Randall's Island

Dance in the Park!
2025-06-28 11:00 - 11:45, 2025-07-05 11:00 - 11:45, 2025-07-12 11:00 - 11:45, 2025-07-26 11:00 - 11:45, 2025-08-02 11:00 - 11:45, 2025-08-16 11:00 - 11:45, 2025-08-23 11:00 - 11:45 UTC | East River Picnic Area
Are you looking for a free, outdoor dance series this summer? Grab your water bottle and comfortable clothes and head to Randall’s Island for Bachata and Salsa in the Park! Motivated by the breeze, city and nature views, and an engaging instructor, participants will learn new moves and gain confidence with old ones.
We’re grateful to partner with Sweet Water Dance & Yoga to bring fabulous instructors to the park. Bring a friend or come on your own!
This class will be accessible for beginner and advanced dancers. Come early for our 10am yoga class to stretch out beforehand!
Schedule:

Saturday, 6/28-7/26 from 11-11:45am: Bachata

Saturday, 7/19 from 1-2pm: General dance at Waterfront Festival

Saturday, 8/2-8/30 from 11-11:45am: Salsa

Location: East River Picnic Area (across from Field 72)
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Cooking on the Farm
2025-06-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Urban Farm
Experience the flavors of Randall’s Island Park Alliance’s Urban Farm through this free, interactive cooking demonstration! Join beloved Chef Sarah in the Urban Farm Kitchen for an afternoon of farm-to-table fun.
After learning about the cultural significance of the recipe and its freshly harvested ingredients, participants will work together to chop, crush, and stir the fresh ingredients, and enjoy a small plate of the finished dish.
Guests will leave with new knowledge of how to use seasonal produce to cook a healthy and delicious meal!
Location: Urban Farm
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

CANCELLED Yoga in the Park
2025-07-01 18:30 - 19:30 | East River Picnic Area
UPDATE: Yoga in the Park has been CANCELLED tonight (Tuesday, July 1) due to weather. See you Saturday!

Stretch, breathe, and find your inner peace at Randall’s Island Park’s free outdoor yoga series. Guided by a beloved, local yoga instructor, participants will flow through a calming and grounding sequence against the backdrop of the uptown skyline. All levels and abilities are welcome. Bring a friend, family member or two, or your yoga-loving pet!
No registration required—just show up ready to move! We’ll have water and a limited number of mats available to borrow, so please bring your own if possible or show up early to claim one.
Our free yoga classes run weekly on Tuesdays from 6:30 – 7:30pm from May 6 – September 9 (no class June 10), and Saturdays from 10:00 – 11:00am, June 28 – August 30. On Saturdays, stay after and join our dance class! Please check Instagram for the most updated schedule.
Location: East River Picnic Area
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Yoga in the Park
2025-07-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-15 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-19 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-22 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-08-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-08-05 18:30 - 19:30 and 4 more dates | East River Picnic Area
Stretch, breathe, and find your inner peace at Randall’s Island Park’s free outdoor yoga series. Guided by a beloved, local yoga instructor, participants will flow through a calming and grounding sequence against the backdrop of the uptown skyline. All levels and abilities are welcome. Bring a friend, family member or two, or your yoga-loving pet!
No registration required—just show up ready to move! We’ll have water and a limited number of mats available to borrow, so please bring your own if possible or show up early to claim one.
Our free yoga classes run weekly on Tuesdays from 6:30 – 7:30pm from May 6 – September 9 (no class June 10), and Saturdays from 10:00 – 11:00am, June 28 – August 30. On Saturdays, stay after and join our dance class! Please check Instagram for the most updated schedule.
Location: East River Picnic Area
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Yoga in the Park - CANCELLED!
2025-07-08 18:30 - 19:30 | East River Picnic Area

