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Sunday Aug. 11, 2024

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community
Family

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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All day

Art on the Ave

Art
Free

Brooklyn

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All day

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson YardsHudson Yards

All day

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Sky’s The Limit: Style As Resistance

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

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6 am – 6 pm

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: Wyndham Golf Championship

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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8 am – 1 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Market at Irving Square Park

Irving Square ParkBrooklyn

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Family
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Boating
Free

The Downtown BoathouseFinancial District

10 – 11 am

Play in the Park! Activities for Kids & Families

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Domino ParkBrooklyn

10:30 am – 6 pm

Free Second Sundays

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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10:30 am – 5:30 pm

The Market at Brooklyn Museum

Free
Markets

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Summer Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Dumbo

11 am – 11 pm

NBC Olympics Viewing Village at The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Family
Free
Games

The Rink at Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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11 am – 4 pm

Artmaking at the Whitneywith Eamon Ore-Giron

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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11 am – 3 pm

Artmaking at the Whitney Museum: Magnetic Mosaic

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Family
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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Noon – 2:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Exhibition of Antiguan Artist Frank Walter | The Drawing Center | through Sep 15

Soho

Noon – 4 pm

42nd Annual Dominican Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

National Dominican Day ParadeManhattan

Noon – 7 pm

HARLEM WEEK 2024 – “A Great Day In Harlem”

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

General Grant National MemorialHarlem

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1 – 4 pm

Soul Sundays at Atlantic Terminal

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Atlantic Terminal MallBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

It’s Summer in the City at BWAC

Free

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

It’s Summer in the City at BWAC

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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1 – 3 pm

Second Sunday Castle Tours

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

1 – 2 pm

Nature Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Mauro Playground in Flushing Meadows Corona ParkKew Gardens Hill

1 – 3 pm

NYRP’s Back-To-School Backpack Bonanza

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Westervelt Family and Community GardenStaten Island

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1 – 3 pm

Try STUDS’ Custom Crookie

STUDS MeatpackingMeatpacking District

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2 – 5 pm

Open Studios: Fogo Azul

Free
Music

Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn – Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

MPP beach

3 – 6 pm

Public Art Fund x Mobile Print Power at Rockaway Beach

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Rockaway Beach and BoardwalkRockaway Beach

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4:30 – 6:30 pm

The 6th Annual AFRIBEMBÉ FESTIVAL: Rhythms of Home

General Grant National MemorialHarlem

4:30 – 6:30 pm

The 6th Annual AFRIBEMBÉ FESTIVAL: Rhythms of Home

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean
Family

Grant’s Tomb National MemorialHarlem

Culture Lab

5 – 9 pm

Performances at CultureLab LIC

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

Public Victories Photo

6 – 7:30 pm

Public Victories – A Storytelling Show About Our Wins

Comedy
Free

Young Ethel’sBrooklyn

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