Fort Tryon Park Conservancy

Sunrise Tai Chi
2024-05-22 06:30 - 07:30, 2024-05-15 06:30 - 07:30 (America/New_York) | Linden Terrace
Start your day with tranquility and community. Wake up with sunrise Tai Chi classes taught by certified instructor Robert Martinez on the beautiful Linden Terrace. Wear comfy clothing and bring water.
Pre-register on Eventbrite to sign the required waiver: Sunrise Tai Chi with Robert Martinez 2024 Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
These classes are suitable for all levels, but please note there are steps to access the Terrace. For accessibility information, contact the Fort Tryon Park Trust.
Photo by Aliza Holtz

Free Zumba Class
2024-05-21 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-05-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Volleyball Courts
Join certified Zumba instructors twice a week for fun, exhilarating exercise in the fresh air. All
are welcome—bring comfortable clothes and a full water bottle.
Pre-register on Eventbrite to fill out a required waiver: Free Zumba in Fort Tryon Park 2024 Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Canceled if heavy rain occurs. For accessibility information,
contact the Fort Tryon Park Trust.

Únase a los instructores certificados de Zumba para divertirse y hacer ejercicio al aire libre.
Todos son bienvenidos: traigan ropa cómoda y una botella de agua llena. Regístrese previamente en Eventbrite para completar una exención: Free Zumba in Fort Tryon Park 2024 Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

Se cancelará si llueve mucho. Para más información, contacte el Fort Tryon Park Trust.

Forest Fitness
2024-05-21 07:30 - 08:30, 2024-05-18 08:30 - 09:30, 2024-05-16 07:30 - 08:30, 2024-05-14 07:30 - 08:30, 2024-05-11 08:30 - 09:30, 2024-05-09 07:30 - 08:30, 2024-05-07 07:30 - 08:30, 2024-05-04 08:30 - 09:30 and 6 more dates
Join us for a free, year-round “Fitness at the Fort” exercise program on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays!
This fitness class incorporates climbing multiple staircases, stretches and strengthening exercises, notable tree identification, and forest bathing. Led by instructor, Nancy Bruning, BA, MPH, PAPHS.
Classes are structured so that all levels of fitness will be accommodated; however, all classes involve relatively brisk walking and some stairs because of the layout of the park itself. Classes vary according to the season, path conditions, and the weather, but always meet at the Heather Garden entrance.
Tuesday and Thursday classes end at various points near the starting point, including the volleyball courts. Saturday class ends at the Anne Loftus Playground, using the various pieces of equipment, and offers optional after-class group walk to the Greenmarket on Isham Street. All classes end with closing with stretches.
(Note: Fitness Walking does not meet if it is raining or if the actual temperature or wind chill is below 20 degrees F.)

Fort Tryon Coloring Book Walk, Talk, & Draw with Leslie Day and Trudy Smoke
2024-05-19 14:00 - 15:30
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and NYC Parks for the launch of the free Birds and Trees Coloring Book, developed by author Leslie Day and artist Trudy Smoke. Enjoy a tour of the trees illustrated in the book, learn about the research and artistic processes, and try your hand at nature drawing surrounded by the beauty of the Heather Garden. All participants will receive a free copy of the coloring book. All ages welcome!
Meet us at the Heather Garden.

Sunday Stewardship 2024
2024-05-19 10:00 - 13:00
The Fort Tryon Park Trust hosts volunteer opportunities for you, your friends, and family to dig in the dirt! Join us to help protect Fort Tryon Park’s ecology and beauty! Meet the NYC Parks’ horticulture staff at the Heather Garden’s Margaret Corbin Circle entrance to sign in at 10:00 a.m. sharp. Activities will include removing debris and weeds and preparing the site for plantings. Tools and gloves will be provided, but wear long pants, sturdy shoes, a face mask as needed, and bring a filled water bottle,
Groups of 5+ RSVP by emailing info@FortTryonParkTrust.org a week in advance so we can provide sufficient equipment and tools on hand.
Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Stewardship Days along the southwest area of Fort Tryon Park take place on the 3rd Sunday of each month from March to November.

Dance Walk - Alterations and Repairs: Rewound
2024-05-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Dongan Lawn
Put on your most comfortable walking shoes and be led by poet Paul Rabinowitz through Fort Tryon Park to see and hear dance, music, and poetry performed on benches, lawns, stairways, pathways, near rock faces, and under trees. This impressive ensemble of contemporary artists inspired by nature and the elegance of Fort Tryon Park collectively draw from Modern, Flamenco, Jazz, Folk, and Brazilian-Afro lineages and styles.

