Madison Square Park

Stop by tomorrow's Ciao Day celebration and enjoy a free scoop of gelato from .us Regular park goers may remember enjoying samples at last summer's Carnegie Hall concert series. We cannot wait to welcome back the gelato that smiles with you!

Ciao, Madison Square Park! Join us tomorrow for a one-day-only celebration of all things Italian, featuring a lively brass band, caricature artists, plus free gelato and complimentary samples from local businesses while supplies last. A domani! ✨🇮🇹

Highlights from yesterday's Family Reading Day! 📕

It's starting to feel like summer in Madison Square Park ☀️

Start summer reading off right with tomorrow’s Family Reading Day! Join us from 10 AM - 2 PM starting by the Reflecting Pool and Playground for a festive day of games, read-alouds, and arts & crafts. Tomorrow’s schedule looks like this:

10:00 AM - Welcome & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Little Library, north side of playground
😊Welcome remarks and thanks
✂️Official ribbon-cutting
📕Donated books placed in the library

10:30 AM - Hot Peas N Butter - Reflecting Pool

12:00 PM - Storytime #1 - Reflecting Pool
🏞️15-20 minute storytime session

1:15 PM - Storytime #2 - Reflecting Pool
🌳15-20 minute storytime session

Click the link in our bio to learn more, reserve your spot, and get event updates. See you there!

Our team is prepared to help ALL park patrons.

If you see an injured animal in Madison Square Park, please do not touch it, but let one of our park staff know. Thank you for helping us keep every New Yorker safe!

Join us this Saturday from 10 AM - 2 PM for Family Reading Day in Madison Square Park!

With a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the re-opening of our Little Free Library, a family band, storytime sessions, arts & crafts, and garden games, there will be something for everyone.

Click the link in our bio to register for up-to-date information. See you there! 📚🎉

Next Saturday is the premiere of EcoTones @ Madison Square Park, the culmination of a two-year collaboration with a guided “music trail” through the park, where small ensembles perform original chamber works near the trees and landscapes that inspired them.

This one-time-only roving concert will begin at 2 PM near Redbud Lawn closest to 25th and 5th Avenue. 🌱

Read more on our website by using the link in our bio.

It’s that time of year in the park! We’re thrilled that our lawns are open for use after the spring’s reseeding and rest. Allowing the lawns several weeks of peace is essential for their long-term sustainability and enjoyment for all parkgoers!

While this weekend may bring rain that causes closures, you can check our website for lawn availability before you make your trip to the park. Stay green! 🌳🌱

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening of Roberto Lugo’s “Alfarero del Barrio (Village Potter)” last night to celebrate the installation of a twenty-foot-high urn featuring Puerto Rican icons, a fifteen-foot-high fire hydrant, plus domino tables and tire planters.

Featuring remarks by the MSPC team and Lugo, alongside performances by Tyson Ritter and EZENWA, we're thrilled to welcome these works to our park to view in a public setting.

On view until December 6, we hope you'll stop by the park and experience these new additions to our community.

Join us next Saturday, May 30, from 10 AM - 2 PM for Family Reading Day!

Highlights include a concert by Hot Peas ‘N Butter to get everyone moving, interactive storytime sessions, garden games and creative art activities, and of course, MSPC’s Little Library.

Click the link in our bio to register; we hope to see you there!