Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoors in the Bronx the weekend of Oct 2–4, 2026: 17 picks, refreshed weekly.
17 picks · checked Sep 21
Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxStavenn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx Park, BronxStavenn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA new hay maze, costume parades with stilt walkers and a pumpkin garden take over the Bronx Zoo — opening weekend, included with admission.
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Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
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New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxClyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxClyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
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New York Botanical Garden, Bedford Park, BronxMarigolds, a giant flower-covered Catrina and a community ofrenda take over NYBG, with son jarocho sets and papel picado workshops on weekends.
New York Botanical Garden, Bedford Park, BronxMarigolds, a giant flower-covered Catrina and a community ofrenda take over NYBG, with son jarocho sets and papel picado workshops on weekends.
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Soundview Park, Lafayette Avenue and Morrison Avenue entrance, Soundview, BronxA Hispanic Heritage Month edition of the free weekly Soundview 5K, with three hours set aside instead of the usual hour.
Soundview Park, Lafayette Avenue and Morrison Avenue entrance, Soundview, BronxA Hispanic Heritage Month edition of the free weekly Soundview 5K, with three hours set aside instead of the usual hour.
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Van Cortlandt Park, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn evening screening of the Paddington sequel in the Bronx's Van Cortlandt Park.
Van Cortlandt Park, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn evening screening of the Paddington sequel in the Bronx's Van Cortlandt Park.
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Van Cortlandt Park: Golf Course Building and Lawn, BronxPedal Van Cortlandt Park's trails with Wilderness Voyageurs guides — a led ride through the Bronx's biggest wild park from the historic golf house.
Van Cortlandt Park: Golf Course Building and Lawn, BronxPedal Van Cortlandt Park's trails with Wilderness Voyageurs guides — a led ride through the Bronx's biggest wild park from the historic golf house.
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New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, BronxKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPanoramas built from ecological data show the Bronx as it looked in 1609, set beside present-day photographs of the same ground.
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, BronxKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPanoramas built from ecological data show the Bronx as it looked in 1609, set beside present-day photographs of the same ground.
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Van Cortlandt Park: Cross Country Parade Ground Broadway 2, BronxNYC public school runners race for their boroughs on Van Cortlandt Park's famed cross-country course at the PSAL Marty Lewis Challenge.
Van Cortlandt Park: Cross Country Parade Ground Broadway 2, BronxNYC public school runners race for their boroughs on Van Cortlandt Park's famed cross-country course at the PSAL Marty Lewis Challenge.
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Shoelace Park, 219th Street Boat Launch, Williamsbridge, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGrab a paddle and float the leafy Bronx River in Shoelace Park, with free waves launching from the 219th Street boat launch.
Shoelace Park, 219th Street Boat Launch, Williamsbridge, BronxHugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGrab a paddle and float the leafy Bronx River in Shoelace Park, with free waves launching from the 219th Street boat launch.
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Van Cortlandt Park: Lawn behind the Nature Center, BronxExpert-led fall birding in Van Cortlandt Park — NYC Bird Alliance guides scan the Bronx flyway for migrating warblers, hawks and more, free.
Van Cortlandt Park: Lawn behind the Nature Center, BronxExpert-led fall birding in Van Cortlandt Park — NYC Bird Alliance guides scan the Bronx flyway for migrating warblers, hawks and more, free.
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Van Cortlandt Park: Cross Country Parade Ground Broadway 2, BronxCUNY and regional college runners race the hills of Van Cortlandt Park, NYC's historic cross-country course — Queensborough CC's invitational.
Van Cortlandt Park: Cross Country Parade Ground Broadway 2, BronxCUNY and regional college runners race the hills of Van Cortlandt Park, NYC's historic cross-country course — Queensborough CC's invitational.
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Indian Field, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn, BronxDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCeltic and Americana tunes, bocce, face painting and ranger-led woodland walks on Van Cortlandt Park's Indian Field — free for families.
Indian Field, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn, BronxDanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCeltic and Americana tunes, bocce, face painting and ranger-led woodland walks on Van Cortlandt Park's Indian Field — free for families.
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Hunts Point Recreation Center Athletic Field, Hunts Point, BronxThe National Guard · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThis year's Supergirl, about Kara growing up alone on a drifting chunk of Krypton, screens free under the sky at the Hunts Point Recreation Center.
Hunts Point Recreation Center Athletic Field, Hunts Point, BronxThe National Guard · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThis year's Supergirl, about Kara growing up alone on a drifting chunk of Krypton, screens free under the sky at the Hunts Point Recreation Center.
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Pelham Bay Nature Center, Pelham Bay Park, BronxKristine Paulus from New York, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRangers lead a hike up the closed Pelham Bay Landfill, a raptor flyway normally off-limits, to watch hawks migrating over the Bronx.
Pelham Bay Nature Center, Pelham Bay Park, BronxKristine Paulus from New York, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRangers lead a hike up the closed Pelham Bay Landfill, a raptor flyway normally off-limits, to watch hawks migrating over the Bronx.
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Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxMake your own paper luminaria lantern and learn urban gardening with plants from Latin American kitchens at Van Cortlandt Nature Center.
Van Cortlandt Nature Center, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxMake your own paper luminaria lantern and learn urban gardening with plants from Latin American kitchens at Van Cortlandt Nature Center.
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Lou Gehrig Plaza, Concourse, BronxTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWhite canopies and blue benches turned a baking slab of concrete beside Yankee Stadium into shade, seating and a Harlem River view.
Lou Gehrig Plaza, Concourse, BronxTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWhite canopies and blue benches turned a baking slab of concrete beside Yankee Stadium into shade, seating and a Harlem River view.
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