Join NYC Parks staff in Flushing Meadows Corona Park for an exciting, hands-on tree pruning experience! Volunteers will work side-by-side with park experts to learn essential tree care techniques while exploring the fundamentals of urban horticulture. Get your hands dirty, build valuable skills, and help keep our park healthy and thriving. All stewardship events qualify for service hours.

Date: March 21, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM–1:00 PM  

Location: George Washington as Master Mason 

In-Person Instruction: Sessions will take place in the park and will focus on pruning techniques and applied urban horticultural practices led by experts.

Register Here

When: Saturday, February 14, 2026, 10:00AM - 1:00PM

Where: Click Here to Join the Zoom Meeting

We’ll be creating cards from plant waste! 

Join the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Stewardship Team for a heartwarming virtual volunteer event focused on nurturing the homes and habitats of many species.

For the event activity, we recommend bringing flower petals of all shades—or other sustainable materials—to create a sustainable Valentine’s Day card.

To everyone who registered, please stay tuned for our upcoming “learn-from-nature” videos. A future park-based opportunity will include learning about hawks and their habitat, ecosystem, and food chain.

Any questions? Please contact volunteer@allianceforfmcp.org for more information.

When: Sunday, February 1, 2026, 10:00AM - 1:00PM

Where: Meadow Lake Boathouse Rain Garden

Join the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Stewardship Team for a special volunteer event observing World Wetlands Day and our beautiful rain garden along Meadow Lake. 

This event will feature a special guest speaker who will share insights on wetlands and rain gardens and how they can be implemented in urban landscapes to mitigate stormwater runoff while creating thriving oases for local wildlife. 

Activities will vary from general cleaning to invasive species removal, weeding, and more depending on the weather.  

If you are having trouble, find the location of the events, please contact volunteer@allianceforfmcp.org for more help. 

Register Here

When: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Where: The Unisphere  

Partnering with NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers, the FMCP Stewardship Team invites volunteers to a one-hour event to help preserve the natural environment around the Unisphere, a symbolic landmark. Participants will then join the Rangers at 11:00 am-12:30 pm for a team-based orienteering and history scavenger hunt using World’s Fair monuments to explore Flushing Meadows Corona Park and discover its rich past.

Register Here

Hello FMCP Community!

We are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, January 15 at 6:00pm for the first Community Advisory Board meeting of the year.

With a new mayoral administration and a potential new development project on the way, we would like to use this meeting to discuss advocacy for the park— specifically how the CAB can advocate for financial support for Flushing Meadows from both the City, and potentially from the development of the new casino.

As always, if you have anything else you would like to include on the agenda, please let us know. 

With gratitude for our amazing volunteer community, we invite you to join us at Flushing Meadows Corona Park for a hands-on Phragmites removal project that strengthens the park’s natural habitats. Together, we’ll clear invasive reeds to make room for native plants and healthier wildlife ecosystems. After our stewardship work, we’ll come together for a sustainable wreath-making workshop, using responsibly sourced and repurposed natural materials to create beautiful take-home pieces.

Thank you for helping us care for our cherished green space—your efforts truly make a difference.

Register Here

Meeting Location: Boathouse Parking Lot near Meadow Lake

Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM 

For questions please reach out to volunteer@allianceforfmcp.org 

Join NYC Parks for a Sports Gauntlet. Get ready for a fast-paced, multi-sport challenge! The day will feature hockey, basketball, soccer, and football while playing exciting mini tournaments. Participants will have the opportunity to play all four sports and test their athletic skills by shooting, dribbling, and throwing their way through this high energy event.

This event is free and open to the public, perfect for children ages 6 – 12.

Friday, November 28, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: Al Oerter Recreation Center, 131-40 Fowler Ave., Flushing, N.Y. | (718) 353-7853

For more information, please contact (718) 393-7370 or email giselle.louw@parks.nyc.gov. Contact accessibility@parks.nyc.gov or (212) 360-1430 for more information regarding accessibility.

Join us at Flushing Meadows Corona Park for an energizing, hands-on Phragmites project that revitalizes the park’s natural habitats! Together, we’ll remove invasive reeds to open up room for native plants and a thriving wildlife community. We’re truly thankful for volunteers like you—your enthusiasm and commitment bring this work to life. Let’s boost the health of this ecosystem side by side!

Register Here

Meeting Location: Boathouse Parking Lot near Meadow Lake

Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM 

For questions and concerns please reach out to volunteer@allianceforfmcp.org 

Come be part of our vibrant volunteer community during peak autumn foliage next week at Flushing Meadows Corona Park! We’ll start with a leaf collection to help keep the park beautiful, followed by a silent hike in remembrance of those who have served our country. Let’s come together in gratitude, reflection, and care for our shared spaces.

