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Sunday Aug. 11, 2024

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Various

Summer Dates for The Lion King on Broadway

Ages: 9 and up
Theater

Minskoff TheatreMidtown

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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All day

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson YardsHudson Yards

All day

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Sky’s The Limit: Style As Resistance

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

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6 am – 6 pm

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: Wyndham Golf Championship

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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8 am – 1 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Market at Irving Square Park

Irving Square ParkBrooklyn

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

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10 am – 5 pm

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Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCMeatpacking

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10 am – 5 pm

New York Aquarium ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience

Ages: All
Animals
Art

New York AquariumBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

Wonderland: Curious Nature

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 – 11:30 am

Community Skate Days at Lakeside

Lefrak Center at Lakeside Prospect ParkBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

The I Love Bacon, Butter, Beer & Bourbon Fest

Walt Whitman MallHuntington Station

Alef-Bet In Space

10 am – 5:30 pm

Alef-Bet Launches to Space at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 12 and under
History & Culture
Holiday

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Long Island Retro Gaming Expo

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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10 am – 7:30 pm

Balloon Story

Ages: All
Attractions

Park Avenue ArmoryManhattan

10 – 11 am

Play in the Park! Activities for Kids & Families

Ages: All
Free
Music

Domino ParkBrooklyn

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10 am – 1 pm

Buzzing Bee Hives

Wave HillThe Bronx

10:30 am – 6 pm

Free Second Sundays

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

Brooklyn Summer Discovery Weekends

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Summer Family Discovery Weekends

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Animal Care Trainee

Ages: 9 – 12
Animals
Classes

Alley Pond Environmental CenterDouglaston

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Summer Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dumbo

11 am – 4 pm

Open Village

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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11 am – 4 pm

SeaGoing Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 4 pm

Pirate Quest

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt and Wand, Diagon Alley

11 am – 4 pm

HARRY POTTER SCAVENGER HUNT & CRAFT

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 4 pm

Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt & Craft

Ages: All
Attractions
Games

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 11 pm

NBC Olympics Viewing Village at The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All
Free
Games

The Rink at Rockefeller CenterManhattan

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11 am – 4 pm

Artmaking at the Whitneywith Eamon Ore-Giron

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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11 am – 3 pm

Artmaking at the Whitney Museum: Magnetic Mosaic

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

LESWT

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side

Museum at Eldridge StreetManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Tea Around Town: Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

Tea Around TownNew York City

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Noon – 2:30 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn

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