Join the Urban Park Rangers for an afternoon of kid friendly activities and exploring the Inwood Hill Nature Center.
Program will be at Nature Center.
West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
Registration not required.
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Inwood Hill Park: Urban Wildlife Festival
We welcome guests of all ages to join us at Urban Wildlife Festival hosted by the Urban Park Rangers. Discover New York City’s abundant wildlife at this free family event featuring live animals! Uncover the secrets of opossums, deer, bats, coyotes, squirrels, and more through a variety of displays, games, and activities!
The festival is an opportunity to get up close and personal with NYC’s wild residents! Find out the best places in New York City and New York State to watch wildlife.
There will be fun activities including live animals presented by Wildlife In Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation (WINORR), games, and more.
Location: West 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
Inwood Hill Park: City Nature Challenge Spring Ephemerals Walk
For the City Nature Challenge, join NYC Parks staff on a hike around Inwood Hill Park to explore the diversity of spring wildflowers. Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants and learn how to make iNaturalist observations of any other signs of nature you find along the way. Please bring water and a snack as well as your smartphone or camera! We will stay on trails and the hike will not be strenuous, but we will be walking for about an hour and a half, so please dress appropriately. If you do not know how to use iNaturalist, arrive 15 minutes early and we will show you how!
Location: Payson Playground, 285-287 Dyckman St
Registration is required: https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/19268
Inwood Hill Park: Field Trip in NYC
Join Natural Areas Conservancy & NYC’s Secrets & Lies for a Field Trip Experience, a community event for history and nature lovers alike!
We’re heading to Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan’s only original forest, to explore the Park’s natural, environmental, and social history through live storytelling. We’ll hike through geological wonders and historical “lore” while separating the facts from the fables of the land. Along the way, we’ll participate in the 2026 City Nature Challenge, documenting the Park’s biodiversity in real-time. These observations will contribute to NYC’s overall ranking during the weekend.
Location :Seaman Avenue and Isham Street Entrance
Inwood Hill Park: Earth Day Festival
2026 Earth Day Festival with Friends of Inwood Hill Park
Our Earth Day Festival is an annual day of art, education, music, stewardship, and celebrating community in Inwood Hill Park at 218th Street and Indian Road entrance and will take place, rain or shine, unless there are dangerous weather conditions.
This year, Earth Day Festival will conclude with a jazz performance at the Inwood Hill Nature Center at 3:30 pm. For all fans of jazz, we can’t wait to see you there!
We are excited and grateful to work with you, to enjoy a meaningful day with our community, and to come together to support Inwood Hill Park. See you in the park!