City Parks Foundation

(SOLD OUT) Rilo Kiley
2025-09-08 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Manhattan
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Los Angeles-based indie rockers Rilo Kiley are back after more than ten years on hiatus, bringing the band’s core lineup – Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Jason Boesel, and Pierre “Duke” de Reeder – on a headlining reunion tour. The band’s sweetly heavy sound created a cult following in the early aughts with earnest, emotional songs like “Portions for Foxes,” “A Better Son/Daughter” and “Silver Lining”.

It's My Park at Sunset Park
2025-09-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at Sunset Park Recreation Center (4200 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11232).
For more information, please email volunteer.pcrnyc@gmail.com.

It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park
2025-09-09 11:00 - 13:00 | Manhattan
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Friends of Ralph Bunche Park to do some weeding, pruning, and a general cleanup at Ralph Bunche Park. Work will happen on the green street median and in the planted areas too. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at the planted areas throughout the park.
For more information, please email friendsofralphbunche@gmail.com.

Quinn XCII
2025-09-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Manhattan
Want to see the show from the best seats in the house? Try becoming a SummerStage Member for a Day!
Become a SummerStage Member today! Experience the best seats in the house and access VIP benefits like express entry, complimentary drinks, and many more exclusive perks, all while supporting our free programs in NYC’s parks.
Quinn XCII heads to SummerStage.

It's My Park at Hunter's Point South Park
2025-09-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Queens
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to beautify Hunter’s Point South Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at the park house.
For more information, please email jessica@hunterspointparks.org.

It's My Park at Andrew Haswell Green Park
2025-09-12 09:00 - 10:30 | Manhattan
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Green Park Gardeners NYC to undertake some weeding, watering, and pruning at Andrew Haswell Green Park. You can enter from 60th and York going up the hill, or up the stairs from the FDR. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at the Alice Aycock pavilion.
For more information, please email greenparkgardenersnyc@gmail.com.

It's My Park at Albert Capsouto Park
2025-09-12 09:00 - 11:30, 2025-09-15 09:00 - 11:30 | Manhattan
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Friends of Capsouto Park to remove some low growing vines so that we can see some lovely plants underneath them at Albert Capsouto Park. Most of the work will happen along Canal Street in the park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at the Canal Street side, and move to the Laight Street side if we finish the first part.
For more information, please email capparkvol@gmail.com.

Two Friends
2025-09-12 17:00 - 22:00 | Manhattan
LA-based duo Two Friends bring their energetic show to SummerStage in Central Park on Friday, September 12.

It's My Park at Cooper Park
2025-09-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with North Brooklyn Dogs to beautify at Cooper Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at the Dog Run.
For more information, please email northbrooklyndogs@gmail.com.

It's My Park at Westerleigh Park
2025-09-13 09:00 - 12:00 | Staten Island
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to rake and clean debris around Westerleigh Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at the Gazebo.
For more information, please email westerleighparkscoalition@gmail.com.

It's My Park at Leif Ericson Park
2025-09-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Leif Ericson Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at Leif Ericson Park & Square, 67th Street & 9ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220.
For more information, please email volunteer.pcrnyc@gmail.com.

It's My Park at Tompkins Square Park
2025-09-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Manhattan
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Friends of Tompkins Square Park to do some gardening work in the small “pocket” beds at Tompkins Square Park. We will sweep, weed, and possibly plant some bulbs! We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at the Field House.
For more information, please email info@friendstsp.org.

CityParks PuppetMobile: Pippi Longstocking
2025-09-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Brooklyn
City Parks Foundation is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the world-renowned children’s story Pippi Longstocking by the legendary Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. To honor this milestone, our traveling marionette theater, the PuppetMobile, will present Pippi, a fresh retelling of the classic Swedish tale.
The production features nearly two dozen, hand-made marionettes crafted by the expert puppeteers. In addition to the brilliant artistry of the production, kids and families will enjoy the incredible adventures of quick-witted and super-strong Pippi as she overcomes bullies, all while fending off unnecessary social conventions.

It's My Park at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park
2025-09-13 11:00 - 12:30 | Staten Island
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Pirate Park Families to weed and maintain the sensory garden and help clean the waterfront at Seaside Wildlife Nature Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at the sensory garden at Nelson Ave and Tennyson Drive.
For more information, please email pirateparkfamilies@gmail.com.

It's My Park at Peter Detmold Park
2025-09-13 11:00 - 15:00 | Manhattan
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Peter Detmold Dog Run Group to paint the dog run fences and metal columns at the Peter Detmold Park Dog Run. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at Dog Run. We’ll be working in the dog run as well as at the gate and the columns for the pedestrian overpass.
For more information, please email pdp.arf@gmail.com.

It's My Park at Marine Park
2025-09-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Marine Park Alliance to beautify Marine Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet the Carmine Carro Community Center.
For more information, please email scott@marineparkalliance.org.

It's My Park at Skyline Playground
2025-09-14 09:00 - 11:30 | Staten Island
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with HEALTH for Youths to help maintain the community garden at Skyline Playground and a general clean-up around the park. There will also be the monthly food pantry. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at Harvard Yard.
For more information, please email heather.butts@health4youths.org.

It's My Park at Forest Park
2025-09-14 09:30 - 11:00 | Queens
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Kew Kids Forest School to steward Forest Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at Wallenberg Square, corner of Metropolitan and Park Lane South.
For more information, please email kewkidsforest@gmail.com.

