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Queens Silent Disco

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Farm Fresh Friday with God’s Love We Deliver

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Community
Family

God’s Love We DeliverManhattan

The 5th Annual Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival

Beach 97th StQueens

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Central Park: Scandal & Vice Tour

Arsenal in Central ParkCentral Park

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South Slope Derby 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

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Open Call Public Program: An Introduction to Foraging

The Shed NYCManhattan

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

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Performances at Queensbridge Park LIC

Queensbridge ParkLong Island City

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Summer Tea 2025 at Prospect Park

Prospect ParkBrooklyn

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Performances at Diversity Plaza, Jackson Heights

Diversity PlazaJackson Heights

Movies Under the Stars: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

De Matti ParkStaten Island

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The 45th Annual Richmond County Fair

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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Let’s Ride!

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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Riverdale’s Annual Labor Day Street Fair

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Festivals

Held Along Newark Pompton TurnpikeRiverdale

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Labor Day at Luna Park

Luna Park on Coney IslandBrooklyn

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Richmond County Fair

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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Jazz on the Plaza

St. Vartan Armenian Apostolic CathedralMidtown

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New York City Opera: Carmen in Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Bryant ParkManhattan

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Millions of bubbles

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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Garden Highlights Walk

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Dinosaur Weekend

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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Fall Birding

Boogie Down Kids Run at the New Balance Bronx 10 Mile

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Joyce Kilmer ParkBronx

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La Colmena’s Annual Mexican Independence Day Parade

La ColmenaStaten Island

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CornFest+

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

FLAVORED Food and Wine Festival

Queens CollegeKew Gardens Hills

Hispanic Heritage Cultural Celebration at the Staten Island Ferry Hawk Stadium

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
En Español
Family

SIUH COMMUNITY PARK STATEN ISLAND FERRY HAWK STADIUMStaten island

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LiveOnNY Donor Hero 5K

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

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Maison Millefleurs Closing Night – Paper Flower Giveaway

Battery Park CityBattery Park

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New York City Congenital Heart Walk

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

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Pumpkin Patch

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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CornFest+

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Alley Pond ParkQueens Village

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