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Saturday Aug. 9, 2025

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4 – 5 pm

CLIMATE SING – First Tracks

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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6 – 9 pm

Sing with SOUL Open Jam

Heyground HarlemHarlem

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6 – 9 pm

Echoes in Light

Art
Free

Holographic StudiosEast Village

8 – 9:30 pm

Full Moon Celebration

Free

La Plaza Community GardenAlphabet City

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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

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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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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8 am – 8 pm

Pickleball in the Hall

Free
Sports

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

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 ParkFlushing

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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

Greenwich House PotteryGreenwich

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids Andy & Suzanna’s Music Time

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Queens

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Summer Pop-up [Dumbo]

Empire StoresBrooklyn

11 am

43rd Annual National Dominican Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

National Dominican Day ParadeManhattan

11 am – 12:30 pm

Delightful Wire Whisk Dragonflies

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

Free Kayaking

Noon – 3:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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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

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Noon – 6 pm

Second Sundays at Pioneer Works – August 10 2025

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Dance
Family

Pioneer WorksBrooklyn

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1 – 3 pm

Second Sunday Castle Tours

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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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

Garden Highlights Walk

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