Join Our Leaf Collection & Silent Hike In Honor of Veterans Day

Date: Tuesday November 11, 2025

Location: Meeting near Queens Zoo

Time: 10:00AM - 1:00PM

Register Here

We will be rallying with the Queens community at David Dinkins Circle to call for equitable public investment in New York City’s “most underappreciated park.”

In response to recent reports from the Center for an Urban Future (CUF) and the Waterfront Alliance (WA) that investigate chronic infrastructure, climate, and maintenance challenges, the Alliance for FMCP is organizing a rally to call upon state, local and federal lawmakers to bring greater public investment to this park.

Center for an Urban Future’s The Park that Queens Deserves

Waterfront Alliance’s Climate Change Resiliency Study

The CUF report was funded by the Alliance for FMCP as part of the first phase of its Vision 2050 initiative. This project aims to create a new master plan for FMCP that builds upon the last strategic plan, initiated by NYC Parks in 2004.

In partnership with the Center for an Urban Future, AFMCP, and the Waterfront Alliance, New Yorkers for Parks (NY4P) launched a petition harnessing strong public interest in and support for the reports’ recommendations to create a “Flood Fund” and invest in a climate-resilient Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

This rally will feature remarks from the Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Councilmember Shekar Krishnan, Assemblywoman Larinda Hooks, Center for an Urban Future Executive Director Jonathan Bowles, the Waterfront Alliance’s Director of Waterfront Design Joseph Sutkowi, New Yorkers for Parks Executive Director Adam Ganser, and Alliance for FMCP Executive Director Anthony Sama

When: Monday, October 27th at 10am

Where: David Dinkins Circle, FMCP (entrance plaza located at the end of MTA station ramp).

Parking: Lot D (near aquatic center) or in Queens Museum North Lot (further walk and bigger capacity)

Media Advisory for Press

Media Contact: Rob Carson, rob@allianceforfmcp.org

Are you planning to attend the rally? Let us know:

Shocktoberfest is back in Flushing Meadows Corona Park!

Join us for this family-friendly Halloween festival in your favorite park. There will be:

• Pumpkin Patch

• Arts & Crafts

• Inflatable rides

• Photo Booth

• DJ with live music

• and more!

Whether you have a spooky costume or not, this will be a shockingly fun time for everyone!

Hello FMCP Community!

We are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, October 16 at 6:00pm for the last Community Advisory Board meeting of the year.

We have a bit to discuss, including the recently published report “The Park Queens Deserves” from the Center for an Urban Future, and a corresponding article from Justin Davidson, “The Quandary of Fixing Flushing Meadows Corona Park."

To build on the attention around Flushing Meadows, we would like to discuss the possibility of hosting an event to engage communities around the work we need to do moving forward.

Also for discussion is the status of Metropolitan Park, and the CAB’s position as it relates to the tremendous needs of Flushing Meadows next door to a proposed development project.

If you have anything you would like to include on the agenda, please let us know. Zoom link below:

Evening Under the Sphere returns on Tuesday, September 30!

With the backdrop of a fun and festive evening, filled with enthusiastic park supporters, guests will enjoy unlimited food and beverages from vendors from the Queens Night Market and dancing under the stars.

Some of our favorite Queens Night Market vendors will be there. You will be able to sample cuisines from places like Jamaica, Ethiopia, China, Mexico, India and more! The full list of vendors will be announced later this summer.

A key highlight of the Evening Under the Sphere benefit is AFMCP’s Freedom of the Human Spirit Award that honors leaders in the Queens community for their achievements:

• Patricia Ornst, Delta Airlines

• Tom Russell, Gov Ball

The ceremony will also see the second annual Claire Shulman Award for Public Service go to Jean Silva, an outstanding member of the Queens community who has demonstrated lifelong dedication to serving our borough.

Homecoming: Queens

Pep for the Trees of Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Homecoming:Queens is a public art event that reimagines a traditional sports pep rally as a joyful celebration of environmental resilience and community connection. Instead of cheering for a team, we’ll gather to cheer on some of New York City’s most valuable assets: trees!

Taking place in Flushing Meadows Corona Park (FMCP), the flagship park of Queens, participants will learn about and help celebrate the Park’s iconic trees, as well as get the opportunity to help parade, pep rally for and plant a new tree, contributing to the rich legacy of tree biodiversity here in FMCP. This event will start at the Unisphere on Sunday, September 21st at 12pm.

Advance registration is recommended as space and materials may be limited:

More about Homecoming: Queens

Homecoming is a public art project by artist Amanda Lovelee, that transforms the American pep rally into a joyful celebration of environmental resilience. Merging art, science, and community, the project invites us to cheer—not for a team, but for the future of our environment. As climate change is weighing on us, we must remember no revolution happened without joy. 