Bike Ride to Waterfront Festival
2025-07-19 11:30 - 13:00 | Citi Bike: E 114th Street and 1st Ave
Ride to Waterfront Festival with El Barrio Bikes! Meet up at Thomas Jefferson Park in Harlem and enjoy a scenic ride along the riverfront and through the park, ending at the festival!
Free Citi Bikes will be provided thanks to our partnership with Citi Bike, and we can offer a limited number of free helmets. In order to reserve a free bike and helmet, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.
There will be a free bike valet for the duration of the festival provided by Transportation Alternatives by the East River Picnic Area. Please check in your bikes with Transportation Alternatives staff at the festival!
Registration is required for this event here.
After the festival, enjoy some time exploring the park’s 9+ miles of cyclist and pedestrian pathways!
Location: Citi Bike Station at the NW corner of E 114th and 1st Ave
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Dance in the Park at the Waterfront Festival
2025-07-19 13:00 - 13:45 | East River Picnic Area
Are you looking for a free, outdoor dance series this summer? Grab your water bottle and comfortable clothes and head to Randall’s Island for Bachata and Salsa in the Park! Motivated by the breeze, city and nature views, and an engaging instructor, participants will learn new moves and gain confidence with old ones.
We’re grateful to partner with Sweet Water Dance & Yoga to bring fabulous instructors to the park. Bring a friend or come on your own!
This session will take places during our 2025 Waterfront Festival and will feature an array of dance styles!
Location: East River Picnic Area (across from Field 72)
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Cooking on the Farm: Global Street Food (Storytime at 12 PM)
2025-07-26 12:00 - 15:00 | Urban Farm
Take your taste buds on an exciting journey with this free Randall’s Island Park workshop: Global Street Food: A Flavorful Journey Through World Cuisines with returning Chef Keesha!
We’ll explore the vibrant flavors of street food from around the world! This hands-on class will showcase how fresh herbs, spices, and local ingredients come together to create bold, unforgettable flavors—all while highlighting the connection between food, culture, and sustainability.
While learning from Chef Keesha about the cultural and nutritious significance of the foods, participants will create a dish together that everyone will ultimately get to enjoy using ingredients harvested right from the Urban Farm!
Before cooking, join us at the Urban Farm for an engaging Storytime experience at 12:00 PM with beloved community member and literary expert, Jazy! Listen to Jazy deliver a thematic and beautifully illustrated children’s book followed by a movement session with family-friendly yoga, stretches, and mindfulness.
The cooking portion of the programming will begin at 1:00 PM at the Urban Farm!
Location: Urban Farm
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

CANCELLED Yoga in the Park
2025-07-29 18:30 - 19:30 | East River Picnic Area
Yoga in the Park has been cancelled on Tuesday, July 29.

Femme Fishing
2025-08-02 14:00 - 16:00
Join Randall’s Island Park Alliance for an afternoon of fishing for women, femme, and gender-nonconforming folx. Grow your own fishing skills, share with other folks in and around the NY/NJ Harbor Estuary, on our serene shoreline at the meeting of the Harlem and East Rivers. We strive to make spaces where other educators and anglers can hang out, build community, and create a vibe that works for us in what is a typically male-dominated activity. All supplies are provided.
We ask that all folks please register for the Recreational Marine Fishing Register (free) before the event.
Location: East River Picnic Area Green
For inquiries about accessibility, to request accommodations or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

CANCELLED Dance in the Park!
2025-08-09 11:00 - 11:45 | East River Picnic Area

Taste of the Farm
2025-08-16 12:00 - 15:00 | Urban Farm
Join us for our first ever, “Taste of the Farm,” a family-friendly day of activities and food celebrating the height of the growing season at Randall’s Island Park Alliance’s Urban Farm. Bring the whole family and enjoy interactive farm activities, global tastings and fun, including:

Chef-led Tastings Featuring Culturally Important Farm Grown Ingredients

Lawn Games & Arts and Crafts

Ice Cream Making & Tomato Tasting

Pickling & Flower Arranging

Get your passport stamped while traveling the world of food, sampling dishes inspired by the 200+ varieties of fruits, vegetables, and herbs grown on the farm. Dishes shared at the event will be inspired by regions of the world including Central America, Korea, the Mediterranean, South Asia, and more!
Expected chefs in attendance include:
Chef Ayesha
Chef Gila
Chef Keesha
Chef Lynn
Chef Umair
Location: Urban Farm
Our Edible Education programs are supported by the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust, the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation, the New York City Manhattan Borough President’s Office, and the Cowles Charitable Trust.
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

CANCELLED Yoga in the Park
2025-08-19 18:30 - 19:30 | East River Picnic Area
UPDATE: Yoga in the Park is CANCELLED.

Stretch, breathe, and find your inner peace at Randall’s Island Park’s free outdoor yoga series. Guided by a beloved, local yoga instructor, participants will flow through a calming and grounding sequence against the backdrop of the uptown skyline. All levels and abilities are welcome. Bring a friend, family member or two, or your yoga-loving pet!
No registration required—just show up ready to move! We’ll have water and a limited number of mats available to borrow, so please bring your own if possible or show up early to claim one.
Our free yoga classes run weekly on Tuesdays from 6:30 – 7:30pm from May 6 – September 9 (no class June 10), and Saturdays from 10:00 – 11:00am, June 28 – August 30. On Saturdays, stay after and join our dance class! Please check Instagram for the most updated schedule.
Location: East River Picnic Area
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.
