Events
2385 permitted events in Central Park from the NYC Open Data portal.
The park in play
Your go-to schedule for runs, concerts, closures, and community moments. All event data sourced from NYC Open Data.
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The inside loop: races, concerts, closures, and more
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Add your concert, run, or community event so the whole park (or at least the ones you want to notify) knows where to be.
Submit your eventSeasonal staples
Some things happen every year. These are some park traditions worth knowing.
Spring
- Cherry Blossoms bloom
- Shakespeare in the Park rehearsals
- Central Park Film Festival (spring series)
- Turtle Pond turtle sightings (peak basking season)
- Migratory bird watching in the Ramble
Summer
- SummerStage concerts
- Shakespeare in the Park main run
- Free yoga on the Great Lawn
- Roller disco/skating parties near Bandshell
- Outdoor movie nights on the Lawn
Fall
- New York City Marathon
- Central Park Conservancy's "Fall Foliage Walks"
- Great Pumpkin Flotilla
- Harvest Festival
- Peak leaf-peeping around the Mall and Literary Walk
Winter
- Ice skating at Wollman Rink
- Holiday markets near Columbus Circle
- Snow sculpture gatherings on the Great Lawn
- Winter birding in the Ramble (owls, hawks, sparrows)
- Horse carriage rides with seasonal lights
Want the small stuff too?
This page covers the big stuff like marathons, concerts, closures. But Poppy and the Squirrel Patrol report the street-level magic: buskers, surprise parades, and goose uprisings.
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