Event Rule: Every Saturday and Sunday

Suspended: Nature Exploration

COVID-19 UPDATE: Prospect Park Alliance is working closely with NYC Parks and other city agencies to monitor developments related to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The safety and well-being of our staff, patrons and entire community is our top priority. As part of this effort, Prospect Park Alliance is postponing Nature Exploration until further notice. However, Prospect Park Alliance invites families to enjoy nature fun on solo explorations in the park or from the comfort of home on our Virtual Prospect Park webpage.

Join the Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the nation.

  • Discovery Pack, 10 am–12 pm: Come explore nature on your own with our Discovery Packs, a backpack filled with nature activities and exploration tools, perfect for families and kids to interact with the park in a whole new way.
  • Animal Encounter, 11 am–12 pm: Join Alliance Naturalists in learning more about the animals in the Audubon Center’s collection. This program starts promptly at 11 am. Animal Encounters is made possible with generous support from Macy’s, Inc.
  • Nature’s Helpers, 12–1 pm: Help do your part to keep Prospect Park healthy by cleaning up the lakeshore. In this citizen science activity Audubon staff will guide groups to remove litter and record the findings. Fun for all ages and all materials are provided. This program leaves promptly at 12 pm.

Suspended: Pop-Up Lefferts: Field Days

COVID-19 Update: Due to the pandemic, Prospect Park Alliance has suspended its public programming in the park. Visit our Virtual Prospect Park page for activities presented by our educators that can be enjoyed from the comfort of home, or on solo explorations of the park. 

While Lefferts Historic House undergoes a two-year restoration, join Prospect Park Alliance on the road, as your favorite activities “pop up” at locations throughout Prospect Park and also in the surrounding communities. In May, grab your picnic blankets and join Prospect Park Alliance for field day fun. Try your hand at a beanbag toss, badminton and more. For those more into hustle than bustle, we’ll also have cards, dice and dominos.

Presented in partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.

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Suspended: Pop-Up Audubon II: Animal Clues

COVID-19 Update: Due to the pandemic, Prospect Park Alliance has suspended all public programming in the park. Please visit our Virtual Prospect Park page for fun activities to enjoy from the comfort of your home or on solo explorations of the park.

Join Prospect Park Alliance every Saturday + Sunday in May for Pop Up Audubon II: Animal Clues! Learn about birds and other animals that make their home near water, and add to the “nest” we are weaving with natural materials. Pop-Up Audubon II is best for ages 8 and over. Presented in partnership with Con Edison.

  • Discovery Pack, 11 am–4 pm: Prospect Park Alliance invites you to get inspired by nature with our new Discovery Packs, a ready-to-go kits filled with nature activities for families.
  • ​Lakeside Nature Stroll, 12–1 pm: Join Alliance naturalists for a guided nature walk through the meandering paths of the Peninsula and search for signs of animal homes. This program leaves promptly at 12 pm.
  • Junior Naturalists, 1–2 pm: Help Alliance naturalists track migrating birds and invasive plants that impact where animals can make their homes in this citizen science program. This program starts promptly at 1 pm.
  • Nature’s Helpers, 2–3 pm: Learn how to keep Prospect Park healthy by cleaning up the lakeshore, spreading mulch or removing invasive species. This program leaves promptly at 2 pm.
  • Family Birdwatching, 3–4 pm: After learning how to use binoculars, join our naturalists to identify some of the 250 species of birds that call Prospect Park home. This program leaves promptly at 3 pm.

Suspended: Pop-Up Audubon I: Wonderful Warblers

COVID-19 Update: Due to the pandemic, Prospect Park Alliance has suspended its public programming in the park. Please visit our Virtual Prospect Park page for fun activities to enjoy from the comfort of your home or on solo explorations of the park.

Join Prospect Park Alliance every Saturday + Sunday in May to discover why Prospect Park is an important place for many species of birds. Through fun games, experiments and citizen science projects, learn why warblers are so wonderful. Pop-Up Audubon I is presented by Con Edison and best for ages 8 and under.

  • Discovery Pack, 11 am–4 pm: Prospect Park Alliance invites you to get inspired by nature with our new Discovery Packs, a ready-to-go kits filled with nature activities for families.
  • Adventure Hike, 12–1 pm: Alliance naturalists will introduce you to the natural history of Prospect Park and the park’s hidden trails. Recommended for families with children 5 and older. This program leaves promptly at 12 pm.
  • Nature on the Go!, 1–2 pm: Did you know 25 types of warblers stop at Prospect Park in May? Learn how to identify these cute and colorful birds on a bird walk. This program leaves promptly at 1 pm.
  • Nature’s Helpers, 2–3 pm: Learn how to keep Prospect Park healthy by picking up litter, spreading mulch or removing invasive species. This program leaves promptly at 2 pm.​
  • Family Birdwatching, 3–4 pm: After learning how to use binoculars, join our naturalists to identify some of the 250 species of birds that call Prospect Park home. This program leaves promptly at 3 pm.

CANCELED: Take A Closer Look—At Spring!

NOTICE: The Wildlife Conservation Society is temporarily closing the Prospect Park Zoo effective March 16, 2020. Education and public programs will be cancelled or postponed. Please visit the Prospect Park Zoo website for more information.

Signs of spring are everywhere as animals at the Prospect Park Zoo and in your own backyard wake up from their winter sleep. Join us every weekend in March and April to celebrate spring and learn how to be an urban scientist.

Julie Larsen Maher/WCS

Lunar Zoo Year – Year of the Rat

Visit Prospect Park Zoo on February weekends to celebrate the festival of the new moon and animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Meet one of the tiniest rodents in the world, the Eurasian Harvest Mouse and learn how the Wildlife Conservation Society is helping animals in China and Southeast Asia. Special activities and a zodiac scavenger hunt will all be a part of the fun.

Winter Zoo Wonderland

Every weekend in December and January, explore Prospect Park Zoo’s wintery outdoor trail, warm up in their indoor exhibits, and discover the special adaptations animals have to survive in the cold. You’ll be toasty warm at the Zoo as you find out who at the zoo loves the cold…and who doesn’t. Post your “Zoo Year” resolutions for a better planet on the Zoo’s special wall and on social media to inspire others.

Conservation Heroes

Every weekend in November Prospect Park Zoo will say thanks to the people who are working around the world to keep the amazing diversity of life on this planet safe. Join Prospect Park Zoo for fun activities and a celebration of conservation successes by Wildlife Conservation Society researchers at home and around the globe.

Historic Games

Join Prospect Park Alliance at Lefferts Historic House to play historic card and dice games. While you’re here, make a Nine-man Morris game board to take home.

c. Julie Larsen Maher

Boo at the Zoo

Prospect Park Zoo is going batty every weekend in October!  Learn about bats around the world and visit the zoo’s African straw-colored bats in the Hall of Animals. Plus, check out educational graphics and activity carts!

Learn more on the Prospect Park Zoo website.