GreeNYC mascot Birdie will be on hand for annual Winter Jam in Prospect Park
The Nethermead, Prospect Park
Enter at Ocean Ave. & Lincoln Rd.
Saturday, February 5, free, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
www.nycgovparks.org
It’s been one crazy winter, with record-breaking amounts of snow being dumped on the city. If you haven’t taken advantage of all the fun the white stuff can offer, head over to Prospect Park on Saturday for Winter Jam, the free annual sports festival sponsored by the Parks Dept., the Olympic Regional Development Authority, and the Prospect Park Alliance. Scheduled activities include cross-country skiing, showshoeing, and snow sculpting on the Lake Placid Snow Field, skiing and snowboarding lessons in the “Learn To” Area, the Red Bull Butter Cup snowboard trick contest, and the Pride of New York Winter Market. It’s sort of like Brooklyn’s own mini-version of the Winter X Games. There will also be live performances by the Skyriders, the Nick West Quartet (11:30), Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds (12:30), Dujeous (1:30), InnerParty System (2:30), and BR & Timebomb (3:30), hosted by Craig Baldo.