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Thursday Sep. 5, 2024

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

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

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

2024 Scarecrow contest GFX

All day

Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Manhattan Cube Art Fair

All day

Cube Art Fair

Ages: All
Art
Free

Times SquareManhattan

8 am – 5 pm

Modern Matinees: Family—The Faith Hubley Centennial

Ages: All
Art

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: NFL Football Games

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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9 am – 5 pm

Sports Watch Parties at Backyard at Hudson Yards: US Open Tennis

Ages: All
Free
Sports

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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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 am – 2 pm

BronxWorks Community Farm Stand

1130 Grand Concourse Bronx, NYBronx

10 – 11 am

Tot Time!

Ages: 4 and under
Environment

Rainbow Playground at Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

11 am – 5 pm

Downy Rinse & Refresh Pop-up

Ages: All
Free

Flatiron PlazaManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Tea Around Town: Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

Tea Around TownNew York City

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Noon – 5 pm

NYC Parks Presents: Annual BMX Classic Event

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation CenterBronx

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

Manhattan Creativ Arts

3 – 6 pm

Creative Arts and Sports – Open House!

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Free

Creative Arts and SportsLower East Side

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 7 pm

Chalk Art Fest

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Van Cortlandt ParkBronx

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5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn

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5 – 9:30 pm

LuminoCity Dino Safari

Ages: All
Attractions

Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

SSSM

6 – 7:30 pm

Free Fresh Prints Open House

Ages: 13 and up
Free

South Street Seaport MuseumManhattan

6 – 7 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square ParkManhattan

6 – 10 pm

54th Annual San Gennaro Feast

Sacred Heart ChurchIsland Park

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7 – 9 pm

BLOOM Nights Concert Series at HERO in Rockefeller Center

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Attractions

HERORockefeller Center

7 – 9 pm

Garden Jazz Concert Series at BLOOM by HERO

Ages: All
Art
Music

HERORockefeller Center

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