Learn how to use binoculars to spot amazing birds that live around the salt marsh with an expert from NYC Bird Alliance. Families welcome.

Marine Park Alliance tends to locations across the park by painting over graffiti, removing invasive plant species, planting native species, picking up litter, and more. Help keep the park green; wear comfortable clothes; and we’ll provide gloves and tools! Pre-registration is required (here).

Join Assemblymember Jaime Williams to commemorate the dedicated women and men from our community who enlisted to protect us all.

This event connects veterans to vital resources and is hosted by Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse.

Make holiday crafts and take a family photo with that famous jolly old man in red.

Celebrate Kuumba (Creativity) – one of the seven principals of Kwanzaa – with MPA and the Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance during this introductory drumming workshop rooted in African dance and culture. Space is limited, register here.

Join Rabbi Heidi Hoover to hear the story of a miracle and its eight-day celebration. Enjoy crafts, holiday festivities, and sing-alongs.

Join the Urban Park Rangers, Scout Troop #396, and MPA as we celebrate the shortest day of the year with an evening of stargazing and storytelling around the campfire. LOCATION CHANGE: This event will take place at the Salt Marsh Nature Center on Avenue U.

Come celebrate Mulchfest with MPA as we help NYC Parks wrap up the holiday season by converting trees into mulch. Volunteer tasks will include distributing mulch, removing holiday decorations, and prepping trees for the woodchipper! Register at marineparkalliance.org/volunteer.

Celebrate National Blood Donor Month with MPA, Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and other community partners. Register at bit.ly/MarineParkBloodDrive. Eligibility requirements at nybc.org/eligibility.