Around the Park
Food Truck Rally
Sunday, September
8 & 15, 
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Grand Army Plaza 

  

  

Have you stopped by the food trucks yet? Head to Grand Army Plaza on the second (this month only) and third Sunday of September to sample treats from  New York's best food trucks.  All trucks are members of the New York Food Truck Association.

  

 


Pop-Up Audubon

Saturdays & Sundays  
12 - 5 p.m.  
Northern end of the Long Meadow  
 
 
 
Follow Prospect Park Audubon Center staff as they explore the wilds of Prospect Park. Look for the orange tent in the northern end of the Long Meadow

 

More information >

 

 


Tennis Indoor Season

Starts October 21  

 

 


Returning seasonal players will receive priority for court time, provided the signed contract and full payment is received by Monday, September 9. Court time will not be held if full payment is not received by the due date. 

 

New players requesting a spot should complete and return the contract as soon as possible. Court time will be assigned after September 9 on a first-come, first-served basis to new players.


More information >   

 

 


International
Coastal Clean-up
 
Sunday, September 22
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Meet at Park Circle
 
  

Volunteer to help clean up the Prospect Park Lake. For over 25 years, International Coastal Cleanup Day has brought together nearly nine 
million volunteers from 152 countries to remove 145 million pounds of trash from the world's waterways. 
 
All groups and individuals must pre-register.   
 

 

 


History in Your Hands: Playing with Food! 

Saturdays & Sundays 

2 - 4 p.m. 

Lefferts Historic House



Roll up your sleeves and help churn butter, grind corn, peel apples and also learn how to make corn husk dolls. Or, h
ave fun transforming various foods and natural materials into tasty treats, fun games, and other crafts. 

 

$3 suggested donation.

 

More information >

 

This Month's
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We rely on the generosity of many foundations and corporations to help care for Prospect Park. We are very grateful to the following recent supporters:

 

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Meet the Authors of Prospect Park: Olmsted and Vaux's Brooklyn Masterpiece


As part of the Brooklyn Book Festival, join authors David Colley and Elizabeth Keegin Colley on Saturday, September 21 at 2 p.m. in the Dweck Center of the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza, for an insider's look at the history of Prospect Park.  Former Park Administrator and Founding Prospect Park Alliance President Tupper Thomas and current Park Administrator and Alliance President Emily Lloyd will also be on hand to discuss this fabulous new book about Olmsted and Vaux's Brooklyn Masterpiece.

 

Afterwards, we hope you will join Alliance Vice President of Design and Construction Christian Zimmerman for a special tour of Prospect Park.

 

Still need a copy of Prospect Park: Olmsted and Vaux's Brooklyn Masterpiece? The Community Bookstore will be at the Dweck Center selling signed copies, with a portion of the proceeds directly benefiting the Prospect Park Alliance. 

  

Nickelodeon's World Wide Day of Play 

Saturday, September 21, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Nethermead  

 

 

Nickelodeon's World Wide Day of Play in Prospect Park is a free, ticketed event offering an entire day of activities and games for kids and their families. Activities include: football and tennis drills, dance, stepping, and double-dutch, as well as arts and entertainment to encourage active and healthy lifestyles.

 

Please visit Nickelodeon's website for more information > 

 

 

Lakeside is coming in December 2013
It's not just ice skating and hockey anymore!
 

  

A lot is happening at Lakeside as construction continues on schedule for a December opening. This summer we began putting in the first layer of the green roofs on the East and North Buildings and installing the bluestone pavement on the East Building.

 

Read more about the construction's progress >

 

 

New Parade Ground Comfort Station

 

 

The Prospect Park Alliance is pleased to announce the opening of the new  Parade Ground Comfort Station later this month. Funded by the New York City Council, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, and NYS Assembly Members Rhoda Jacobs, James Brennan, and Joan Millman, the new comfort station is centrally located in the Parade Ground, adjacent to the concession stand.

 

Since 1998, the Alliance has invested over $20 million to restore the 40-acre Parade Ground to one of Brooklyn's premier public recreational facilities. This new comfort station is a very welcome addition that will have a substantial impact for all park users.

 

 


Mark Your Calendar!
Picnic House Planning Party

Monday, October 14, 4 - 8 p.m.

 

 

Planning an event can be stressful; let us help! The Picnic House in Prospect Park  is holding its first Picnic House Planning Party this Columbus Day. We hope you will join us for a unique opportunity to view the splendor of the Picnic House and meet our exclusive caterers as well as a group of hand-selected event vendors.  

 

Please RSVP to [email protected].

 

 


Getting to Know Your Park:
Jasmine Haynes  

 

  

Have you ever had a birthday in the Park? Gone to see the Philharmonic? Or run the Brooklyn Marathon? If you have, you are living testament to the incredible work of the Prospect Park Alliance Special Events Department. This month we are getting to know the director, Jasmine Haynes. Jasmine shared the process of planning events, why Prospect Park is such a popular venue, and why she thinks of the Park as a refuge. She even told us about her favorite events, and about one of the biggest events of the year, which is coming up this month. 


 

 

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