Join the citywide celebration of current and future NYC greenways that promotes the diversity of our city’s public spaces for exercise, nature, and fun! Greenways Weekend will take place across the five boroughs on Saturday and Sunday, September 19 & 20, 2026, with events extending through the end of September.

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Celebration on the East River Waterfront!

Join EsplanadeFriends for a live music celebration on the waterfront. There will be fun for all ages: music, kids' activities, crafting, and free ice treats to activate the waterfront and a glorious greenway for walking, running, and biking in the open air. Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 1:00 PM.

Free

Gowanus Dawn Reading

Gowanus Canal

Join the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club for the 10th annual Gowanus Dawn reading, a proclamation of poetry from a flotilla of canoes to audience members on a bridge over the Gowanus Canal. Friday, September 25, 2026, at 7:45 AM.

Free

Plant Cuttings and Seed Spreading

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Join Climate Ed and Girl Scout Troop 2156 for an afternoon of planting, seed sharing, and environmental education in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Native seeds will be distributed to park-goers, while Girl Scouts will provide maps of the Brooklyn Greenway with each seed packet or plant cutting to help spread both seeds and awareness. Sunday, September […]