It's My Park at McKinley Park
2025-09-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify McKinley Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at 67th Street & 9th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220. Clean Up Location: Fort Hamilton Pkwy/73 St, Brooklyn NY 11228.
For more information, please email volunteer.pcrnyc@gmail.com.

It's My Park at WNYC Transmitter Park
2025-09-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Friends of Transmitter Park to beautify at WNYC Transmitter Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at the Friends’ “Welcome” table at the Greenpoint Avenue Entrance.
For more information, please email info@transmitterpark.org.

It's My Park at Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square
2025-09-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with My Friends Place NY, Inc. to beautify Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at the flag pole.
For more information, please email chihling@mfpny.org.

CityParks PuppetMobile: Pippi Longstocking
2025-09-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Manhattan

Japan Champloo in the Park: Awich / BIGYUKI / JPTHEWAVY / OZworld / U-LEE
2025-09-14 18:00 - 22:00 | Manhattan
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As the first artist announced for this special showcase of Japanese hip-hop, Awich—widely regarded as the queen of the genre—takes center stage. Fresh off the release of her U.S. debut single, produced by the legendary RZA and featuring FERG, she’s making bold moves on the global stage.
Last year, Awich became the first Japanese rapper to perform at Coachella, marking a historic moment for Japan’s hip-hop scene. She also solidified her presence at home with a sold-out arena show in Japan, drawing 18,000 fans. Born and raised on the island of Okinawa, her music reflects a rich cultural blend shaped by life among American military communities and her college years in Atlanta. Since her 2006 debut Inner Research, she has released nearly a dozen LPs and EPs, earning a reputation for fearless lyricism, genre-bending creativity, and a powerful presence both on stage and in the studio.

It's My Park at Stuyvesant Square
2025-09-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Manhattan
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Stuyvesant Park Gardeners to perform some pruning, weeding, mulching, and raking at Stuyvesant Square. There may be some fencing that you can install as well. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at East Park planted areas, including around East Fountain.
For more information, please email stuyparkgardeners@gmail.com.

It's My Park at Sunset Park
2025-09-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Brooklyn
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Parent-Child Relationship Association to beautify Sunset Park with a litter cleanup. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at Sunset Park Recreation Center (4200 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11232).
For more information, please email volunteer.pcrnyc@gmail.com.

It's My Park at Ralph Bunche Park
2025-09-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Manhattan
This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Friends of Ralph Bunche Park to organize some weeding, pruning, and general cleanups at Ralph Bunche Park. Work will happen on the green street median and in the planted areas too. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you!
Volunteers should meet at the planted areas throughout the park.
For more information, please email friendsofralphbunche@gmail.com.

Soccer Mommy / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Dummy / Sam Sumpter DJ
2025-09-16 18:00 - 22:00 | Manhattan
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Over the past 10 years, Soccer Mommy’s Sophie Allison has established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in indie rock. She writes tender songs with gorgeous guitar tones that ruminate on love, self-doubt, and vulnerability. The Nashville native got her start here in New York City, playing her first show at the DIY space Silent Barn during her undergraduate studies at NYU. Her 2020 LP Color Theory became a lodestar during the pandemic, with songs like “Circle the Drain” and “Crawling in My Skin” reflecting the turmoil of isolation through ‘90s grunge riffs and soaring hooks. After dabbling in maximalist production on that LP and its follow up Sometimes, Forever, her latest LP Evergreen is a return to the sonic elements from her debut full-length Clean, leaning on organic sounds and acoustic instruments. Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra has a different NYC origin story; born and raised in the Bronx, they ran away from home as a teen to ride the rails and see the country before settling in New Orleans, where they became a promising folk musician. After several albums that demonstrated a knack for the understated sounds of Americana they’ve since made two very different albums that explore their roots. 2017’s The Navigator ruminates on their flight from the Bronx and how different it felt upon their return, through the lens of a fictional character’s story reflected on their own; and their latest LP The Past Is Still Alive digs into their years riding the rails and sleeping under the stars. Avant-pop band Dummy will round out the evening with their heavy, transfixing sound. Their last full-length album, 2024’s Free Energy, was named a Stereogum Album of the Week.

CANCELLED: CityParks PuppetMobile: Pippi Longstocking
2025-09-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Brooklyn
This event has been cancelled due to rain.
City Parks Foundation is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the world-renowned children’s story Pippi Longstocking by the legendary Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. To honor this milestone, our traveling marionette theater, the PuppetMobile, will present Pippi, a fresh retelling of the classic Swedish tale.
The production features nearly two dozen, hand-made marionettes crafted by the expert puppeteers. In addition to the brilliant artistry of the production, kids and families will enjoy the incredible adventures of quick-witted and super-strong Pippi as she overcomes bullies, all while fending off unnecessary social conventions.

SOLD OUT: Wet Leg with Special Guest Mary in the Junkyard
2025-09-17 19:00 - 22:00 | Manhattan
Want to see the show from the best seats in the house? Try becoming a SummerStage Member for a Day!
GRAMMY-winning British indie-pop group Wet Leg are known for their boppy, dancey sound, with hit songs like “Wet Dream” and “Chaise Lounge.” They count numerous stars among their fans, including Harry Styles, who has covered their songs in his performances, and Dave Grohl, who had a surprise appearance at their 2023 Coachella set, and boast a history of fun, rowdy performances. Their highly anticipated second album, moisturizer, will be released on July 11. In Central Park they’ll be joined by special guest mary in the junkyard.
