http://www.whidc.org/festival/directions.html
The Fort Tryon Medieval Festival brings to life the customs and spirit of the Middle Ages. Manhattan's Fort Tryon Park is transformed into a medieval market town decorated with bright banners and processional flags. Performers, guests and festival goers dress in medieval costumes.
Visitors are greeted by authentic medieval music, dance, magic, and minstrels, as well as jugglers and jesters. The afternoon is concluded with a thrilling joust between four knights on horseback. Costumed vendors will be on hand to demonstrate and sell a wide variety of medieval crafts as well as food and drink.
The festival is free -- there are no charges for admission or entertainment. Donations at our wishing wells are welcome, however!
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Fall 2016 Little Red Lighthouse Festival in Fort Washington Park, under the GWB Saturday, September 24, 2016 12 PM-4 PM
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Celebrate Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse with Urban Park Ranger-led ticketed tours, readings of The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge children’s book, fishing clinics, live music, food vendors, and activities for the whole family!
Tickets for lighthouse tours are fist come first served and begin being released at 12pm on the day of the event, at the event, with a total of about 150 ticketed entries. Tickets often run out very quickly. Not to worry, there are many fun things to do or see at the event!
The Lineup will be announced in early September.
Location
Little Red Lighthouse in Fort Washington Park 
West 181 Street and Plaza Lafayette
Manhattan
Cost
Free
Event Organizer
Summer on the Hudson, Riverside Park Conservancy, Urban Park Rangers
Contact Number
311
Contact Email
FALL 2016 FREE FAMILY CAMPING IN INWOOD! Friday, September 2, 2016 RSVP ASAP
Friday, September 2,
SEP2
Family Camping: Manhattan
at Inwood Hill Park , Manhattan
7:00 p.m. –7:00 a.m.
We camp to create lasting memories, connect with the natural world, and bond with our families. Space is limited and participants are selected through lottery. Pre-registration is required.
Free!
We camp to create lasting memories, connect with the natural world, and bond with our families. Space is limited and participants are selected through lottery. Pre-registration is required.
Free!
We camp to create lasting memories, connect with the natural world, and bond with our families. Camping affords us the opportunity to unplug from the diversions of everyday life and to laugh and play with our families. The Urban Park Rangers celebrate the tradition of camping and we look forward to welcoming your family.
Space is limited and participants are chosen by lottery. To enter your family into the lottery please visit our Event Registration page from August 17 through August 24.
Location
Manhattan
Exact meeting location will be announced to lottery selected participants.
Cost
Free
Event Organizer
Contact Number
(212) 628-2345
2016https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2016/09/02/family-camping-inwood-hill-park-manhattan
FALL 2016 Urban Park Rangers The Urban Park Rangers connect New Yorkers to the natural world through environmental education, outdoor recreation, wildlife management and active conservation.
Urban Park Rangers
The Urban Park Rangers connect New Yorkers to the natural world through environmental education, outdoor recreation, wildlife management and active conservation.
For over 30 years the Urban Park Rangers have helped New Yorkers of all ages to discover the great outdoors, uncovering the natural wonders that exist right here in their own backyard.
With a NYC Park Ranger as your ambassador to the natural world, you can experience the marvels of an urban ecosystem. NYC Park Rangers welcome school children and their teachers through The Natural Classroom, high school students through the Ranger Conservation Corps, families and adults through Weekend Adventures, and groups looking for team building opportunities through the Adventure Course and Custom Adventures.
NYC Park Rangers serve all levels of interest from the novice to the seasoned nature lover. No matter which activity you choose, the Urban Park Rangers will help you get in touch with the Big Apple’s wild side. Adventure, discovery, and the natural world are just blocks away.
Custom Adventures
During the summer, the Urban Park Rangers offer single day and overnight programs for summer camps and youth groups. To find out how to schedule a program for your group, visit our Custom Adventures webpage.
Outdoors in NYC
Outdoors in NYC is the Rangers’ quarterly newspaper and calendar. Find information about FREE hikes, campouts, canoe outings, fishing outings, bird tours, and workshops that enhance your outdoor skills — all offered in your neighborhood and across the city.
