Celebrate Spring In Prospect Park (Sponsored)

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Join the Prospect Park Alliance for Opening Weekend in Prospect Park on April 2 + 3, with food, festivities and family fun.

  • Opening Day Parade, 10–10:30 am (Saturday only)
    Parade begins at 7th Avenue + 2nd Street, Free
    Join the Prospect Park Alliance and the Prospect Park Baseball Association to celebrate the start of the baseball season. Over 1,000 players will parade down 7th Avenue, led by local marching bands and civic leaders, to the Long Meadow Ball Fields, where a ceremonial first pitch will mark the start of the season.
Courtesy of the the Prospect Park Alliance
  • Nature Exploration, 10 am–1 pm
    Prospect Park Audubon Center, Free
    The Prospect Park Alliance invites you to get inspired by nature with outdoor, nature play activities, bird watching walks and our new Discovery Packs, a ready-to-go kits filled with nature activities for families.
Courtesy of the the Prospect Park Alliance
  • Smorgasburg Prospect Park, 11 am–6 pm (Sunday only)
    Breeze Hill
    Enjoy the first Smorgasburg of the season, with over 100 local and regional vendors offering cuisines from around the world at the outdoor food market.
Courtesy of the the Prospect Park Alliance
  • Spring Sprouts, 2–4 pm
    Lefferts Historic House, $3 suggested donation
    It’s time for spring planting! Join the Prospect Park Alliance at Lefferts Historic House where you help plant our crop of flax and make a small pot out of newspaper, fill it with soil and plant an herb seed to take home.

Learn more at prospectpark.org/opening-weekend.

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