- Madison Square Park · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Marsha P. Johnson State Park · Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Brooklyn.
- Pier 57 Rooftop Park · New York
Outside hangout in New York.
- Sixteen Sycamores Playground · Downtown Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Downtown Brooklyn.
- Annie's Garden · Downtown Brooklyn
Outside hangout in Downtown Brooklyn.