Join the Prospect Park Alliance at Lefferts Historic House to view interesting relics from 19th-century family life, and explore a fully furnished 1820s bedroom. Also view A Stitch In Time Saves Nine, an exhibition of textiles and costume from the Lefferts collection, which highlights the handwork of women in the textiles arts and the progression to industrialized clothing and textiles. Many of the objects are on display for the first time at Lefferts.

Tours every half hour. 

The fight to end breast cancer starts with a single step. Join millions of people in more than 300 communities nationwide and take that step with us at the American Cancer Society Making Strides walk. Just a few hours of your time at our non-competitive, 5-mile event will help bring a lifetime of change for people facing breast cancer and their families. Register today.

Take this opportunity to care for Prospect Park! As part of a larger citywide effort, the Prospect Park Alliance and REI invite volunteers to take brooms, shovels, rakes and trash grabbers to rake paths, clean woodlands and help prepare the Park for winter. There will be a yoga warm-up at 9 am, and lunch provided.

All groups and individuals must pre-register online with REI; everyone who volunteers will get a free REI Volunteer t-shirt.

The Good Health Brooklyn 5K encourages community residents to learn more about ways to better care for their health, and highlights the importance of physical activity, health screenings and adopting healthier lifestyles.

Join the Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs that explore different areas of Prospect Park each month.

Nature on the Go!, 2–3 pm
Brooklyn's last-remaining forest becomes a real-world laboratory for hands-on discovery. Join the Prospect Park Alliance for an in-depth look at the largest organism within this habitat (trees) and discover the important role forests play in providing different habitats for the Park’s wildlife.

Nature’s Helpers, 3–4 pm
Enjoy nature while helping to keep the Park clean. Learn about mulching, and how it makes the Park green and healthy. Tools, garbage bags and trash grabbers will be provided.

Family Bird Watching, 4–5 pm
Join the Prospect Park Alliance to learn about fall migration in Prospect Park.

Join the Prospect Park Alliance to get moving in the Lefferts yard. The whole family can participate in potato sack races, spoon races, stilts and other old-fashioned games.