Randall’s Island Events

Throughout the year, RIPA hosts over 300 free public events including tours, movie nights, waterfront activities, our annual Earth Day and Harvest Festivals and more. These family-friendly drop-in events play an integral role in helping Park visitors explore the Island’s varied points of interest. We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information please email [email protected].

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Urban Farm Volunteers

Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm! Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true weekly volunteer, come and join us! Our farmers have a lot of farm chores and composting to do weekly and you can help us take care of this important urban educational agricultural resource. […]

Team RIVER Volunteers

Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful! Team RIVER Volunteers regularly work with the Natural Areas team twice a month to take care of and restore our natural spaces on the island. With our Horticulture team, volunteers care for the many gardens, green streets and meadows, […]

Metropolitan Championship (Outdoor)

Icahn Stadium hosts the 2026 Metropolitan Championships (Outdoor) featuring some of the region's best collegiate athletes in what will shape up to be an electric meet!

PSAL Season Opener

The Public Schools Athletic League begins their Outdoor season here at Icahn Stadium on April 4th! Visit their website for more information.

Urban Farm Volunteers

Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm! Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true weekly volunteer, come and join us! Our farmers have a lot of farm chores and composting to do weekly and you can help us take care of this important urban educational agricultural resource. […]

Team RIVER Volunteers

Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful! Team RIVER Volunteers regularly work with the Natural Areas team twice a month to take care of and restore our natural spaces on the island. With our Horticulture team, volunteers care for the many gardens, green streets and meadows, […]

Seining Kickoff Party!

Looking for something fun and educational to do with students during spring recess? Visit Randall’s Island and help us kick off our seasonal seining program! Grab a pair of waders and help us as we drag a 30-foot-long seining net along the shore of the Harlem River and discover the amazing biodiversity found in our […]

Community Field Day

Kick off the spring sports season with the Randall’s Island Park Alliance at our 80’s Fields Community Field Day to celebrate their reopening!

Ed Jennings Jamboree

The 4th annual Ed Jennings Jamboree takes place at Icahn Stadium on April 11th! Honoring the great Fordham Prep Coach Ed Jennings, this development meet for CHSAA schools is sure to bring tons of action and competition!

Urban Farm Volunteers

Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm! Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true weekly volunteer, come and join us! Our farmers have a lot of farm chores and composting to do weekly and you can help us take care of this important urban educational agricultural resource. […]

Team RIVER Volunteers

Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful! Team RIVER Volunteers regularly work with the Natural Areas team twice a month to take care of and restore our natural spaces on the island. With our Horticulture team, volunteers care for the many gardens, green streets and meadows, […]

Pressed Botanicals Workshop

Join us for a relaxing, creative, free workshop where you’ll learn how to press and arrange flowers and leaves to create beautiful works of art hosted by RIPA’s Horticulture Team at Randall's Island Park!

Urban Farm Volunteers

Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm! Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true weekly volunteer, come and join us! Our farmers have a lot of farm chores and composting to do weekly and you can help us take care of this important urban educational agricultural resource. […]

Team RIVER Volunteers

Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful! Team RIVER Volunteers regularly work with the Natural Areas team twice a month to take care of and restore our natural spaces on the island. With our Horticulture team, volunteers care for the many gardens, green streets and meadows, […]

Rising NYRR Spring Jamboree Presented by TCS

Take the kids to Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island for a fun day of track and field events! Kids can choose from age-appropriate activities they’d like to try, including sprints, a longer distance run, relays on the track, shot put, long jump, obstacle courses, and more! Icahn Stadium is a world-class track and field facility, […]

Bike Ride to Earth Day Festival

Ride to Earth Day Festival at Randall's Island Park with El Barrio Bikes! Meet up at Thomas Jefferson Park in Harlem and make the trip!

Urban Farm Volunteers

Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm! Whether you are new to our farm or have been a tried-and-true weekly volunteer, come and join us! Our farmers have a lot of farm chores and composting to do weekly and you can help us take care of this important urban educational agricultural resource. […]

CHSAA NYBQ Frosh/Soph Sectional Championship

Featuring the best CHSAA schools from the Brooklyn and Queens area, Icahn Stadium hosts the Catholic High School Athletic Association NYBQ Frosh/Soph Sectional Championship!

Team RIVER Volunteers

Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful! Team RIVER Volunteers regularly work with the Natural Areas team twice a month to take care of and restore our natural spaces on the island. With our Horticulture team, volunteers care for the many gardens, green streets and meadows, […]

Trials of Miles Track Night NYC

Trials of Miles returns to Icahn Stadium in what will be a full day of explosive competition between high school level athletes in the afternoon followed by athletes of all ages competing in the evening! For more information visit their website.

CUNY Championship

New York City's best CUNY collegiate athletes compete to take home the 2026 CUNY Outdoor Championship! For more information visit their website.

Riverkeeper Sweep

Join other concerned members of your community and thousands area-wide, collecting, and removing marine plastics and litter from our shores. Riverkeeper is committed to making and keeping the Hudson and its tributaries free of trash. We will meet at Icahn Stadium and spread out into our marshes and along the shoreline, collecting trash, keeping data, […]