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Saturday Aug. 23, 2025

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All day

LIVE in THE LOT at Culture Lab LIC – August-September, 2025

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

Babe Ruth Stamp

9:30 am – 4 pm

Bronx Day Tour – Yankee Stadium, Arthur Avenue & Bronx Zoo

Yankee StadiumBronx

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10 am – noon

Central Park: Scandal & Vice Tour

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

Derby

Noon – 3 pm

South Slope Derby 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

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1 – 2 pm

Open Call Public Program: An Introduction to Foraging

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2 – 4 pm

The Outlaws Who Built NYC Tour

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4 – 6 pm

UNREHEARSED: The Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Barefoot Shakespeare Co.

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Summit Rock, Central ParkUpper West Side

5 – 9 pm

The 5th Annual Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival

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5:30 – 7 pm

Performances at Queensbridge Park LIC

Queensbridge ParkLong Island City

Sunday Aug. 24

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All day

LIVE in THE LOT at Culture Lab LIC – August-September, 2025

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

9 am – 4 pm

Bronx Park East Farmers Market

2045 Bronx Park EastBronx

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9 am – 2 pm

Irving Square Park Farmers Markets!

Irving Square ParkBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Queens

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11 am – 3 pm

Summer Tea 2025 at Prospect Park

Prospect ParkBrooklyn

Hayride

11 am – 5 pm

August Sundays

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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2 – 3 pm

Garden Highlights Walk

Broadway street road sign, Manhattan architecture, New York City. Traffic signage of street name.

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

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5 – 9 pm

The 5th Annual Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival

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6 – 7 pm

Performances at Diversity Plaza, Jackson Heights

Diversity PlazaJackson Heights

Tuesday Aug. 26

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

NYBG FE updated photo for 8-14-25

10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

Broadway street road sign, Manhattan architecture, New York City. Traffic signage of street name.

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

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4 – 9:30 pm

Movie Nights in the Square

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Film
Free

Domino ParkBrooklyn

Wednesday Aug. 27

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9 am – 3 pm

Hope Ballfield Farmers Markets!

Hope BallfieldBrooklyn

Babe Ruth Stamp

9:30 am – 4 pm

Bronx Day Tour – Yankee Stadium, Arthur Avenue & Bronx Zoo

Yankee StadiumBronx

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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