At what other market can you do all your food shopping, sample local wine and explore Brooklyn's favorite park? Established in 1989, the Grand Army Plaza greenmarket is the flagship Brooklyn market. EBT/Food Stamps and WIC & Senior FMNP coupons accepted year-round. For a full calendar of events and a list of sellers, visit GrowNYC.

Join Prospect Park Alliance every Saturday for a birdwatching tour to learn about Prospect Park’s magnificent array of birds and how to identify them! 

Bring your pups to the Park for treats and great company. FIDO in Prospect Park offers free goodies for dogs and their owners and provides information pertaining to off-leash activities and issues. Please note that the Rain Date is Saturday, April 14, 2018.

Join the Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the nation. This event is part of Prospect Park Alliance’s Opening Weekend celebrations. Learn more + register for Opening Weekend in Prospect Park.

• Discovery Pack, 10 am -12 pm The Prospect Park Alliance invites you to get inspired by nature with our Discovery Packs, a ready-to-go kits filled with nature activities for families.
• 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.
• 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.

RSVP to let us know you are coming! 

It's time for spring planting! Join Prospect Park Alliance at Lefferts Historic House for an exclusive event for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The museum will open an hour early and you and your family can make a small pot out of newspaper, fill it with soil and plant some seeds to take home. Have a fun day of interactive learning experiences with sensory-friendly exhibits and activities that provide fun for a wide range of preferences. Space in our yard for picnics is also available.

Please note: in order to maintain a comfortable, protected, and welcoming environment, pre-registration is required for this event.

Download our pre-trip Social Narrative
 

Register today to let us know you are coming!

It's time for spring planting! Join Prospect Park Alliance at Lefferts Historic House for an exclusive event for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The museum will open an hour early and you and your family can make a small pot out of newspaper, fill it with soil and plant some seeds to take home. Have a fun day of interactive learning experiences with sensory-friendly exhibits and activities that provide fun for a wide range of preferences. Space in our yard for picnics is also available.

Please note: in order to maintain a comfortable, protected, and welcoming environment, pre-registration is required for this event. Contact rshafer@prospectpark.org for more information and to register.

Download our pre-trip Social Narrative

It's time for spring planting. Join Prospect Park Alliance every Saturday and Sunday in April to celebrate the season opening of Lefferts Historic House! Make a small newspaper pot, fill it with soil and plant some seeds to take home.

Prospect Park Alliance and the Brooklyn Public Library present Campfire Conversations, a series of readings and talks set around an outdoor campfire at the Lefferts Historic House, complete with music and refreshments. This month, bring your poetry or music to share for our first Open Mic night, in partnership with Urban Word NYC. Sign up for a 3-minute slot, available on a first come, first served basis. MC to be announced.

This event is part of Prospect Park Alliance’s Opening Weekend celebrations.

Learn more + RSVP for Opening Weekend in Prospect Park.

Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks presents a public sculpture exhibition by artist Fitzhugh Karol through the NYC Parks Art in the Parks program. Two sculptures of colorful intersecting steel shapes reference familiar silhouettes of stairs and hillsides. Their abstract and playful shapes invite interaction and are a reminder of man’s imprint on the landscape. The two sculptures, titled “Searches” and “Reaches,” will be on display through Spring 2018.

About the Artist:
Fitzhugh Baylies Karol is a Brooklyn-based sculptor and designer interested in the integration of sculpture within landscape and architecture. Fitzhugh’s large outdoor sculptures and public works were be exhibited in three New York City parks in 2017. He has previously exhibited at the Bartow-Pell Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, The LongHouse Reserve, Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, and The Aidron Duckworth Museum.

On view July 13 through September 2018

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Prospect Park, Brooklyn Historical Society and Prospect Park Alliance present an exhibition that celebrates the founding vision of the Park, traces its social and historical trajectories, and examines the important role that Prospect Park has played as “Brooklyn’s Backyard” for 150 years. 

The Brooklyn Historical Society is closed on major holidays. 

Visit the Brooklyn Historical Society website for hours of operation.