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Thursday Aug. 7, 2025

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

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6 pm

Paramount+ Movie Nights: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Ages: All
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Family
Film

Coney Island BeachBrooklyn

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7 – 9 pm

Performances & Music at Forest Park Bandshell

Forest Park BandshellWoodhaven

Friday Aug. 8

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 – 11 am

Idlewild Trail Walk

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

Noon – 3 pm

Junior Rangers: Wellness Challenge

Ages: 9 and up
Environment
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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6 – 8 pm

Latin Beats Part 3! Plaza Party at Lowery Plaza Sunnyside

Lowery Plaza SunnysideQueens

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6:30 – 9:30 pm

Anna Maria Villa sings at Vetro Restaurant & Lounge

Vetro Restaurant & LoungeHoward Beach

9:45 pm

Friday Night Fireworks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Saturday Aug. 9

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All day

A Salute to Trees

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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

8:35 am – noon

Rising NYRR at the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

HarlemNew York City

ERYN HATZITHOMAS

9 am – 5 pm

Taiwan: A World of Orchids

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

Walk & Chat (with a Health Coach!) in Clove Lakes Park

9 – 10:30 am

Walk & Chat (with a Health Coach!) in Clove Lakes Park

Clove Lakes ParkStaten Island

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 – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 5 pm

Manhattan Orchid Society Show 2025 at the Queens Botanical Garden

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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Noon – 4 pm

Grounding Feeling: Performance Series

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2 – 4 pm

The Outlaws Who Built NYC Tour

M Social Hotel New York DowntownFinancial District

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5 – 7 pm

Performances at Socrates Sculpture Park LIC

Socrates Sculpture ParkLong Island City

Sunday Aug. 10

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All day

A Salute to Trees

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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

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5:30 am – 7 pm

Sound Bath Meditation: Woodland Edge

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

ERYN HATZITHOMAS

9 am – 5 pm

Taiwan: A World of Orchids

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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9:30 – 11 am

Summer Birding

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

QBG 2025 Flyer English

10 am – 5 pm

Manhattan Orchid Society Show 2025 at the Queens Botanical Garden

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Queens

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1 – 2 pm

Kids on the Move! Trees R Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Environment
Family
Outdoors

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2 – 3 pm

Garden Highlights Walk

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