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Friday Sep. 19, 2025

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6 – 11 pm

38th Annual Bellmore Family Street Festival

Bellmore Long Island Rail Road Parking LotBellmore

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6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Fashion and Film Night with CLUELESS

Ages: All
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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Saturday Sep. 20

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Sportime Pickleball YorktownYorktown Heights

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

Queens UniverSoul Circus

Various

UniverSoul Circus

Ages: All
Attractions
Music

Roy Wilkins ParkJamaica

Art is Alive Flyer

All day

ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH ANNUAL ART IS ALIVE FESTIVAL

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts FoundationBrooklyn

Manhattan Haunted Hues

Various

Color Factory NYC Haunted Hues

Color Factory New YorkManhattan

2025 8 Scarecrow contest GFX

All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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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

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Chantal Akerman: The Long View SEPTEMBER 11 – OCTOBER 16, 2025

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise SEPTEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 13, 2025

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 – JANUARY 17, 2026

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 5 pm

Free Theater program for SNAP-eligible Teens Now Accepting Applications

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Theater

Stella Adler Studio of ActingNew York City

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

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10 am – noon

Grand Opening Event- NY Preschool & Kids Club

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Free

NY Preschool and Kids ClubBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 am – 4 pm

45th Annual Pickle Festival

John Gardiner FarmHuntington

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10 am – 7 pm

Hello Kitty Cafe Truck

Ages: All
Food & Drink

Staten Island MallStaten Island

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