Team RIVER Saturdays
2025-12-13 09:30 - 12:30 UTC
Join our Team RIVER on a Saturday morning to support your park and the community!
In late Autumn, Randall’s Island Park Alliance hosts a volunteer event most Saturdays. Volunteers will work in different areas of the park to clean and beautify this important community resource.
These events have limited capacity and if you have a group larger than 5 persons you must contact us at volunteers@RandallsIsland.org and give us the specifics of your group size.
Registration is required here.
Location: Different locations throughout the park. Register for specifics.
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Winter Composting with Big Reuse
2025-12-13 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-20 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-27 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-03 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-10 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-17 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-14 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-21 10:00 - 13:00 and 3 more dates | Urban Farm
Join the NYC Compost Project with Big Reuse as we manage the 5-bin compost system at Randall’s Island Urban Farm!
We will be breaking down paper bags/sticks/yard waste into appropriate sizes for composting, decontaminating food scraps and chopping whole fruits or vegetables in preparation for the compost pile, turning phase 2 compost piles, as well as sifting out finished compost.
Your volunteer work with us helps divert food scraps and organic waste away from land-fill which decreases greenhouse gas emissions as well as creates a soil amendment out of that organic waste which goes back into parks, gardens, and public green spaces in our local area. This work all goes toward making a more just ecologically sustainable community!
Registration is required here.
Location: Urban Farm
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Winter Wreath Workshop
2025-12-13 12:00 - 14:00 | Icahn Stadium
Celebrate the season with a cozy, hands-on wreath making workshop! Guided by our Horticulture team, you’ll create your own one-of-a-kind wreath using seasonal greenery, dried flowers, and natural materials foraged from the Park’s landscape. All materials and instruction are provided. No experience necessary!
Registration is required here.
Location: The Classroom at Icahn Stadium
For inquiries about accessibility, to request accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

The 126th Annual Christmas Bird Count
2025-12-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Icahn Stadium
Join the NYC Bird Alliance at Randall’s Island Park for this popular and accessible community science tradition, conducted across North America every year since 1900. The long-term data collected by Audubon Christmas Bird Count volunteers provides a fundamental way to understand the long-term health of bird populations—and has contributed to several recent impactful reports on bird decline in North America.

The Christmas Bird Count is a way that everyone can contribute to scientific knowledge that can help us protect birds. Participants range from expert ornithologists to beginning birders, following established protocols to ensure consistent data collection. Kids are welcome!

Learn more and REGISTER HERE through the NYC Bird Alliance

Location: Icahn Stadium

Dress warmly and don’t forget your binoculars! For more information, email communityscience@nycbirdalliance.org.

For inquiries about accessibility, and to request an accommodation, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Please note that lunch will not be provided, so please bring your own!

CANCELLED Winter Composting with Big Reuse
2026-01-24 10:00 - 13:00 | Urban Farm
This event is CANCELLED due to inclement weather.

Seed Packaging
2026-01-31 10:00 - 13:00 | Icahn Stadium
Volunteers will package thousands of seeds to give away next season! Each growing season, the Urban Farm gives away hundreds of seed packets at its welcome table during weekend Open Hours. Seed packets are extremely popular with our visitors — so much so that it is hard to keep the table stocked.
This indoor activity will require volunteers to package and label seeds to give away to the public. Snacks, hot chocolate, and tea will be provided.
Registration is required here.
Location: Icahn Stadium
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

CANCELLED Winter Composting with Big Reuse
2026-01-31 10:00 - 13:00 | Urban Farm
This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

CANCELLED Winter Composting with Big Reuse
2026-02-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Urban Farm
UDPATE: This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

Wake Up the Farm Day
2026-03-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Urban Farm
Let’s celebrate a new season and welcome back our farm volunteers! At this special event, volunteers will help us clear the straw-covered garden beds to prepare for planting.
Volunteers will work for two hours and then we will get together to celebrate a new season with: Hot Cocoa – a Fire Pit – Live Lyall Karaoke/Sing along, and more!
Registration is required here.
Location: Urban Farm
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Team RIVER Volunteers
2026-03-18 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-03-25 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-04-01 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-04-08 09:30 - 12:30
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, every second Wednesday of each month. Team RIVER also works with our Sports Field and Operations teams, keeping our park clean and maintained. If you are only able to volunteer on a limited basis, you are still very much welcome!
This volunteer opportunity is open to individuals from the community. Groups of more than 5 people must contact: Volunteers@RandallsIsland.org
Volunteers must be at least 11 years old. Anyone under the age of 18 must have a waiver signed by their legal guardian before starting any work. Children under 16 must also have an adult with them while volunteering. A downloadable volunteer waiver can be found at this link: General Volunteer – Randall’s Island
Registration is required here.
Location: Volunteers will be notified after registration.
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Urban Farm Volunteers
2026-03-22 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-29 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Urban Farm
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.
On Sundays we not only do farm chores, but we are joined by the NYC Compost Project with Big Reuse who help us manage our 5-bin compost system to create much needed organic matter for our planting beds!
Individuals under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult who volunteers with them. Individuals ages 16 & 17 can volunteer if a parent or guardian has signed a waiver. Please find a downloadable waiver here: Waiver for unaccompanied 16 & 17 year olds
This volunteer event is for individuals from the community and not open to groups larger than 5 people. If you wish to bring more than 5 people, you must first contact us at volunteers@randallsisland.org.
New volunteers must register for this event here.
Location: Urban Farm
For inquiries about accessibility, to request accommodation, or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org.

Let's Go Birding Together (LGBT)
2026-03-28 10:00 - 11:30 | Icahn Stadium, East Entrance
Join an experienced guide from NYC Bird Alliance for a free spring birding tour at Randall’s Island Park! Let’s Go Birding Together is open to anyone who loves birds, is curious about them, or simply wants a fun outdoor experience. Participants can borrow binoculars and enjoy spotting seasonal feathered friends while contributing to real scientific research through our Park-as-Lab program. All are welcome, especially the LGBTQIA+ community, allies, families and all who want to connect with nature!
REGISTER HERE!
Location: Icahn Stadium East Entrance
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information, please email publicprograms@randallsisland.org

CHSAA Season Opener
2026-03-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Icahn Stadium
The 2026 Track & Field season at Icahn Stadium begins with the New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association Season Opener!
Visit their website for more information.

Metropolitan Championship (Outdoor)
2026-04-03 11:00 - 18:00 | Icahn Stadium
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
2026-04-04 08:00 - 17:30 | Icahn Stadium
The Public Schools Athletic League begins their Outdoor season here at Icahn Stadium on April 4th!
Visit their website for more information.
