Central Park Updates
Happy Birthday Frederick Law Olmsted!
Today marks 199th birthday for visionary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his senior partner Calvert Vaux, including Central Park and Prospect Park.
Celebrate Earth Day at the Central Park Zoo
Explore the mysterious frozen worlds of the Arctic and Antarctic in this exciting 4-D adventure from BBC Earth, showing at the Zoo’s 4-D theater. Planet Earth: Ice Worlds transports viewers to the danger-filled world of the Polar Regions and depicts the effects of the...
Tavern on the Green Re-Opening
Tavern on the Green Re-Opening
Special Preview – The Smurfs Invade Central Park
Special Preview – The Smurfs Invade Central Park
Central Park Moonlight Ride
Join other nocturnal New Yorkers for our favorite starlit group bike ride.
Unmarriage Until Gay Marriage Mass Ritual in Central Park
This weekend gay marriage supporters will be part of the Unmarriage Until Gay Marriage mass ritual at New York City’s Bethesda Angel in Central Park. This will mark the second year in a row that the unmarriage will be taking place, in which participants hope to...
Shakespeare In The Park 2011
The 2011 Shakespeare in the Park summer season will once again present two Shakespeare plays in repertory, giving audiences eight straight weeks of free Shakespeare at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
Sledding in Central Park
Here’s a great video of sledding in Central Park reminding us why snow can actually be fun.
The Secret History of the Swedish Cottage
Tuesday, January 18th, was opening night in Central Park, although it wasn’t Shakespeare in the Park or the Metropolitan Opera on the Great Lawn it was a gala event complete with opening night jitters and post production reception.
Huddlestone Arch
Huddlestone Arch, just south of Lasker Rink, looks as if it was formed by some benevolent act of nature, rather than being carefully crafted over 150 years ago. It is in a part of the park that is much more natural, unspoiled, and much less utilized, bordering the...

