Weekly Events in Westchester County Parks Monday April 20 through Sunday April 26, 2026

Tuesday, April 21
The Westchester in White Plains
Mall Walk, 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Tuesdays and Fridays, weekly. Go at your own pace or get motivated by joining an inspiring group of people who have expanded the program into a small community. Next: April 24.
Get details or call (914) 231-4539

Lasdon Public Gardens and Veterans Memorial, Katonah: (914) 864-7268
Garden Squad, 10 a.m. - noon
Spend a few hours in our garden! Work next to Lasdon’s gardeners on tasks that include watering, weeding, planting, pruning, deadheading, and transplanting and tropical plant maintenance in a 60-year-old greenhouse. Free. Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays until November. Next. April 25, 26.
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Thursday, April 23
Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center, Yorktown Heights: (914) 862-5050
Farm-to-Fable, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Ages 3 to 6 will explore the whimsy of the world around them through combining storytelling with hands-on activities on the farm straight from the tale! Pay-what-you-want pricing. Also: April 26.
Registration required

Lasdon Public Gardens and Veterans Memorial, Katonah: (914) 864-7268
Soft Landings: Playtime for Littles at Lasdon, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Ages 18 months to 4 years can gather together to enjoy early growth in the gardens, record our stories in a journal and learn about tools. We will experiment with seeds and roots, build with sticks, stems, rocks and blocks, and exercise our imaginations. We always end with gratitude for forest friends and a cup of warm tea. Dress for the weather and bring a snack. $5. Also: April 30.
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Lasdon Public Gardens and Veterans Memorial, Katonah: (914) 864-7268
Thursday Starts with Tea: Playtime for Littles, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Ages 18 to 42 months can gather together to build with sticks and stems. We will learn about habitat and winter shelters and all the season has to offer and record our stories in a journal. We will experiment with wildflower seeds, watch for birds and tracks, and exercise our imagination. $5, including caregiver.
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Willson’s Woods Park, Mount Vernon: (914) 813-6990
Pitch in For Parks, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Each April, Westchester Parks Foundation and the Westchester County Parks Department host Pitch In For Parks, the largest County-wide volunteer program surrounding Earth Day. Volunteers at Willson’s Woods Park will be helping with a variety of tasks that may include invasive species removal, flower planting and litter removal! No experience is necessary.
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Friday, April 24
Ridge Road Park, Hartsdale: (914) 946-8133
Birdhouse Building, 9 a.m. - noon
Sponsored by the Westchester Parks Foundation, volunteers will be assembling birdhouses for an upcoming bluebird monitoring program with the Conservation division of Westchester County Parks. All tools and instructions will be provided.
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Saturday, April 25
Westchester County Center, White Plains: (914) 995-4050
Health is Wealth: Hosted by Action Cultivates Excellence, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Join us in celebrating wellness, connection and empowering your well-being! A.C.E., in partnership with Westchester County Parks, presents the County’s first and largest Wellness Expo! The event will feature inspiring workshops, live fitness activations and over 40 vendors providing hands-on experiences. Tickets begin at $75 per person.
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Lasdon Public Gardens and Veterans Memorial, Katonah: (914) 864-7268
Lasdon Public Gardens Medicinal Plant and Tree Tour, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Urban naturalist Bruce Rosenberg will lead a walk to examine over 20 plants and trees in the Arboretum that have medicinal qualities and are used to treat physical and mental conditions. All of these plants can be grown in your own backyard and are available at local nurseries. Free. Also: May 30; June 27.
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Marshlands Conservancy, Rye: (914) 835-4466
The Nature of Seeds, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
An acorn sprouts and becomes a great big oak tree. How does it happen? Learn about the nature of how seeds work. Plant a seed in a small paper pot and watch it sprout and grow at home. Free.
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Tibbetts Brook Park, Yonkers: (914) 231-2870
Pitch In For Parks, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Each April, Westchester Parks Foundation and the Westchester County Parks Department host Pitch In For Parks, the largest County-wide volunteer program surrounding Earth Day. Volunteers will clean up litter, mulch playgrounds, care for sapling plantings, and ready the park for spring!
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Scout Field, Bronxville: (914) 410-4876
Pitch In For Parks, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to help with a reforestation effort in collaboration with Westchester County Parks and New York Botanical Garden as part of a New York State Department of Environmental Protection Community Reforestation (CoRe) grant.
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Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center, Yorktown Heights: (914) 862-5050
Kitchen Knacks: Homemade Kitchen Cleaners, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
In this edition of Kitchen Knacks, adults and kids ages 12 and up will make their own kitchen cleaners, using ingredients from the pantry! Learn about the different uses of cleaners, and leave with a few recipes to make more at home! $10.
Registration required

Lenoir Preserve, Yonkers: (914) 968-5851
Go Green Day!, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Celebrate 2026 Earth Day! Turn off your electronics and spend the day outside giving back to Mother Earth! Help us plant Native Species and learn about the many ways you can help out the environment. Free.
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Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, Rye: (914) 967-8720
Volunteer Work Project: Turning of the Compost and Neatening the Surroundings, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
We will be turning over, adding soil and clearing the surrounding debris of our compost station. Please bring work gloves. Hand tools will be provided. Great for service credit hours. Free.
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Merestead Estate, Mount Kisco: (914) 864-7958
Merestead Wetland Walk, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Put on your rubber boots or hiking shoes and join for a walk along the stream and wetland edge to see Merestead’s amphibians, birds, wildflowers and mosses. Meet at the carriage house parking area on the south side of 455 Byram Lake Road in Mount Kisco. Program will run in light rain, but worse weather will cancel.
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Sunday, April 26
Croton Point Park Nature Center, Croton-on-Hudson: (914) 862-5290
Project Feeder Watch, 10 a.m. – noon
Join Saw Mill River Audubon for a wonderful day of viewing our local birds at the Nature Center feeders. Beginners to experts all welcome. Free.
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Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River: (914) 864-7322
What’s Blooming Now?, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
This month, we will focus on spring ephemerals. Common beauties we are likely to see would be Dutchman’s breeches, trout lily, bloodroot and more. $5.
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