The Best Outdoor Events in NYC

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Performances at Socrates Sculpture Park LIC

Socrates Sculpture ParkLong Island City

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Sound Bath Meditation: Woodland Edge

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Summer Birding

Hayride

August Sundays

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Attractions
Family

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

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Kids on the Move! Trees R Us

Ages: 3 – 8
Environment
Family
Outdoors

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Performances at the Unisphere

Unisphere at Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing-Corona

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

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

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Performances & Music at Corona Plaza

Corona PlazaCorona

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Performances at Athens Square, Astoria

Athens Square AstoriaAstoria

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Queens Silent Disco

Frank Ottomanelli’sLong Island City

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

Derby

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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Performances at Diversity Plaza, Jackson Heights

Diversity PlazaJackson Heights

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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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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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CornFest+

Aviator Sports and Events CenterBrooklyn

FLAVORED Food and Wine Festival

Queens CollegeKew Gardens Hills

Unisphere

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Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

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