The Best Local Community Events in NYC

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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

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

The Riverside ChurchHarlem

Oyate 2025 Summer Independent Study Showcase

276 Grand Concourse Bronx, NY, 10451New York City

Back to School Night: The Art in Sports

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

FHL – Arriba

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

The High LineChelsea

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Summer LGBT Dance Social with Brooklyn Contra

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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

Pinky SwearManhattan

Sing with SOUL

Sing with SOUL @ Sister Annunciata Bethell OAC

Sister Annunciata Bethell Senior CenterThe Bronx

Back-to-School Supplies Giveaway

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Mall at Bay PlazaBronx

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Summer Nights A Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic

Community Paddle at Starlight Park

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Starlight ParkBronx

OtherWorlds Fair

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Govenors IslandManhattan

Games and Crafts in the Park with KIPP NYC

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Crotona ParkBronx

District 31’s Family Reunion

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Brookville ParkRosedale

Summer in the City

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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

Bronx Jam

NYC Parks Presents: Next Generation Jam

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation CenterBronx

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Watercolor Workshop: Orchids

Art
Classes

Queens Botanical GardenFlushing

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Summer Fever / Artists’ Pop-Up

Sound Mind CenterBrooklyn

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Performances at Hunter’s Point South Park LIC

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

Harlem Week NYC Children’s Festival

Howard Bennett PlaygroundHarlem

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One Crown Heights

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Bronx Summer Concert Series

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Bronx Park EastBronx

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Endea Owens Community Cookout

Marcus Garvey ParkHarlem

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Harlem Week: Harlem Day

West 135th Street from 5th Avenue to St. Nicholas AvenueHarlem

Commonpoint Back-to-School Block Party

Commonpoint Bronx CenterBronx

AFROBEATS VS DANCEHALL TAKEOVER BARCLAYS CENTER

Barclays CenterProspect Heights

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Performances & Music at Corona Plaza

Corona PlazaCorona

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