Events
Throughout the year, RIPA hosts over 200 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].

September 2021
RIPA Lit Club Braiding Sweetgrass Conversation Series
Randall’s The Island Literary Book Club will resume in September. During this fall we will be reading The New York Times bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass, Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. The book was published by Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2013. The discussions will be held virtually on zoom. Join us for one or all four conversations. There will be speakers for each program in conversation with Elizabeth Howard. More information will be available starting later this summer on the Randall’s Island…
Find out more »October 2021
RIPA Lit Club Braiding Sweetgrass Conversation Series
Randall’s The Island Literary Book Club will resume in September. During this fall we will be reading The New York Times bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass, Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. The book was published by Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2013. The discussions will be held virtually on zoom. Join us for one or all four conversations. There will be speakers for each program in conversation with Elizabeth Howard. More information will be available starting later this summer on the Randall’s Island…
Find out more »November 2021
RIPA Lit Club Braiding Sweetgrass Conversation Series
Randall’s The Island Literary Book Club will resume in September. During this fall we will be reading The New York Times bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass, Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. The book was published by Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2013. The discussions will be held virtually on zoom. Join us for one or all four conversations. There will be speakers for each program in conversation with Elizabeth Howard. More information will be available starting later this summer on the Randall’s Island…
Find out more »