At Homecoming: Queens we will pep the diverse and magical trees of Flushing Meadows Corona Park with the help of artists, a local marching band, NYC parks team, and arborists.  You will get to find and meet a few of the park's most historic trees and leave them words of encouragement while learning about how they each contribute to the biodiversity of one of the cites largest parks. We will conclude our gathering with a parade for our new tree neighbor around the park with lots of joy, raising our shovels and voices as we plant our tree together.  

Hello FMCP Stewardship Team! Climate Change Awareness Week is an annual observation in which organizations raise awareness to the rising global emissions which affect climate change. Scientists have reported that we must cap global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius to avoid catastrophic effects of climate change.

At Flushing Meadows Corona Park, our stewardship team will be participating in raising awareness to climate change by planting a Hackberry Tree on September 21st. Hackberry trees are well known for their extensive root systems which stabilizes soil and prevents erosions. They are also known for creating shade and supporting our ecosystems, providing a habitat and food for wildlife. 

We are looking for volunteers to help us prep the site of the tree planting/climate change by removing bamboo growth a week prior to the climate change event. Please review below for more information about this volunteer opportunity.  

Through the end of the summer, the Stewardship Team here in Flushing Meadows Corona Park will be hosting regular volunteer opportunities every Monday and Wednesday.

On Mondays, volunteers will meet by the 111th St/ Henry Hudson Entrance for a park cleanup: Register Here

On Wednesdays, volunteers will meet by the Queens Museum for weed removal around the park’s Rose Gardens: Register Here

Through the end of the summer, the Stewardship Team here in Flushing Meadows Corona Park will be hosting regular volunteer opportunities every Monday and Wednesday.

On Mondays, volunteers will meet by the 111th St/ Henry Hudson Entrance for a park cleanup: Register Here

On Wednesdays, volunteers will meet by the Queens Museum for weed removal around the park’s Rose Gardens: Register Here

Join the Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park at one of our monthly, summer-long history walks. You will travel in time back to the New York of Robert Moses and learn about the two World’s Fairs that forever changed our park and the city. All walks will be led by our expert docent and last around 90 minutes.

Stick around after the tour to enjoy the park and visit the Queens Night Market!

Registration Here

Through the end of the summer, the Stewardship Team here in Flushing Meadows Corona Park will be hosting regular volunteer opportunities every Monday and Wednesday.

On Mondays, volunteers will meet by the 111th St/ Henry Hudson Entrance for a park cleanup: Register Here

On Wednesdays, volunteers will meet by the Queens Museum for weed removal around the park’s Rose Gardens: Register Here

Through the end of the summer, the Stewardship Team here in Flushing Meadows Corona Park will be hosting regular volunteer opportunities every Monday and Wednesday.

On Mondays, volunteers will meet by the 111th St/ Henry Hudson Entrance for a park cleanup: Register Here

On Wednesdays, volunteers will meet by the Queens Museum for weed removal around the park’s Rose Gardens: Register Here

Get in the groove with our summer-long Zumba classes at FMCP! Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6-7pm and Saturdays from 11am-12pm.

Every class is FREE! Participants will have fun and exercise under the iconic Unisphere. (Registration is optional)

Register Here

Calling all Salsa lovers! Join Son Del Monte and DJ Harry T. on August 14 for a night of fun, dancing, and live music. They will be playing Salsa and other Latin music for everyone to enjoy. Bring your dancing feet and be ready to move. Don’t miss what will be an unforgettable summer night in Flushing Meadows Corona Park!

¡Atención a todos los amantes de la salsa! Les tengo una emocionante noticia: el próximo 14 de agosto tendremos un concierto de salsa en el Parque FMCP. Contaremos con la música en vivo de la reconocida Son Del Monte, quienes nos harán bailar al ritmo de sus canciones salsa. Además, el talentoso DJ Harry T estará presente para mantener la fiesta enérgica con sus mezclas de salsa y otros géneros latinos. No se pierdan esta increíble oportunidad de disfrutar de una noche llena de música, baile y diversión. ¡Marquen esa fecha en sus calendarios y prepárense para una experiencia inolvidable!

Get in the groove with our summer-long Zumba classes at FMCP! Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6-7pm and Saturdays from 11am-12pm.

Every class is FREE! Participants will have fun and exercise under the iconic Unisphere. (Registration is optional)

Register Here

Get in the groove with our summer-long Zumba classes at FMCP! Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6-7pm and Saturdays from 11am-12pm.

Every class is FREE! Participants will have fun and exercise under the iconic Unisphere. (Registration is optional)

Register Here

Through the end of the summer, the Stewardship Team here in Flushing Meadows Corona Park will be hosting regular volunteer opportunities every Monday and Wednesday.

On Mondays, volunteers will meet by the 111th St/ Henry Hudson Entrance for a park cleanup: Register Here

On Wednesdays, volunteers will meet by the Queens Museum for weed removal around the park’s Rose Gardens: Register Here