Yoga in the Park
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.

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, 2026-05-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-06 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, 2026-05-12 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-05-19 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-05-26 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-06-02 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-06-09 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.

Big Truck Day
2026-05-16 12:00 - 15:00 | Asphalt Pad
Strap on your seatbelt and head over to Randall’s Island Park for our free, annual Big Truck Day celebration!
Get a close-up view of the large vehicles that keep New York City clean and safe. Learn how garbage truck drivers, police officers, farmers, and other big truck operators use these vehicles to drive our city forward. Visit each truck and learn from the operators themselves about how they use their truck every day. You might have the chance to sit in the front seat and pose for a photo!
We will have trucks from the FDNY, TBTA, DEP, DSNY, NYC Parks, RIPA, NYPD, as well as K9 units and horses from the Parks Mounted units!
Location: Asphalt Pad – Next to Icahn Stadium
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

CANCELLED Food Demos on the Urban Farm
2026-05-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Urban Farm
This event has been cancelled. An additional date has been added during our Waterfront Festival on Saturday, July 18.

POSTPONED Movie Night: Bend It Like Beckham
2026-06-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Fields 62/63
Movie Night has been postponed due to inclement weather.

Community Track Night
2026-06-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Icahn Stadium
Walk, run, or jog in this “icahnic” stadium at our free Community Track Night! Join us on the Icahn Stadium track, home to past Olympic Trials, records set by Jesse Owens, Meseret Defar, and Usain Bolt, and this year’s site for the USA Track and Field Championships! This is an exciting opportunity to run on one of the USA’s few Class 1 certified World Athletics track with a Mondo Super X Performance surface.
Follow your own training plan or join Harlem Run for a workout from 6:30 – 7:30 PM. Runners of all abilities are welcome and encouraged to attend (must be 18 or older to participate).
Location: Icahn Stadium
Runners of all abilities are welcome (must be 18 or older to participate).
