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Futures of Repair

Art
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Intelligent MischiefBrooklyn

Mad Science in Crocheron

Ages: All
Family
Free

Buz O’ Rourke Playground in Crocheron ParkFlushing

The Pepsi Challenge

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Read Around the World: Connecting Cultures Through Storytime

Global School BrooklynBrooklyn

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Family Program- Parks and Public Art: Statues and Sculptures in Battery Park City

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park

City Island’s 2025 Fall Arts and Crafts Fair

Ages: All
Art
Family
Festivals

City Island AvenueThe Bronx

2025 TASTE OF KOREA in the BRONX

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Taste of Korea: Korean Cultural Festival

Lincoln ave btwn 135th & 137th stBronx

September Kids Zone Event

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Queens CenterQueens

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Cameras and Coffee: Community Meet-Up (September 2025)

Art
Free

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

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A Delacorte Theater Sneak Peek

Free
Tours

The Delacorte Theater in Central ParkCentral Park

The Warby Parker Book Fair

The Warby Parker Book Fair curated by McNally Jackson Books

Warby Parker Bergen St.Brooklyn

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Pollination Celebration at Hudson River Park

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

Habitat Garden at Hudson River ParkManhattan

Watercolor Magic

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Art on the Block NYCUpper West Side

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Six Foot Platform: CHRISTOPHER ENDER CORYAT | FACE TO FACE TOILETS (REVISITED)

Art
Free

Washington Street in DumboBrooklyn

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L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New YorkManhattan

Brooklyn Explore Schools Back to School Rodeo

Explore Schools Back to School Rodeo

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Back to School RodeoBrooklyn

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Free Canoe Rides with North Brooklyn Community Boathouse

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community
Family

MASE ParkBrooklyn

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Paws on Parade

Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

JCAL Fall Art Open House

JCAL Art Classes Open House

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL)Jamaica

Brooklyn The Second United Lenape

The Second United Lenape/Lunáapeew Nations Pow Wow

Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect ParkBrooklyn

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Illuminations 2025 Art Exhibit by Park Slope Windsor Terrace Artists

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

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Family Time September 2025: Art-Making for All Ages

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Bronx MuseumBronx

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Sorghum Saturday: A Sweet Day on the Urban Farm

Randall’s Island Urban FarmRandall’s Island

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The Doris Dear FREE Thank you show

Free
LGBTQ+

The Triad Theaterupper west

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Culture and The Urban Experience Take Center Stage in BWAC Fall Exhibitions

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

Flooding Solutions Fair

Sunnyside Community ServicesSunnyside

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LOUIS: The New York Story

Free

Louis Armstrong CenterCorona

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Art
Classes

3636 StudioAstoria

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Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself

Free

Pier 1 Granite Prospect, Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

FREAKS

Free

GR GalleryNew york

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