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Free Zumba Class
2024-05-18 09:00 - 10:00

Sunset Yoga
2024-05-15 18:45 - 20:00 | Abby’s Lawn
Practice yoga with certified instructor Stacey Linden while overlooking the beautiful Hudson River and basking in the glow of the setting sun! Arrive early and bring a towel or yoga mat and water. Abby’s Lawn is slightly sloped and there are some uneven spots. Canceled if it rains or the ground is wet.
Sunset Yoga with Stacey Linden 2024 Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
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For accessibility information, contact the Fort Tryon Park Trust.

Broadway Beautification Days 2024
2024-05-11 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-04-27 10:00 - 13:00
Join the Fort Tryon Park Trust and NYC Parks for some spring cleaning in Fort Tryon Park! Help beautify the park along the Broadway Promenade. Meet at the Broadway Greeting Garden at the Arden Street/Broadway entrance. Wear long pants, sturdy shoes, and get ready to improve the park’s ecology by removing debris and helping site preparations. Tools and gloves will be provided but please bring a filled water bottle.
Groups of 5+ must RSVP by emailing info@FortTryonParkTrust.org 2 weeks in advance.
Volunteers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Stewardship Days along the eastern expanse of the park take place on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month from March to November. The Fort Tryon Park Trust supports these volunteer opportunities by underwriting tools, horticultural supplies, and NYC Parks staffing to oversee projects.

Birding for All with the Feminist Bird Club
2024-05-05 09:00 - 10:30
Join the Feminist Bird Club of NYC for a beginner-friendly birding walk and workshop in Fort Tryon Park. A limited number of binoculars will be available to borrow. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a full water bottle! Walk will meet at the Margaret Corbin Circle entrance to Fort Tryon Park. Access notes: the park has paved paths and steep slopes. For accessibility information, contact info@forttryonparktrust.org.

Foraging as a Metaphor: Nature Sketching
2024-04-21 12:00 - 13:00
Join Upper Manhattan Forest Kids & NYC Parks for an Earth Day workshop! Foraging As A Metaphor is a walking class that will identify edible and medicinal plants in our local parks and green spaces and use sketching to deepen relationships. Sketching plants is an effective method for increasing familiarization due to the keen process of seeing when sketching.
Ages 7-12 years old. Sketch supplies will be provided.

This program is free and open to the public. For accessibility information, contact ollie.demeio@parks.nyc.gov or 212-795-1388.

Earth Day Yoga
2024-04-21 11:00 - 12:00
Celebrate Earth Day with a free outdoor yoga class on Abby’s Lawn in beautiful Fort Tryon Park, taught by certified instructor Stacey Linden.
Arrive early, and bring a towel or yoga mat and water.
This event is free and open to the public. Abby’s Lawn is slightly sloped and there are some uneven spots. Rain or wet ground cancels. For accessibility information, contact 212-795-1388 or ollie.demeio@parks.nyc.gov.
Register in advance on eventbrite, or arrive 10 minutes early to sign the required activity waiver. Registration opens April 5.

Sunday Stewardship 2024
2024-04-21 10:00 - 13:00
The Fort Tryon Park Trust hosts volunteer opportunities for you, your friends, and family to dig in the dirt! Join us to help protect Fort Tryon Park’s ecology and beauty! Meet the NYC Parks’ horticulture staff at the Heather Garden’s Margaret Corbin Circle entrance to sign in at 10:00 a.m. sharp. Activities will include removing debris and weeds and preparing the site for plantings. Tools and gloves will be provided, but wear long pants, sturdy shoes, a face mask as needed, and bring a filled water bottle,
Groups of 5+: please note we are at capacity for large groups on 4/21, but individual volunteers are still encouraged.
Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Stewardship Days along the southwest area of Fort Tryon Park take place on the 3rd Sunday of each month from March to November.

Public Art Walking Tour
2024-04-20 14:00 - 15:00
Saturday, April 20, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fort Tryon Park (meet near pictured sculpture (“UDD” by Wolf) at the northern end of the Cloisters Lawn), Manhattan
Celebrate Art in the Parks! Creator MJ Levy Dickson leads a free public art walking tour. Fort Tryon Park’s newest installation, Appearances, operates with the goal of bringing awareness to the majesty and fragility of our environment. Artists featured in this exhibition include Elizabeth Akamatsu, Katharina Chichester, MJ Levy Dickson, Rosy Keyser, Dorothy Palanza, Billy Sherry, and Wolf.
This event is FREE and open to the public. No raindate.
