Park Drive Repaving: Please note that the Park Drive has been repaved from Park Circle to Grand Army Plaza. Markings work continues and pedestrian symbols will be added in the coming weeks by NYC DOT to pilot safety improvements. Learn more about the 18-month NYC DOT Pilot.
Event Rule: Every Thursday
c. Virginia Friere
Prospect Park Stroller Walk
Calling all parents and caregivers with children 3! Join Prospect Park Alliance Naturalists for a leisurely stroll along Prospect Park’s waterways. Embrace the sound of streams and songs of birds.
Enjoy fragrant flowers and explore the towering trees of Brooklyn’s Backyard. Please note that this walk leaves promptly at 9 am from the Prospect Park Audubon Center.
Prospect Park Stroller Walks are held Thursday April 13, 20 and 27 from 9 am – 11 am.
Please check your email prior to the event for changes, updates and to confirm the walk has met a minimum participant requirement.
Fall Migration Bird Walks in the Vale
There is no better time of year to enjoy the wonders of Prospect Park than in the fall, when foliage turns and the park is a hotspot for the migration of birds to warmer climates.
Join noted birdwatcher Tom Stephenson with the Brooklyn Bird Club to observe birds and other wildlife in the Prospect Park Vale, an important bird area and woodland landscape that is the focus of upcoming restoration efforts by Prospect Park Alliance, the non-profit that sustains the park in partnership with the city.
The walk will meet at Grand Army Plaza, near the Stranahan Statue. Please bring your own binoculars to the walk.
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, in partnership with Brooklyn Flow (by Bend + Bloom) and Prospect Park Alliance, presents our popular yoga summer series! Featuring Brooklyn’s finest yoga teachers from different studios around the borough. Prospect Park Yoga gives attendees a chance to try free, outdoor group yoga classes in a low-pressure, beautiful environment. Join hundreds of Brooklynites each week to celebrate yoga and wellness in our treasured Prospect Park. Bring your own mat or towel, a bottle of water and friends. All levels welcome.
Join Weill Cornell Medicine, Bend + Bloom Yoga and Prospect Park Alliance for our 12th annual Prospect Park Yoga series. Celebrate summer with a free, hour-long yoga class every Thursday through September 3! All skill levels are welcome to participate in the series, led by Brooklyn’s finest yoga instructors and broadcast live on Zoom from a scenic location in the park.
Please note that instructors will be in a remote location. If you plan to enjoy your yoga practice in the park at a location of your choice, please practice social distancing by keeping 6 feet from others and wearing a face covering. Gatherings of any kind are not permitted at this time.
August 27: Kate Reil, Bend + Bloom Yoga | Park Slope
September 3: Amy Quinn Suplina, Bend + Bloom Yoga | Park Slope
Suspended: Thursday Volunteer Corps
COVID-19 UPDATE: Due to the city’s response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Prospect Park Alliance is suspending the start of its volunteer season. We will post more information on the start of our season as soon as we are able, visit our Volunteer page for updates.
Volunteer with Prospect Park Alliance’s Thursday Volunteer Corps! This dedicated team of volunteers performs a variety of different projects throughout the park. The group meets at a different location every week helping in a variety of landscape and horticultural projects. Regardless of physical ability, there’s something for everyone to do. Register online or call (718) 287-6776 for more information.
Thursday Volunteer Corps
Prospect Park Alliance’s Thursday Corps volunteers perform a multitude of different projects throughout the park. The group meets at a different location every week helping in a variety of landscape and horticultural projects. Regardless of physical ability, there’s something for everyone to do.
Register online or call (718) 287-3400 for more information.
c. Martin Seck
Free Carousel Rides
Join Prospect Park Alliance every Thursday in August where children 12 and under receive free carousel rides in Prospect Park, at the Park’s historic Carousel, funded by NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.
Prospect Park Yoga Location Change: On Thursday, August 1 Prospect Park Yoga will take place on the Long Meadow, North of Picnic House and East of the BBQ area. View the adjusted location on your map.
Join Bend + Bloom Yoga, Prospect Park Alliance and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital to celebrate summer with an hour-long, free yoga class every Thursday evening from June through August! Featuring Brooklyn’s finest yoga teachers, Prospect Park Yoga gives attendees a chance to try free, outdoor group yoga classes in a low-pressure, beautiful environment. The series draws hundreds of Brooklynites each week to celebrate yoga and wellness in our treasured Prospect Park. Bring your own mat or towel, a bottle of water and friends. All levels welcome.
Enter Prospect Park at Grand Army Plaza and meet in the Long Meadow.
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Schedule
June 6: Julie Dohrman, Bend + Bloom Yoga
June 13: Canceled due to rain
June 20: Canceled due to rain
June 27: Jyll Hubbard-Salk, Urban Asanas
July 4: Happy 4th of July! No class tonight
July 11: Canceled due to rain
July 18: Justin Ifill, Shambhala Yoga & Dance Center
July 25: Kate Reil, Bend + Bloom Yoga
Aug 1: Giulia Pline, Kula Yoga
Aug 8: Amy Quinn Suplina, Bend + Bloom Yoga
Aug 15: Beau Dobrikov, Namastuy Healing Collective
Aug 22: Emily Giovine, Bend + Bloom Yoga
Aug 29: Stephanie Battle, Sacred Yoga and Bend + Bloom Yoga
Thursday Volunteer Corps
Volunteer with Prospect Park Alliance’s Thursday Volunteer Corps! This dedicated team of volunteers perform a variety of different projects throughout the park. The group meets at a different location every week helping in a variety of landscape and horticultural projects. Regardless of physical ability, there’s something for everyone to do.
Register online or call (718) 287-3400 for more information.
Please note: This event will not take place on Nov 22.
Prospect Park Yoga
Join Bend + Bloom Yoga, lululemon Brooklyn, and Prospect Park Alliance for free yoga classes in Prospect Park! Featuring Brooklyn’s finest yoga teachers, Prospect Park Yoga gives attendees a chance to try free, outdoor group yoga classes in a low-pressure, beautiful environment.
