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Friday Aug. 29, 2025

Manhattan Early Childhood Music & Movement

10:45 – 11:15 am

Early Childhood Music & Movement

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Washington Square Park Large PlaygroundManhattan

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11 am – 5 pm

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Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

11 am – 7:30 pm

St. Germain’ “La Terrasse” at Nordstrom NYC

Bistro VerdeManhattan

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 4 pm

Bounce House

Ages: 3 – 8
Family

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

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11 am – 2 pm

Visit BHS’s New Exhibit: From Backyard to Boulevard: The Bell Family Legacy

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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11 am – noon

$5 Friday Farewell to Summer Program

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

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Noon – 5 pm

Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art

Art

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

1 pm

KIDS Movie Day!

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Film

Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

Free Summer Meals 2025

1 – 2 pm

QPL proporcionará almuerzos GRATIS para niños y adolescentes durante todo el verano.

Central Library, Queens Public LibraryJamaica

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2 – 8 pm

Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED The Immersive Rock Experience

ARTECHOUSEChelsea Market

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

2 pm

Teen Choice Movie Night

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

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2 – 3 pm

$5 Friday Farewell to Summer Program

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

2 pm

Willan Academy of Music: Build & Play: Inventor's Music Session

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Music

Washington Heights Library

2 pm

Teen Movie Afternoon: Wicked

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film

Morningside Heights Library

2:30 pm

Summer Adventure : Marvelous Matisse

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

Brooklyn Magic by Myron

3 – 4 pm

Magic by Myron Magic Show

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Gerritsen Beach LibraryBrooklyn

3 pm

Lo-Fi Tea Party

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

West Farms LibraryBronx

3 pm

August Origami

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

3 pm

Friday Feature Films: Little Shop of Horrors

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film

Hamilton Grange Library

3:30 pm

Anime Otaku Club

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film

Melrose LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Just Crafting Around

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Explore A Hobby: Painting

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Create Your Own Buttons or Magnets

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Teen Art Hour: Perler Beading

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Van Cortlandt LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Sidewalk Chalk Party

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Eastchester LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Craft Corner: School Folder Decorating

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Morrisania LibraryBronx

4 pm

Musical Learning Time

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Music

Battery Park City Library

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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