Central Park Winter Jam Returns This Weekend

CENTRAL PARK, NY — There's no snow in New York City's weather forecast this week, but that won't stop the Parks Department — and a few high-powered machines — from turning the Central Park Bandshell into a winter wonderland.

The Parks Department will host its annual Winter Jam celebration on Saturday, Jan. 27 in Central Park. The event — which the department describes as "New York City's ultimate snow day" — features winter sports, food trucks and kid-friendly seasonal actives.

Some of Winter Jam's most popular activities such as ski lessons, sledding and snowshoeing are returning for this year's event.

Winter Jam will begin at 11 a.m. and is expected to run until 3 p.m., according to the Parks Department. The department estimates that thousands of people will participate in this year's event and that past years have drawn as many as 25,000.

Here's a full list of activities offered during this year's Winter Jam:

• Activities
  • Arctic Golf
  • Live Ice Sculpting Exhibition – Noon to 2 p.m.
  • Learn to Ski
  • Sledding
  • Snowshoeing
  • Shuffleboard
  • REI’s All Out 2018 Activities
    • Snowshoeing
    • Winter Camping (sleeping bag stuffing competition, how to pack your pack)
    • Winter Layering
    • Hot Chocolate (Stories, Winter Q&A)
  • Ice Bowling
  • Flag Football
  • Dodge Ball
  • NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers Workshops
    • Sachet Making
    • Winter Skills
  • I Taste NY Warming Hut & Market
  • Food Trucks

Photo courtesy of Parks Department