Friends of Inwood Hill Park's 10th Annual Earth Day Festival

Come celebrate and care for our park with the Friends of Inwood Hill Park!

10th Annual Earth Day Festival
April 26th, 2025
Schedule of Events
All activities are FREE, but please register

Drop In Options:
-Exhibition Area 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Meet other community based organizations having a positive impact on NYC natural areas.
-Street Tree Care 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Lend a hand with the Bennet Park Stewards to care for our street trees.

Morning Activities:
-Family Forest Yoga 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Start your day with Corrine Flax and NYSDEC Rangers for a refreshing yoga session suitable for all ages.
-Morning Stewardship @ Wildfire Site 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Join us to help maintain and restore one of our most cherished natural areas.
-City Nature Challenge Bird Blitz with UPR 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Help us track and record the wonderful avian wildlife in our park.

Afternoon Activities:
-Afternoon Stewardship @ Gaelic Field Site 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM: Continue our day of care and conservation with activities focused on park preservation.
-Forest Ecology Walk with NYSDEC Forester Tim Wenskus 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Explore the ecology and restoration history of Inwood Hill Park's Shorakapok Preserve.
-Family Forest Walk with the NYSDEC Education Team 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Explore the natural beauty of Inwood Hill with a guided walk.

Special Highlights:
-Kinesis Project dance theatre: 12:30 PM & 2:30 PM: As afternoon hikes end, watch and listen for Kinesis Project dance by the entrance at Shorakapok Rock. Kinesis is an uptown, outdoor dance company and will offer excerpts of a piece based in geological research, called Bridge Matter/The Reach. Experience the parallels of geology, care and echoes as dancers appear along the paths.
-People's Theatre Project Youth Performance 3:30 PM : Don't miss this inspiring performance by talented local youth, celebrating our community and environment at the flagpole just inside the Seaman and Isham entrance to the park.

Want more festival?

Sunset Poetry Hike
Friday, April 25th, 2025
6:30pm
Join the Friends of Inwood Hill Park to open the 10th Annual Earth Day Festival with a guided poetry hike through Inwood Hill Park!