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Friday Aug. 16, 2024

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Midnight

Do Portugal Circus

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Staten Island MallStaten Island

Saturday Aug. 31

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Various

Summer Dates for The Lion King on Broadway

Ages: 9 and up
Family
Theater

Minskoff TheatreMidtown

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community
Family

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

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

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

All day

Back to Hogwarts

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central TerminalManhattan

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: NCAA Football

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

8 am – 5 pm

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: PGA TOUR Championship

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

White Plains Road Farmers Market

9 am – 4 pm

White Plains Road Farmers Market & DOT NYC Open Streets

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Community
Family

BrooklynBookBodega_ENYFarmersMarket

9 am – 3 pm

Brooklyn Book Bodega Book Giveaway

East New York FarmsBrooklyn

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9 am – 5 pm

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: US Open Tennis

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

9 am – 3 pm

New York Junior Carnival & Youth Festival 2024

New York Junior Carnival & Youth FestivalBrooklyn

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

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10 am – 5 pm

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Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCMeatpacking

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10 am – 5 pm

New York Aquarium ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience

Ages: All
Animals
Art
Family

New York AquariumBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

Wonderland: Curious Nature

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 3 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn

Manhattan ARTS-tropolis

10 am – 5 pm

ARTS-tropolis: SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

Bronx Fishy Fun

10 am – 1 pm

Fishy Fun

Riverdale

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

Brooklyn Creation Station

11 am

2 pm

Creation Station

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

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11 – 11:45 am

Show Up, Kids! Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy
Family
Theater

QEDAstoria

11 am – 1 pm

Summer Themed Cookie Artwork

De Matti ParkStaten Island

11 am – 12:30 pm

Paint Your Own Pet Rock!

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Blue Heron ParkStaten Island

Spellbound

11 am – 1 pm

Creative Break: Spellbound Theater Company

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Little IslandMeatpacking District

11 am – noon

Majorette Dance Class Ages 8-14

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Dance
Family

21 Snyder AvenueBrooklyn

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11 am – 7 pm

Seedling at BLOOM by HERO in Rockefeller Center

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Attractions
Family

HERORockefeller Center

Bronx Veggie Vibes Family Cooking Fun

11:30 am – 1 pm

Veggie Vibes: Family Cooking Fun

Concrete Plant ParkBronx

Noon – 1:30 pm

Tea Around Town: Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

Tea Around TownNew York City

Noon – 3 pm

Tanger Outlets Riverhead Back-to-School Bash and Donation Drive

Ages: All
Family
Free
Games

Tanger Outlets RiverheadRiverhead

Noon – 4 pm

La’Dreamer & Daisy Helping Hands Foundation Inc 7th Annual Back to School Bash

Esplanade GardensManhattan

Noon – 5 pm

NYRP’s Back-To-School Backpack Bonanza

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Target Bronx Community GardenBronx

12:30 pm

The Prince and the Magic Flute

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

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