Give back to nature with a free Seed Bombing Workshop at Victory Park hosted by Sílvia Belo Oliveira.

Seed bombs are little clay-covered mounds of seeds and potting soil. They are used to reseed native plants to neglected patches of land in need of a bit of TLC. This workshop will use Northeast Native Pollinator-friendly Wildflower seeds.

This will be a make-and-take workshop where participants can later throw the seed bombs around their respective neighborhoods to make them more beautiful and provide host plants for pollinating creatures!

Grab your knitting supplies and join fellow knitters for a fun day at The Wilks Branch of the New Bedford Free Public Library. Don't know how to knit? No problem! Staff will be able to teach you the basics of knitting, and you will not leave empty-handed!

The Howland-Green branch of the New Bedford Free Public Library will host an all-day (9am-5pm) outdoor book sale.

From 1:00-3:00pm, the New Bedford Arts & Cultural Emporium (NBACE) will be there offering a Free Bookmark Making Workshop using dried flowers, quotes, fancy papers, and tassels.

From 3:30-5:00pm, as a wrap-up celebration for 20mi2, they’ll have cake and other snacks.

The Wilks Branch of the New Bedford Free Public Library will host Delilah, the giant whale, and story time.

We know whales are big, but do you know HOW big? Step inside this inflatable whale and find out!

Delilah, designed by artists AND scientists, is a life-sized inflatable North Atlantic right whale, measuring 45 feet long. Her measurements are based off of a real whale who lived along the East Coast in the US and Canada. Delilah fits 20 adults or 30 kids at a time, so step inside and take a look at her giant lungs, skeleton, spine, and ribs…and hear her story!

Delilah and her family are part of the North Atlantic right whales - an endangered species with fewer than 360 individuals remaining.

Find some treasures or your next great read at the Wilks Branch of the New Bedford Free Public Library's Book Sale!

Welcoming all families to come and enjoy the Andrea McCoy Recreation Center (AMRC) facility for a FREE family morning out! Come celebrate the re-opening of the AMRC for special “Family Morning Out” hours on Saturday mornings from 9:00am-12:00pm. Check out all of the fun activities that will be available to families every Saturday morning at the AMRC. They will be offering basketball, dodgeball, GA-GA ball, Indoor Imagination Playground, Ping-Ping, Foosball, and more!

Information on all the of AMRC’s upcoming summer programs will be available, and refreshments will be served! Have fun with the whole family, meet some of their program instructors, and learn how to get more involved with the Parks, Recreation and Beaches Department.

Open to youth from the Dennison community, participants will be led step-by-step as they paint a 16” x 20” colorful landscape with professional artist Fitzcarmel LaMarre, a 20mi2 sponsored event.

Fitzcarmel is a creative educational developer and program director, a home school workshop educator, muralist, portrait artist, graphic designer, and a former public school art teacher. He is currently working on his graphic novel NEW DEADFORD, an inclusive community project including creative workshops for at-risk, underserved youth at the New Bedford Housing Authority’s Blue Meadow Property and Our Sisters’ School.

Welcoming all families to come and enjoy the Andrea McCoy Recreation Center facility for an evening of FREE family fun! A wide variety of activities from Basketball, Ga-Ga Ball, Dodgeball, Human Bumper Balls, Arts/Crafts, Ping-Pong, Foosball, Giant Jenga, Giant Connect 4, and more!

Information on all AMRC’s upcoming summer programs will be available, and refreshments will be served! Celebrate an awesome school year, check out the amazing projects their participants have completed over the year, meet some of their program instructors and learn how to get more involved with the Parks, Recreation and Beaches Department.

Kids, join the Toe Jam Puppet Band for family fun, music, and dance! Your parents are welcome, too.

Join Groundwork Southcoast for a tour of their Urban Farm and Community Garden at Riverside Park!

They will also be hosting a Plant Sale featuring a variety of tomato and veggie plants grown by their Green Team.

GWSC will also be giving away seed starting kits for free on both days.

The Wilks Branch of the New Bedford Free Public Library, located at the edge of Brooklawn park, will be hosting storytime and a fun craft for children.

After story time and fun crafts, consider checking out the park, featuring playgrounds and lovely spots for a family picnic.

PACE presents a FREE Community Baby Shower! Gather at the Phillips Ave Pocket Park for a celebration of you and your family.

Expectant parents are encouraged to come celebrate and participate in a raffle for gently used strollers, highchairs, pack & plays and more.

Baskets full of baby necessities will also be available for those in need.

Meet us at Victory Park in New Bedford’s south end for a family-friendly afternoon of exploring the natural world around us!

Between 3:00pm – 4:30pm, join local, amateur naturalists, staff from Mass Audubon, the steward of the Little Free Library, and staff and volunteers from Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) for a series of activities focused on plants and animals and how they depend on us to help them thrive. Learn about pollinators and the native plants that support our urban ecosystem, pick up a book about nature or a seed packet to take home, look for birds that call the south end home, and learn about beekeeping and growing your own food!

Program leaders will be at stations throughout the Victory Park and Poor Farm property facilitating your experience.

Two years ago, with the goal of attracting more bees and butterflies to the south end, Christian Smith, who calls the south end home, created a pollinator garden (the New Bedford Wildflower Project) with support from Mary Rapoza, Director of the City of New Bedford’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Beaches, and with the help of dozens of volunteers. Join Christian and learn how to identify native plants and how they benefit pollinators and our urban ecosystem.

Jennifer Smith and Keri Cox, city residents, will lead a short, guided bird walk through the path leading from the pollinator garden to Y.O.U.’s Children’s Garden. Bird guides will be available to aid program participants with bird identification and binoculars are recommended.

Bernadette Souza and her team at Y.O.U. will be at various stations throughout the site:
Suzanne Trimble will talk about the new Bee Hives recently installed along the path between the pollinator garden and the Children’s Garden.

Bob Nichols will be at the Victory Park Children's Garden on the corner of Lighthouse Lane and Freedom Blvd. and Carrie Hawthorn from Mass Audubon will talk about the pond and the Osprey nest at Clegg Field. 

Sandi Montour, Steward of the Little Free Library at Victory Park, welcomes you for a nature and gardening focused experience. Bring a nature or gardening book or seeds to share. Grab a book or free seed packet to go.  

The Wilks Branch of the New Bedford Free Public Library, located at the edge of Brooklawn park, will be hosting storytime and a fun craft for children.

After story time and fun crafts, consider checking out the park, featuring playgrounds and lovely spots for a family picnic.

The Wilks Branch of the New Bedford Free Public Library invite you to “come on board the Bookmobile at the Wilks Library!”

Explore this unique library on wheels, and even take a selfie in the driver's seat!

Find some treasures or your next great read at the Wilks Library's book sale!

In the Jacobs Family Gallery at the New Bedford Whaling Museum: record your voice in the Museum’s story-telling booth or create and design your own postcard to lend your voice to the Museum’s upcoming exhibition “Common Ground: A Community Mosaic” that shares the lived experiences of our dynamic communities.

Visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s newest exhibition “The Azorean Spirit: The art of Domingos Rebelo,” in the Wattles Gallery at the and test your observation skills as you try to spot the differences between two nearly identical images. Free Museum admission!