Things to Do

The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center is the evening backdrop for a small island of colorfully lit holiday trees

Your Holiday Adventure Awaits

Step into a world of twinkling lights, festive melodies, and joyful memories waiting to be made. Celebrate the season in the Park with our new Holiday Guide—your key to all the sparkle and cheer.

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A Conservancy staff member helps a visitor at a gift shop.

Shop with Purpose

Visit one of our gift shops in the Park and make a purchase that will directly support this greenspace.

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The Dairy in Central Park, trees and ground covered in snow

Winter Wonderland Tour

Enjoy the fresh scent of pines as our expert guides provide unique insight into what makes the Park a defining part of the City’s winter scene.

Bethesda Terrace in the snow, in the foreground is the sculpture known as Angel of the Waters

THE BEST WAY TO SEE CENTRAL PARK

Our tours run seven days a week at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm and are the best way to experience Central Park—checking off everything on your must-see list.

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View of the Seneca Village landscape--green trees and grass, a rocky outcrop--with a blue sky strewn with white clouds.

Seneca Village Tour

Learn about Seneca Village, the largest community of free African-American property owners in pre–Civil War New York, and gain insight into its unique history on this tour.

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Your Holiday Adventure Awaits

Step into a world of twinkling lights, festive melodies, and joyful memories waiting to be made. Celebrate the season in the Park with our new Holiday Guide—your key to all the sparkle and cheer.

Unwrap the Holiday Guide

Shop with Purpose

Visit one of our gift shops in the Park and make a purchase that will directly support this greenspace.

Find a Gift Shop

Winter Wonderland Tour

Enjoy the fresh scent of pines as our expert guides provide unique insight into what makes the Park a defining part of the City’s winter scene.

THE BEST WAY TO SEE CENTRAL PARK

Our tours run seven days a week at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm and are the best way to experience Central Park—checking off everything on your must-see list.

Book Now

Seneca Village Tour

Learn about Seneca Village, the largest community of free African-American property owners in pre–Civil War New York, and gain insight into its unique history on this tour.

Buy Tickets

Explore Central Park with the Conservancy as Your Guide

The opportunities to engage with Central Park are as diverse as the City it calls home. The Conservancy's year-round lineup includes daily programs, seasonal and holiday events, educational opportunities, and ways to give back to your 843-acre backyard.


If you’re planning a field day, game tournament, birthday party, or any other type of event that includes activities for twenty people or more, you’ll need to request a special event permit from NYC Parks.