6th Annual GreenThumb Open Garden Day NYC

The fifth annual GreenThumb Open Garden Day NYC will take place for two days on Saturday, June 4th and June 5th, 2022 (rain or shine) at community gardens across the city!

On this special day there will be free activities and events for the public to enjoy, along with some of our city’s finest community garden spaces. In the past there activities have included: arts and crafts, gardening workshops, yoga, garden tours, and more!

Hundreds of community gardens are opening their gates to the public for a weekend of free activities and exploration. For more information, including a map of all the gardens, activities being offered, and times, please visit the Open Garden Day NYC events page.

Community gardens are volunteer-run green spaces where people can come together around growing food and community. Gardens across the city are seeking new members to plant produce and flowers, host events, maintain community spaces, and contribute extra hands for garden projects. Beginners and experienced gardeners are welcome! Open Garden Day NYC is a great way to meet the garden group members and explore your neighborhood community garden.

Brooklyn events are listed below.  Visit Open Garden Day NYC Events for the many events in the other boroughs.

Brooklyn | Saturday 6/4, 9 AM

• Children Activities, Arts & Crafts, Art Exhibit at East Fourth Street Community Garden
• Open House and Garden Tour at Patchen Community Square

Brooklyn | Saturday 6/4, 10 AM

• Open House and Garden Tour at Lincoln Road Garden
• Garden Tour and Compost Give-Away at Powers St. Community Garden, Brooklyn
• Open House and Garden Workday at NYCHA – Sheepshead Nostrand – The Sunlight Garden
• Open House at New Madison Harvest Community Garden
• Open House at Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Community Garden
• Open Garden Day NYC: Planting and Scavenger Hunts at Union St. Garden and Community Development
• Volunteer Projects at Saratoga Farm
• Open House at 100 Quincy Community Garden
• Open House and Mural Painting at Big Red Garden
• Open House and Garden at Classon/Fulgate Block Association
• Open House and Plant Swap at I.S. 318 Project Roots

Brooklyn | Saturday 6/4, 11 AM

• Yoga and Family-Friendly Activities at Seasons of Vision Garden
• Compost activities, Games, Music, and Garden Tours at Jes Good Rewards/Children’s Garden
• Garden tour at NYCHA Roosevelt Houses Garden
• Open House at Hollenback Community Garden
• Open House at P.S./I.S. 323 Community Garden
• Open House at Fred McLeod Community Garden
• Open House and Arts & Crafts at 6/15 Green
• Cooking Demo and Arts & Crafts at Ashford Learning Garden
• Plant Distribution, Art & Crafts at Jerome Glenmore Corner Stone Community Garden
• Open House at NYCHA Sumner Houses – Love Garden
• Open House and Garden Tour at Halsey, Ralph, & Howard Community Garden
• Garden Tours at Olive Street Garden
• Open House at Lentol Garden

Brooklyn | Saturday 6/4, 12 Noon

• Art-making activities & North Brooklyn Open Garden Day Bike Tour After-Party at Red Shed Garden
• Family-Friendly Activities at 61 Franklin Street Garden
• Open House and Volunteer Project at 400 Montauk Avenue Block Association
• Open House at Walt L. Shamel Garden
• Garden Tours and Poetry Writing at Brooklyn Bears Pacific Street Community Garden
• Open House at NYCHA’s Tompkins Houses – Senior Retreat Garden
• Family Friendly Activities at Chestnut Street Garden
• Open House at Success Garden – East New York
• Garden Tour and Arts & Crafts at Hart To Hart Community Garden
• Open House at Green Dome

Brooklyn | Saturday 6/4, 1 PM

• Garden Tour and Open House at Amboy Street Garden
• Open House and Garden Tour at Keap Fourth Community Garden
• Volunteer Project at Her-King Alagantic Block Association Community Garden
• Open Gates and Garden Tour at El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden

Brooklyn, Saturday 6/4, 5 PM

• Potluck & Music at the Garden at Warren-St. Marks Community Garden

Brooklyn | Sunday 6/5, 10 AM

• The Very Hungry Open Garden Day – Scavenger Hunt, Garden Tour at McCarren Park Demo Garden
• Where the Wild Things Are – Plant ID, Art & Music at Cooper Street Block Buster Block Association Community Garden
• Children’s Activities, Arts & Crafts, Art Exhibit at East Fourth Street Community Garden
• Open House at 100 Quincy Community Garden
• Open House and Mural Painting at Big Red Garden

Brooklyn | Sunday 6/5, 11 AM

• Creating Whimsical Garden Planters at Spencer Street Community Garden
• Garden Tour at Nehemiah Ten Community Garden
• Garden Tour, Music, Arts & Crafts at East End Community Garden
• Open House and Arts & Crafts at 6/15 Green
• Cooking Demo and Arts & Crafts at Ashford Learning Garden
• Plant Distribution, Art & Crafts at Jerome Glenmore Corner Stone Community Garden
• Open House at NYCHA Sumner Houses – Love Garden
• Open House and Garden Tour at Halsey, Ralph, & Howard Community Garden

Brooklyn | Sunday 6/5, 12 Noon

• House Plant & Seedling Swap at Maple Street Community Garden
• Open House at NYCHA’s Tompkins Houses

If you have any questions, please contact Twywana Bush, Project Coordinator at Twywana.Bush@parks.nyc.gov.

Photo: Brooklyn Bears / Pacific Street Garden on the first Open Garden Day NYC in 2018