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Friday Sep. 19, 2025

Jolly Roger Flag -Pic Only

11 am – 4 pm

Jolly Roger Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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Noon – 5 pm

Plant Sale

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5 – 8 pm

Men Having Babies 2025 New York Surrogacy Conference & Expo

Ages: All
Classes
Community

The Westin Hotel in Times SquareManhattan

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights

Ages: All
Art
Free

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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6 – 7 pm

Club 8: Ridiculously Fun Social Skills Group for Teens

Ages: 13 and up
Community

Club 8Plainview

6 – 9 pm

Starlight Cinema: Free Movies in Van Cortlandt Park

Ages: 3 and up
Film
Free

Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt ParkBronx

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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6 – 11 pm

38th Annual Bellmore Family Street Festival

Bellmore Long Island Rail Road Parking LotBellmore

Blood Orange Poster

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Blood Orange – a New Horror Off-Broadway Play

Ages: 13 and up
Art
LGBTQ+

Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York TheatresMid Town

Saturday Sep. 20

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Little ItalyManhattan

Blood Orange Poster

3 am – 5 pm

Blood Orange – a New Horror Off-Broadway Play

Ages: 13 and up
Art
LGBTQ+

Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York TheatresMid Town

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8 am – 5 pm

Family Program | ‘The Book of Morgan’

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

The Great Cow Harbor

8:30 – 11:30 am

THE GREAT COW HARBOR 10K RUN & 2K Fun Run

Ages: All
Fundraisers

PARKING – Northport High SchoolNorthport

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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9 am – noon

CHCF Hispanic Heritage 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All

Flushing Meadows Corona Park – ParkingQueens

9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farm Stand Saturdays

Ages: All

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 5 pm

Mysteries from the Deep: Exploring Underwater Archaeology

Ages: All
Attractions

Intrepid MuseumManhattan

Unity Race 5K RunWalk

10 am – 1 pm

Unity Race 5K Run/Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Crotona Park – Middle of BlockBronx

BKBF Misty Copland

10 am – 4 pm

Brooklyn Book Festival Children’s Day

Brooklyn Borough HallBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

Van Gogh’s Flowers

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 4:30 pm

Heritage Farm & Garden 2025 Fall Festival

Heritage Farm & GardenMuttontown

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Celebrate! Arts in the Garden: Wave Hill at 60

Ages: All
Art
Community

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Secrets of Central Park Scavenger Hunt for Families

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Tours

Central ParkUpper East Side

Legendary Crafts Jelly Fish Wand – Image Only

11 am – 4 pm

Legendary Crafts

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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