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Saturday Aug. 23, 2025

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9:30 am – noon

ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

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10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 am – 8 pm

Celebrate 10 Years of Miraculous® – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir

Ages: All
Free

FAO SchwarzMidtown

11 am – 1 pm

Light of the World – Free advanced film screening

Ages: All
Film
Free

The Sheen Center for Thought & CultureSoHo

Noon – 1:30 pm

Weekend Kids

Ages: All
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

1 – 5 pm

G.R.A.C.E. INC’s 7th Annual Back to School Block Party

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Food & Drink

G.R.A.C.E. INCHarlem

2 – 4 pm

NYSoM Wizard of Back to School Oz

Ages: All
Community
Free

El Barrio GardenManhattan

4 – 6 pm

UNREHEARSED: The Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Barefoot Shakespeare Co.

Ages: All
Art
Free

Summit Rock, Central ParkUpper West Side

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