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Saturday Aug. 9, 2025

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11 – 11:45 am

Free Dance Lessons at Randall’s Island Park!

Dance
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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11 am – noon

Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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11 am – noon

Climate Sing – First Tracks

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – noon

CLIMATE SING – First Tracks

Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Noon – 9 pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series Dominican Heritage Celebration

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Brooklyn Army TerminalNYC

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1 – 6 pm

Summer Fun: Roller Skating

Ages: All
Family
Free

Sol Lain ParkLower East Side

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1 – 5 pm

Arte Pa Mi Gente: 2nd Latiné Children’s Music Day

Ages: All
Art
En Español
Family

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

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1 – 6 pm

The Art is Pulsing with Energy at BWAC This Summer

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

2 – 4 pm

Caribeando Community Music and Dance Workshops

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

Baobab: Tree of life by Beam CenterBronx

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

3 – 10 pm

Bankra Caribbean Culture Festival 2025

Archie Spigner ParkJamaica

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4 – 5 pm

Climate Sing – First Tracks

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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4 – 5 pm

CLIMATE SING – First Tracks

Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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5 – 7 pm

Performances at Socrates Sculpture Park LIC

Socrates Sculpture ParkLong Island City

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5 – 8 pm

Park After Dark: Cocktails on the Farm

Randall’s Island Urban FarmManhattan

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8:30 – 11:30 pm

Dueling Pianos Show

Free

Bar NineManhattan

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8:30 – 11 pm

Park After Dark: Movie Night (Elemental)

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

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10 – 11:30 pm

CLASSY VIBES Stand Up Comedy in Astoria Queens w/ Late Night Happy Hour

Tootles & FrenchAstoria

Sunday Aug. 10

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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9 am – 8 pm

NoMad Jazz Festival in Madison Square Park

Madison Square ParkManhattan

9 am – 5 pm

The 35th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkBrooklyn

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

After ‘Women in the News’: Work by Kari Marboe, Friends, and Colleagues

Art
Free

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