The Best Local Community Events in NYC

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Tuesday Aug. 12, 2025

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11 am – 1 pm

Back-to-School Party and Backpack Giveaway

Kings Theatre CourtyardBrooklyn

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2 – 4 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care FlushingNew York City

7 – 10 pm

Spirited Away Psychic & Paranormal Night!

Barrow’s Intense Tasting RoomBrooklyn

10 pm

Karaoke at Pianos NYC

PianosManhattan

Wednesday Aug. 13

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9 am – 3 pm

Hope Ballfield Farmers Markets!

Hope BallfieldBrooklyn

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2 – 4 pm

National Prosecco Day at Sunrise of Staten Island

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4 – 6 pm

Caribeando Community Music and Dance Workshops

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

Baobab: Tree of life by Beam CenterBronx

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6 – 9 pm

AI & Tech Networking NYC Manhattan

Whiskey Cellar NYCManhattan

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga Club Meeting (Free Yoga Class in Prospect Park)

7 – 9 pm

Wig Out Wednesdays : Drag Queen Bingo in NYC

Recreation at The Moxy DowntownDowntown / FiDi

Thursday Aug. 14

8 am – 5 pm

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Black Joy Film Fest

Ages: All
Community
Family
Film

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

8 am – 5 pm

GET FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS, PRIZES & MORE AT THE FREE BLACK HEALTH MATTERS HARLEM WEEK 2025 HEALTH SUMMIT & EXPO!

The Riverside ChurchHarlem

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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2 – 4 pm

Back To School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care BensonhurstBensonhurst

4 – 7 pm

Back to School Night: The Art in Sports

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

FHL – Arriba

6 – 9 pm

¡Arriba! with Cheo y Los Consentidos de la Casa, Yailenne Escobar, and DJ Mickey Pérez

The High LineChelsea

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6:30 – 8:30 pm

Summer LGBT Dance Social with Brooklyn Contra

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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7 – 11:30 pm

EROSION: The Playground – An Immersive Art, Sound, and Community Experience

Pinky SwearManhattan

Friday Aug. 15

Sing with SOUL

12:30 – 2 pm

Sing with SOUL @ Sister Annunciata Bethell OAC

Sister Annunciata Bethell Senior CenterThe Bronx

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7 – 10 pm

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Summer Music Series

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

Saturday Aug. 16

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBrooklyn

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Bronx Indigenous Art Workshop

Noon – 4 pm

Indigenous Art Workshop with NAIC-NY

Starlight ParkBronx

Noon – 4 pm

Games and Crafts in the Park with KIPP NYC

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Crotona ParkBronx

1 – 6 pm

Summer in the City

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

West 135th Street from St. Nicholas Avenue – Adam Clayton Powell Jr. BlvdHarlem

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Performances at Hunter’s Point South Park LIC

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

Sunday Aug. 17

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9 am – 2 pm

Riverdale Y Sunday Market

Riverdale TempleBronx

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9 am – 2 pm

Irving Square Park Farmers Markets!

Irving Square ParkBrooklyn

Ad for volenteer day

11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Queens

Noon – 5 pm

NYC Children’s Festival

Howard Bennett PlaygroundHarlem

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