The Best Outdoor Events in NYC

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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

Fishing at the Gantries

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Gantry Plaza State Park – Pier 4Long Island City

Farmhouse Family Day: The Power of the Sun

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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Summertime Splash Bash

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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Performances at Hunter’s Point South Park LIC

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

Bronx Summer Concert Series

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Bronx Park EastBronx

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Performances & Music at Corona Plaza

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Movies Under the Stars: The Wild Robot

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Cunningham ParkFresh Meadows

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Performances at Athens Square, Astoria

Athens Square AstoriaAstoria

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Queens Silent Disco

Frank Ottomanelli’sLong Island City

Rooftop Garden

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

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

Girl-guest-pony ride

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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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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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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