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Saturday Aug. 2, 2025

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11 am – 12:30 pm

Historic Walking Tour of Manhasset Bay

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Environment

Port Washington Town DockPORT WASHINGTON

11 am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

11 am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Ottendorfer Library

11 am

Storytime with Nellie the Harp: The Hawk

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

St. Agnes Library

11 am

Saturday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Kips Bay Library

11 am – 6 pm

Jamaica Arts & Music Summer Festival

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Jamaica Arts & Music Summer FestivalJamaica

11 am – 1 pm

Make Your Own Hula Hoop

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Free

Concrete Plant ParkBronx

11 am – 1 pm

Harry Potter Day: Great Wizarding Quest

Trinity Episcopal ChurchNorthport

11 am

Lil Studio! with The Studio Museum in Harlem

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

11 am

Open Crafts

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

Woodlawn Heights LibraryBronx

11 am – 10 pm

Summerfest 2025

Downtown SayvilleSayville

Ailey

Noon – 1 pm

Dance Workshop With Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Revelations Celebration Community Workshop

Ages: All
Dance
Free

Lincoln Center’s David Geffen HallManhattan

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Noon – 1:30 pm

Revelations Celebration Community Workshop

Ages: All
Dance
Free

David Geffin Hall, Lincoln CenterManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Paley Family | From Storytime to Screentime in New York | Harold & the Purple Crayon Episode 1

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings

The Paley Center for MediaManhattan

Noon – 2 pm

Whimsical Watercolor Jellyfish Workshop

Ages: All
Art
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

Noon – 4 pm

Conference House Tours

Conference House ParkStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

CREA Drop off Adventure

Ages: 3 – 8
Games

Industry CityBrooklyn

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Noon – 4 pm

Family and Kids Activities at Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center

Ages: All

Top of the Rock Observation DeckManhattan

Noon – 7 pm

The Bronx Hip-Hop Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

St. Mary’s ParkBronx

Noon

Teen Advisory Group – Saturday Club

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

1 – 8 pm

Brooklyn Unity Fest

Ages: All
Festivals

Old Boys FieldBrooklyn

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1 – 2:30 pm

WNYC’s Public Song Project Concert

Ages: All
Free
Music

Brooklyn Public Library — Central LibraryBrooklyn

1 – 4 pm

CreARTive – a FREE day of art activities for kids!

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Festivals

The Art GuildManhasset

1 – 3 pm

Art In The Park: Shell-ebration!

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

1 pm

Saturday Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY

125th Street Library

brooklyn Brooklyn Stories & Art Presented by Author-Illustrator Javaka Steptoe

1 – 2:30 pm

Brooklyn Stories & Art: Presented by Author-Illustrator Javaka Steptoe

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Center for Brooklyn History – Brooklyn HeightsBrooklyn

1 pm

YA Movie Day: Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

Ages: 13 and up
Film

West Farms LibraryBronx

1 pm

Family Movie Matinee

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

1:30 – 4:30 pm

Open Stage / Open Mic Events @ Morningside Heights Library

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Comedy

Morningside Heights LibraryMorningside Heights

1:30 pm

Dig! Plant! Grow! Pickling Party

Ages: All
Food & Drink

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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