The Best Local Community Events in NYC

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Sunday Aug. 11, 2024

BBPC Kayaking 2022 John Eng – 12_1200x800

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

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8 am – 1 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Market at Irving Square Park

Irving Square ParkBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Summer Pop-up [Dumbo]

Ages: All
Art
Community

Dumbo

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

Noon – 4 pm

42nd Annual Dominican Day Parade

Ages: All
Community
Free

National Dominican Day ParadeManhattan

Manhattan East Harlem Giglio Feast

Noon – 11 pm

East Harlem Giglio Feast

East Harlem Giglio FeastEast Harlem

1 – 3 pm

NYRP’s Back-To-School Backpack Bonanza

Ages: All
Community
Free

Westervelt Family and Community GardenStaten Island

Orion and The Goatman Poster-NYC (1)

2 – 3:30 pm

7:30 – 9 pm

ORION AND THE GOATMAN

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Community

The Flea TheaterTribeca

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2 – 5:30 pm

The East Hampton Library Free Children’s Fair in Herrick Park

Ages: 4 and under
Animals
Books & Readings

Herrick ParkEast Hampton

4:30 – 6:30 pm

The 6th Annual AFRIBEMBÉ FESTIVAL: Rhythms of Home

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

Grant’s Tomb National MemorialHarlem

Culture Lab

5 – 9 pm

Performances at CultureLab LIC

Ages: All
Community
Dance

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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