Yoga in the Park
2025-08-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-08-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-08-26 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-08-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-02 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-09-09 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | 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.

Dance in the Park!
2025-08-16 11:00 - 11:45, 2025-08-23 11:00 - 11:45, 2025-08-30 11:00 - 11:45 | 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 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.

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.

The Open Invite 5K Powered by On
2025-08-28 17:30 - 22:00 | Icahn Stadium
On Thursday, August 28th, Icahn Stadium is proud to host The Open Invite Powered by On, a team scored 5000m race with check-in time called for 5:30 PM and the race beginning at 7:00 PM.
The Open Invite is a team scored, cross-country style race with prizes up for grabs. Runners with their different teams of three will each race a 5k competing against other teams, and the team with the lowest score wins (1st place = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points).
Winners of the team category will receive:

An On Cargo Bag
On Performance T-Shirt/Tank top
On Race Cap
On Performance Socks

The fastest shoes from On will be available to demo during and after the race and once the race is finished there will be refreshments and a brief awards ceremony to celebrate the winning teams.
Register for the event here!
Location: Icahn Stadium

Femme Fishing
2025-09-06 13:00 - 15:00
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.

2025 Jesse Owens Track & Field Youth Program - Fall
2025-09-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Thomas Jefferson Park
Join the Randall’s Island Park Alliance and City Parks Foundation for the Jesse Owens Track & Field Youth Program! This free weekly program is available to youth ages 8-16 and enables participants to learn the fundamentals of the sport and stay active. Activities will focus on running techniques for springs and relays and will introduce other track and field activities like the long jump, hurdles, and long-distance running.
Registration is required on LeagueApps with City Parks Foundation!
Location: Thomas Jefferson Park (East Harlem)
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Bike Ride to Harvest Festival
2025-09-28 11:30 - 13:00 | Citi Bike: E 114th Street and 1st Ave
Ride to Harvest 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 provided by Transportation Alternatives so you can safely park your bikes and enjoy the festivities with ease of mind. Citi Bikes will not be included in this valet service, so if you take a Citi Bike to the festival, please find the nearest docking station to park, or ask a RIPA staff member where to dock. You can find the four Citi Bike docks on our interactive map!
Registration is required 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.

Bike Ride to Fungus Festival
2025-10-05 11:30 - 13:00 | Citi Bike: E 114th Street and 1st Ave
Ride to Fungus 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 bike and helmet, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.
Registration is required here.
Location: Citi Bike Station at the NW corner of Thomas Jefferson Park – 114th and 1st Avenue
After the festival, enjoy some time exploring the park’s 9+ miles of cyclist and pedestrian pathways!
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

2025 Jesse Owens Track & Field Youth Program - Fall (Location Change)
2025-10-25 10:00 - 12:00 | The White Garden
Join the Randall’s Island Park Alliance and City Parks Foundation for the Jesse Owens Track & Field Youth Program! This free weekly program is available to youth ages 8-16 and enables participants to learn the fundamentals of the sport and stay active. Activities will focus on running techniques for springs and relays and will introduce other track and field activities like the long jump, hurdles, and long-distance running.
Registration is required on LeagueApps with City Parks Foundation!
Location: White Garden at Randall’s Island Park
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Community Field Day
2026-04-10 11:00 - 14:00 | Athletic Fields 83 & 84, United States
Kick off the spring sports season with Randall’s Island Park Alliance at our free 80’s Fields Community Field Day! We’re celebrating the reopening of our newly restored athletic fields and inviting families and kids to come play, explore, and enjoy a fun-filled day outdoors during Spring Recess. Featured activities include:

Soccer clinics with New York City FC and South Bronx United
Lacrosse Clinics with Doc’s and Predator’s Lacrosse
Rec ball with SportimeNY and the Johnny Mac Tennis Project
On the Move with New York Road Runners
Recess Games with Asphalt Green
DJ
Crafting and Education with Randall’s Island Park Alliance
Free ice cream and snacks for the first 500 attendees

Enjoy the new fields, connect with local recreation providers, and spend the day playing and celebrating with your community.
Randall’s Island Park is a place for youth sports and outdoor fun all year long. Join us to celebrate the 80’s Fields reopening and the start of a fun, active spring season!
Location: Athletic Fields 83 & 84
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

2026 Jesse Owens Track & Field Youth Program - Spring
2026-04-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-02 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Thomas Jefferson Park
Join the Randall’s Island Park Alliance and City Parks Foundation for the Jesse Owens Track and Field Youth Program! This free weekly program is available to youth ages 8-16 and enables participants to learn the fundamentals of the sport and stay active. Activities will focus on running techniques for sprints and relays and will introduce other track and field activities like long jump, hurdles, and long-distance running.
Program Dates: Every Saturday
Spring: 4/11 – 6/20, no program on 5/23
Fall: 9/12 – 10/31
Registration is required on LeagueApps with City Parks Foundation.
Location: Thomas Jefferson Park
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Yoga in the Park
2026-05-05 18:30 - 19:30 | East River Picnic Area – Yoga Location
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 – 7:30 pm from May 5 – September 1, and Saturdays from 10:00 – 11:00 am, July 4 – August 29. 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.
