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A Walk on Water (AWOW) Surf Therapy Day in Rockaway Beach

Rockaway BeachQueens

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City Harvest: Mobile Market (Sunset Park)

Brooklyn

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New York City Congenital Heart Walk

Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing

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Book Event— Michael Kenna: “Japan / A Love Story”

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

Woodside Fall Festival 2025

Woodside Memorial ParkWoodside

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Daffodil Bulbs Giveaway

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692Far Rockaway

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6/15 Green Fall Festival

Free
Music

615 GreenBrooklyn

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Celebrate the Equinox with Sisa Pakari

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

National Museum of the American Indian New YorkManhattan

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ICP Photobook Club: Miwa Susuda on “Editions of Intimacy”

International Center of Photography (ICP)Lower East Side

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FREE NYC Emergency Management Family Preparedness Day

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free

Staten Island Children’s MuseumStaten Island

Magical GIrls Festival Eventbrite

Magical Girls Festival

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Japan Village at Industry CityBrooklyn

Egyptian Festival 2025

Archangel Michael & Saint Mena Coptic Orthodox ChurchStaten Island

2025 Annual Raritan Bay Festival

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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Family Dance & Community Engagement Workshop

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

L’Alliance New YorkUES

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Six Foot Platform: MARIA CAMIA | AN ARI AND CAMA MASSAGE

Art
Free

Washington Street in DumboBrooklyn

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Sunset Park LibraryBrooklyn

45th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair

Herbert Von King ParkBrooklyn

¡WEPA! Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

El PuenteBrooklyn

Kiosk Poster Kang Seung Lee Event September 29 – 1

In Conversation: Kang Seung Lee and Rattanamol Singh Johal

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Fall KidsFest

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Bronx Terminal MarketBronx

Poseidon’s Parade 2025

Rockaway Beach BoardwalkFar Rockaway

Dog Day at Olly Olly Market

Animals
Free

Olly Olly MarketChelsea

Soul Immersion Nurturing the Inner Child

Soul Immersion

Art
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Casa WellnessQueens

BARK Live

BARK Live Presents: The Farmer’s Barket

Domino ParkBrooklyn

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Strum, Pluck, Bow & Play: 10th Anniversary Music Exploration Festival

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free
Music

Ripley Grier StudiosMidtown

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WE ARE NATURE: Climate Week — WASTE YOUR TIME

Dance
Free

Newtown Creek Nature WalkBrooklyn

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Queens Climate Expo

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

Kennedy Administration – FREE concert in Washington Square Park, Sept 27

Bringing It All Back Home to Washington Square – FREE Concert with Kennedy Administration and Dali Rose

Washington Square Park at Garibaldi PlazaGreenwich Village

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Pamela Z performance at the Public Art Fund installation “Torkwase Dyson Akua” in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Art
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 Harbor View LawnBrooklyn

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The Out of the Darkness Bronx Walk for Suicide Prevention

Lehman CollegeBronx

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Fall Migration Bird Walk

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692Far Rockaway

Build a Birdfeeder

Juniper North Playground in Juniper Valley ParkMiddle Village

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