City of Forest Day Roosevelt Island
Sat, Oct 03
|Lighthouse Park
Absorbing the Trees. Join iDig2Learn and friends to celebrate City of Forest Day 2026 at Southpoint Park on Roosevelt Island.
Time & Location
Oct 03, 2026, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Lighthouse Park, 910 Main St, New York, NY 10044, USA
About the Event
FREE! Join iDig2Learn to plant and care for 100 young trees at 11 AM. At noon enjoy Coler Hospital’s healthy snacks, Come to Poppa’s tasty bites, specialty body butters by Niava’s and Bunny Made Tea story time with author Amanda Baehr Fuller. At 1 PM enjoy the mesmerizing ensemble of Jody Sperling’s Time Lapse Dance thanks to support by co-hosts Main Street Theatre and Dance Alliance. Stick around for City Of Birds jazz compositions featuring alto saxophonist Elijah Shiffer & friends at 2 PM for a 45 minute set dedicated to the birds of New York City. Rain location Good Shepherd Church. Generous support from Green Fund NYC, RIOC and Forest for All NYC make the is event possible.