The Hippo Playground Project is an all-volunteer Park User Group affiliated of Riverside Park Conservancy that works in conjunction with the Parks Department to maintain the playground and provide free activities for the community.

An Upper West Side institution, the Hippo Playground Spring Fair Celebrates the season with pony rides, bouncy castles, a petting zoo, games prizes, crafts, food, face painting, entertainment, and more! Proceeds from the Hippo Spring Fair fund the Hippo Summer Concerts Series, the Hippo Halloween Parade & Concert, and improvements in playground throughout Riverside Park.

Rain Date Sunday, May 21.

Pre-register or volunteer for the event here.

Thanks to our Activity Sponsors!

Thanks to our Community Sponsors!

With trees come leaves – and when they fall in the park, it’s necessary to clean them up. Join Riverside Park Conservancy to rake leaves off of our pathways, high-traffic areas, and lawns to prevent them from clogging storm drains, making pathways slippery, and smothering the grass. All leaves will be added to our compost pile and turned into valuable mulch for use throughout the park.

Project locations are listed below. Registration (required) opens October 28.

Families and volunteers of all ages are welcome!

“David Goldstick is a familiar figure in Riverside Park. You can find him every morning between 9 and 11, working in the area around the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial at 83rd Street, and again in the afternoon from 2 to 4, now that the season is underway. This has been his territory since 1991, when Stanley Zabar recruited him for the Park.”

He Said He’d Pay for It as Long as He Could Do the Work; Nearing 90, He’s Still Beautifying Riverside Park

Hippo Playground Spring Fair

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