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Look for our May Volunteer Events email!
Pinkster Festival
Saturday, May 2 - 12pm to 4pm
Celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Pinkster at this year’s Pinkster Festival hosted by the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, Van Cortlandt House Museum, and Kingsbridge Historical Society. Join us for a day filled with vibrant festivities, live music, engaging performances, and immersive experiences.
Van Cortlandt House Museum
Super Seedlings
Saturdays, May 2, 9, 16 - 10am to 12pm
Play and plant with your little one! Super Seedlings is a FREE, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 3-7 and their caregivers. Explore a fun and fabulous theme at each session with nature crafts, planting, soil digging, and more! Come once, twice, or all five weeks for some playing and planting!
VCPA Learning Garden
Caribeando with Juan Usera and the Sambuco Tribe
Saturday, May 9 - 2pm to 4pm
Caribeando features live music highlighting traditional Caribbean rhythms and dances including bomba, plena, guaracha, and changüí. Led by master percussionist Juan Usera, an Afro-Puerto Rican artist and culture-bearer whose work is deeply rooted in the traditional African-based dance forms of Bomba and Plena. Watch! Learn! Join in!
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Enslaved Burial Ground
Van Cortlandt Nature Group Walks
Monday, May 11 at 9:30am - Meets in Riverdale Stables parking lot
Saturday, May 30 at 9:30am - Meets in front of Nature Center
Take a slow walk in the park and learn about local flora and fauna with naturalist Debbi Dolan. Debbi has a wealth of knowledge about nature, plants, and wildlife that she enjoys sharing.
Birding with NYC Bird Alliance
Saturday, May 16 - Meet at 9am
Explore Van Cortlandt Park’s ecologically diverse grounds and celebrate a long tradition of birding in the park. Each walk will be led by a NYC Bird Alliance guide.
RSVP Required
Van Cortlandt Nature Center
Springtime Shindig
Wednesday May, 27 - 6pm to 9pm
This year we are celebrating the stellar team that facilitated an important milestone in the growth of Van Cortlandt Park Alliance… we have finalized our first license agreement with NYC Parks. We will also celebrate our friends at Riverdale Main Streets Alliance (RMSA), a local nonprofit that supports and volunteers in the park, beautifying the garden at 261st Street.
Spring Tea
Saturday, May 30 - 2pm to 5pm
Tea Culture & Arts is joining us for an afternoon nature hike, tea experiences, poetry and papermaking.
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VCPA Learning Garden
SAVE THE DATE!
NY Philharmonic & Fireworks
Tuesday, June 9 at 8pm
THE PHIL IS BACK!!! And, as always, it is FREE for all to enjoy.
Pack a picnic, BYOB (bring your own blanket), and get ready for a lovely evening.
More Information
Parade Ground
Support Our Work in Van Cortlandt Park
26.2 in 26
Join the Challenge — hike, run, stroll, or skip your way to 26.2 miles in Van Cortlandt Park anytime in 2026.
You choose the trails. You choose the pace. You choose the timeline.
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The park is really big. Our staff is really small. Only with your help can we grow our capacity, hire more staff, and take on projects to improve Van Cortlandt Park… for YOU! Please consider a gift to Van Cortlandt Park Alliance today.
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Our Contact Information
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance
80 Van Cortlandt Park South, Ste. E1
Bronx, NY 10463
718-601-1460
http://vancortlandt.org
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