Download a copy of the latest issue of Outdoors in NYC (PDF)
FALL 2016 FREE teen programs in NYC for TEENS
https://www.nycgovparks.org/programs/recreation/teens
Teen Programs
The programs focus on engaging teens' interests and enhancing their healthy and productive development.
Locations
Al Oerter Recreation Center
131-40 Fowler Avenue, Queens
(718) 353-7853
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131-40 Fowler Avenue, Queens
(718) 353-7853
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St. Mary’s Recreation Center
East 145th Street & St. Ann’s Avenue, Bronx
(718) 402-5155
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East 145th Street & St. Ann’s Avenue, Bronx
(718) 402-5155
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St. John’s Recreation Center
Prospect Place between Troy & Schenectady, Brooklyn
(718) 771-2787
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Prospect Place between Troy & Schenectady, Brooklyn
(718) 771-2787
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Sorrentino Recreation Center
18-48 Cornaga Avenue, Far Rockaway, Queens
(718) 471-4818
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18-48 Cornaga Avenue, Far Rockaway, Queens
(718) 471-4818
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J. Hood Wright Recreation Center
351 Fort Washington Avenue, Washington Heights, Manhattan
(212) 927-1563
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351 Fort Washington Avenue, Washington Heights, Manhattan
(212) 927-1563
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Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center
93-29 Queens Boulevard, Queens
(718) 263-1163
More About Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center
93-29 Queens Boulevard, Queens
(718) 263-1163
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RECYouth ‘Reel’ Education and Communication for Youth.
RECYouth is hosted at select Computer Resource Centers within Recreation Centers and offers free digital technology workshops and classes for pre–teens and teens as it exposes them to marketable multimedia tools. As part of this free program, teens discover their creative imaginations, and develop community awareness as they write scripts, make movies, compose music and take pictures with state of the art equipment. Please visit the RECYouth page for more information.
Green Teen Program
The Green Teen Program engages teens to become stewards of their local parks and recreation centers. Green Teens learn how to make a “green” positive impact in their local community and encourage the public to recycle. If you are interested in being a "Green Teen," please email us at Green.Teens@parks.nyc.gov.
FALL 2016 VOLUNTEER COMPOST WORKDAYS Saturdays 1 PM-3:30 PM, Sherman Creek (near Dyckman)
Compost Workday UPTOWN
Every Saturday, New York Restoration Project takes the food scraps collected at Inwood Greenmarket and organic material we've collected in our daily work in the Sherman Creek and Highbridge Parks and process it into our compost windrow. Join us on the second Saturday of the month to get an inside look at this process and learn some of the basics of composting. The experience is 100% hands-on, so be prepared to do some heavy lifting and get dirty! At the end of the day, take home a free bag of NYRP compost.
Location
Swindler Cove in Sherman Creek
Manhattan
Cost
Free
Event Organizer
Contact Number
(917) 291-6436
Contact Email
FALL 2016 Northern Manhattan Summit on Arts and Culture September 24, 2016 RSVP by 8/26 or contact the organizers...
Northern Manhattan Arts and Culture (NMAC) <NMACSummit@gmail.com>
You are invited to the
Northern Manhattan Summit on
Arts and Culture
Saturday, September 24, 2016
You are invited to help guide the future of Northern Manhattan’s cultural landscape along with a carefully selected cross-section of our community. As many of us: Face challenges with space, Strive for local audience engagement, Work to improve intra-neighborhood communication, and Aspire to deepen collaboration…
Together, we can build a common-ground agenda for the arts in Washington Heights and Inwood.
This highly interactive day-long summit will bring together diverse voices to share perspectives, experiences, concerns and ideas for the future, under the guidance of two experienced facilitators.
Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided.
WHEN
Saturday, September 24, 2016
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Doors and Registration open at 8:30 am
WHERE
Our Savior’s Atonement Lutheran Church
178 Bennett Avenue (South Entrance)
New York, NY 10040
(one block west of Broadway at 189th Street)
ESPAÑOL
Spanish translation will be available!
Traduccíon en Español sera disponíble!
RSVP
Please RSVP via Eventbrite by August 26, 2016
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